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New Moxy Hotel planned in Newcastle on Tyne
Plans have been unveiled for a new hotel on a science and business park in Newcastle on Tyne. A seven-storey hotel with 160 bedrooms is set to be developed on the Newcastle Helix site which is close to Newcastle United's St James' Park stadium.
The new hotel would fly the Moxy Hotel flag – part of the Marriott group. This will be the first Moxy Hotel in the North East
Newcastle Helix business park is located on the site of a former brewery and includes university buildings as well as offering a base for science, tech and healthcare businesses.
The scheme is subject to planning permission from Newcastle City Council. If all goes to plan the new Moxy Hotel is looking to open its doors in late 2021.
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Liverpool Hotel changes operator
Legacy Hotels will be the future operator of the 30 James Street Hotel in Liverpool formerly part of the Signature Living portfolio.
The Grade II-listed, four-star 30 James Street Hotel opened in 2014. The hotel includes 63 nautical-themed rooms plus a rooftop terrace bar, events space and spa facilities.
Legacy Hotel has one other hotel in Liverpool - The Pullman Hotel Liverpool located at Kings Dock. The group also have one in development - a 13-storey Novotel with 221 bedrooms facing the New Royal Hospital and University of Liverpool campus.
30 James Street Hotel sits on the corner of James Street and The Strand in central Liverpool.
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Funding secured for new Art’otel in London
PPHE Hotel Group has secured funding for the new Art’otel London Hoxton in Old Street in central London.
Art’otel London Hoxton has been on the drawing board for well over a decade but subject to various delays. The group received planning consent for the new hotel last year.
Art’otel London Hoxton will have 27 storeys – 17 floors of bedrooms, five floors dedicated to facilities including a gym, swimming pool, wellness facilities, an art gallery, a destination restaurant and bar. The 24th floor is earmarked for an auditorium and events space. The new hotel will also have five floors of office space.
A preliminary opening date awaits publication. When it does open Art’otel London Hoxton will join the new 160-bedroom Art’otel at London’s Battersea Power Station which is expected to open in 2022.
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Rugby League Museum coming to Huddersfield Hotel
A new National Rugby League Museum is set to be created in Huddersfield.
The museum will be based at the George Hotel in Huddersfield, the hotel where the sport was born 125 years ago.
The Grade II-listed George Hotel is set to form part of a revitalised St George's Square, including a refurbishment of Huddersfield station together with improved public spaces. The George Hotel has been closed since January 2013.
Work to renovate the interior and exterior of the George Hotel is scheduled to begin shortly, with plans for the galleries, exhibitions and interactive displays that will feature in the museum being drawn up soon.
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Approval for new hotel at the NEC
Plans to build a new hotel near the NEC in Birmingham have been recommended for approval. Final approval is expected this week.
The new hotel would be a Hampton by Hilton hotel. It would have 203 bedrooms. The hotel would service a wide range of future investments in the area including the HS2 high-speed rail link at the Birmingham Interchange, the NEC Masterplan, the UK Central Hub and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Hampton by Hilton hotel would be built in the grounds of its sister hotel - the Hilton Metropole at the Birmingham NEC.
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Kia Oval planning expansion
The Kia Oval in London, home of Surrey County Cricket Club since 1845 as well as being a major conference and events venue in central London, is planning an expansion.
The project - dubbed One Oval Square - is a new three-tier stand comprising of two main rooms on the first and second floors each with their own terraces and crowned with a roof terrace.
The largest space in the new stand will accommodate up to 850 delegates theatre style with floor to ceiling glass along the pitch facing walls. The room will include a viewing platform and offer direct access into the Pavilion for breakout spaces.
Events space on the second floor of the new stand will include a room for up to 600 delegates theatre style. The room will have a 6m high ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows. It will also have direct access into the Pavilion for breakout spaces.
The Kia Oval currently operate 16 meeting and events suites of various sizes with the largest accommodating up to 650 delegates theatre style, plus a range of outdoor and rooftop terraces.
Completion of construction work on One Oval Square is anticipated in 2021.