Burnley
Coverage of hotel and hospitality developments in Burnley, Lancashire, including new openings, refurbishments, and investment activity. Reporting explores how business travel, local events, and regional regeneration efforts influence hotel demand and operational performance in the area.
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Nov- 2024 -21 NovemberLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 21/11/24
The Pony Group, led by siblings Josh and Holly Eggleton, has partnered with sibling publicans Lottie and Josh Bryant to acquire and renovate The Pelican pub in Chew Magna, North Somerset. The historic venue, established in 1615, reopened on November 15, with a summer 2025 phase adding 10 ensuite bedrooms…
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21 NovemberHotels
Private buyer acquires Rosehill House Hotel in Burnley
Rosehill House Hotel in Burnley has been acquired by a private buyer on an auction contract for an undisclosed sum from owners John and Jaqueline Doherty. A popular wedding venue, the Grade II-listed property comprises 30 furnished bedrooms, a restaurant and bar, a Victorian conservatory and garden space. The hotel…
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Oct- 2024 -21 OctoberHotels
Oaks Hotel in Burnley hits market for £1.8m
The three-star Oaks Hotel near Burnley, Lancashire, has been brought to market inviting offers in the region of £1.8m. The AA three-star hotel sits in around 3.5 acres of landscaped grounds and has 51 letting bedrooms. It also features “substantial” public areas including Quills restaurant (60 covers), as well as residents’…
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Apr- 2022 -4 AprilCoronavirus
£330m in Omicron grants unspent by local councils, study finds
Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, received less than half of the £635m support package promised by the Government, according to the analysis by the real estate adviser Altus Group. The analysis shows that just £305m of the £635m distributed to 309 English Councils had…
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Mar- 2020 -19 MarchHotels
Holiday Inn Express Burnley to feature in comedy TV show
Starboard Hotel’s Holiday Inn Express Burnley is to feature in a comedy TV show set to air later today (19 March). The hotel is featured in comic Jon Richardson and his real wife Lucy Beaumont’s comedy Meet the Richardsons. The show is currently airing on Dave, and when the Lancashire-based…
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryPeople
Starboard celebrates success of graduate development programme
Starboard Hotels has celebrated its latest graduates from its UK-wide employee career development course with an awards ceremony hosted by company managing director and industry leader Keith Griffiths. The graduation, held at the Best Western Carlton Hotel in Blackpool, saw the cohorts, all Starboard Hotel employees, receive their certificates and…
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May- 2019 -8 MayAppointments
The Old Swan hotel promotes Chris Platt to operations manager
Chris Platt has been promoted to the role of operations manager at the Old Swan, a Victorian hotel in the centre of Harrogate. Platt has 20 years’ experience in the industry, and most recently spent a number of years as assistant manager at the Mechanics Theatre in Burnley. Previously he…
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Oct- 2018 -12 OctoberHotel Brands
Premier Inn Burnley evacuated following fire
Guests staying at the Premier Inn Burnley were evacuated at 5am on the 10 October following a fire. Fire Crews were called to the hotel on Queen Victoria Road at 5:20am after a fire was found in a ground floor room. Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus thoroughly searched the hotel…
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Dec- 2017 -1 DecemberProperty
Starboard Hotels acquires property for the visually impaired
Starboard Hotels has acquired a Lake District hotel specialising in accommodation for people with sight loss. The 35-bedroom Windermere Manor Hotel, in the heart of the Lake District National Park, was put on the market with an asking price of £1.5m by the charity Guide Dogs and the RNIB, (Royal…
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Nov- 2017 -22 NovemberPeople
Starboard Hotels director ‘set for stardom’ with TV appearance
Hospitality expert Kerian Barnes, group operations director of hotel owner and operator Starboard Hotels, will be appearing on Channel 5’s documentary series, ‘Bargain Lovin’ Brits in Blackpool’. The story of the hotel’s innovative project will be shared with the nation on 23 November on Channel 5 at 8pm. Barnes recently…
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