Bristol City to create hotel jobs?

06/11/2009 10:55:59

Bristol City Football Club could be set to create hotel jobs after its vision for a new stadium won support from planners.

Although the council rejected the part of the scheme which would have seen a housing development included in the project, they were minded to approve the other ideas.

The club will now resubmit plans for a new stadium which will include a hotel and conference facilities.

Colin Sexstone, chief executive of Bristol City, expressed his relief at the positive outcome of the meeting with planners.

He said: "The biggest hurdle was they [councillors] are minded to approve a stadium in the green belt and we have got through that."

Recently, Travelodge revealed that it is set to open a range of hotels across the UK.

The new facilities will be in Liverpool, Macclesfield, Newquay, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Norwich and Farnborough and are expected to create around 150 hotel jobs.

Hotel jobs in Bristol

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