leicester square news

After seven years and a £300m investment, super-boutique hotel, The Londoner, is taking shape in the heart of the UK’s capital city. Originally scheduled for ... More

Tourists, shoppers and commuters in Central London will be treated to a special Krispy Kreme experience in March, as the doughnut company opens a pop-up ... More

MGallery is expanding its collection, with 32 hotel openings in the next five years, making it the fastest-growing brand within the AccorHotels luxury portfolio. The ... More

On the back of successful events in Sydney, Berlin and Lyon, London will welcome a new international light festival when Lumiere kicks off this evening ... More

London mayor, Boris Johnson, is supporting the British Hospitality Association in its pledge to create 7,000 new apprenticeship positions in the catering industry by the ... More

Plans to knock down one of London’s oldest cinemas to make way for a new hotel have been approved. Leicester Square’s Odeon Cinema West End ... More

Cordea Savills, the international property investment manager, has purchased the Vue Cinema in London’s Leicester Square for £23.46m on behalf of a UK pension fund ... More

Image: The UK hotel market has remained relatively strong The European hotel investment market continues to struggle amid the scarcity of debt and economic uncertainties ... More

Image: More than £40m has been spent on the project London's former Hippodrome Theatre is to reopen as a casino this month (July), following a ... More

Image: Leicester Square has been given a facelift Leicester Square has reopened following the completion of a £15.3m makeover - one of the flagship schemes ... More

UK sports and cultural schemes have missed out at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011, following the announcement of the first 12 winners from ... More

Starwood Hotels and Resorts has opened its first Aloft-branded property in the UK with the launch of Aloft London Excel in the heart of the ... More

Northern Ireland-based development group McAleer and Rushe has revealed that it has sold the 192-bedroom W London-Leicester Square hotel in a deal worth £200m. The ... More

The New West End Company (NWEC) has reported that an additional 600,000 visitors are set to flock to London's West End this summer, generating a ... More

Jubilee Hall Trust held their annual Staff Oscars on Friday 20th May at G Casino in Leicester Square. The evening included a motivational speech from ... More

W Hotels Worldwide has unveiled its new flagship hotel on the corner of Leicester Square and Wardour Street in central London - W London-Leicester Square. ... More

Starwood's design-led brand W Hotels Worldwide has revealed plans for the opening of six new W Hotels in 2011. With the brand expected to reach ... More

London's first mass outdoor yoga session took place as the sun rose in Leicester Square recently. Over 100 people participated in the event, which was ... More

Construction work on the W London Leicester Square hotel has reached the topping out phase. Designed by Jestico & Whiles Architects, The property is being ... More