Eastleigh in Hampshire is to receive a £750,000 leisure investment, with a bar, cafe, nightclub and restaurant opening in the town.

London-based firm Real Estate Leisure (REL) is behind the project, which will involve a Break Bar and Restaurant, a Coffee Republic and a late night bar called The Loft.

The properties are located in the town's Swan Centre, which already boasts a cinema, a 10-pin bowling alley, a Nandos and a Frankie & Benny's.

According to the Andover Advertiser, REL bought Dundee's Sports Bar and Club in Poole, Dorset, last year and says it now has "four sites, with four more in the pipeline with ambitions to buy a further 20 sites in the next 24 months".

REL pub operations director, Jon Badge, was quoted as saying: “Now is an exciting time to expand and open new sites and we are fortunate to have the backing and funds to take advantage of the current opportunities with our exciting concept.”