Leisure Week articles

Recent articles from Leisure Week

Chorion fights licensing clampdown.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2000... West End bar operator Chorion is leading the fight against the controversial licensing and planning clampdown proposed by the London Borough of Westminster. The company launched its bid to secure a judicial review against Westminster's plans to impose earlier pub closing times and limit...

Virgin Active in talks to buy Healthland.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2000... Health and fitness operator Virgin Active is in negotiations to snap up Leisurenet-owned health and fitness chain Healthland Fitness International. "The board of Virgin Active Limited is currently in discussions to acquire the issued shared capital of Healthland International Limited," a...

Allied loses battle against hostile reverse takeover.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2000... The board of tenpin and snooker club operator Allied Leisure has conceded defeat in its opposition to the hostile reverse takeover by former nightclub operator Nick Oppenheim. Georgica, the company set up by former Northern Leisure vice-chairman Oppenheim to bid for Allied, announced on...

Leisure Week to be relaunched.
October 5, 2000... Our next issue will see LeisureWeek relaunched as Leisure & Hospitality Business. The move, the next step in our evolution, recognises the growing similarities between the fast-moving leisure and hospitality markets. The new magazine will retain its fortnightly frequency and will...

Pubs tied up by red tape, says report.(Brief Article)
October 5, 2000... Pubs are struggling to cope with increasingly complex regulations, according to a report from lobby body The Red Tape Group. Red Tape Costs, published late last month after a survey of 192 tenanted pubs, says the sector has been hit with more than 70 new pieces of regulation this year....