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The £400 million asylum king who owns the Britannia Hotel and 17 other migrant hotels

The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’

Evening Standard

Taxpayer still owed £1.7m over Brighton hotel fire almost two years later

The city council is ‘determined’ to recover all costs

The Independent UK

Pontins to close Prestatyn and Camber Sands resorts ‘with immediate effect’

Holidaymakers affected will be contacted but it leaves customer plans for Christmas break in disarray

The Guardian - UK

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Historic Brighton hotel fire caused by discarded cigarette, fire service says

East Sussex Fire and Rescue said the blaze which led to the evacuation of the surrounding area was accidental.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: Less and less tolerable

Junior doctors on the picket line PLUS Drop in homelessness AND Bailout for GM transport, but is it enough?

Manchester Evening News

Adelphi hotel could face prosecution over woman's death

Liverpool Council's investigation into the death of Chloe Haynes last year is ongoing

Liverpool Echo

Record profits at UK's 'worst' hotel chain

The chain's portfolio includes the Britannia Hotel and Sachas Hotel in Manchester city centre as well as the Britannia Airport Hotel and sites in Wigan, Stockport and Bolton

Manchester Evening News

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Adelphi Hotel owner hails record profits despite ten years as UK's 'worst chain'

Britannia Hotels slashed almost 1,000 jobs during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

Liverpool Echo

Lost Pontins where generations of Merseyside families headed for their summer holiday

It attracted thousands through the years

Liverpool Echo

Lost Pontins where generations of Greater Manchester families loved to spend their summer holiday

The holiday park was a pocket friendly destination for generations of families

Manchester Evening News

Home Office declines to answer what they might want Pontins for

Two years ago, Pontins was described as the "biggest blight on Ainsdale," but how important is the holiday park to the area's economy?

Liverpool Echo

The Adelphi Hotel's year of shame after tragic death and food hygeine ratings

Deaths, investigations, food hygiene ratings and growing calls for change

Liverpool Echo

Hotel slammed as guest claims they found blood on walls and 'gut-turning' stain on bed

A guest who stayed at the Grand Hotel Scarborough, owned by Britannia Hotels, has slammed the venue after a recent "gut-turning" overnight stay

Daily Mirror

Britannia's decade of shame: bloodstained sheets, mould and filth

Which? said the hotels should be "avoided at all costs"

Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Echo

Staying at Adelphi 'like a throwback to The Shining' as Britannia named worst hotel chain

The hotel chain has been ranked the country's worst to stay in for the 10th year running

Irish Mirror

Elderly couple stuck in 'dingy' hotel after using over €1,000 of savings on 'dream holiday'

John Robinson, 82, and his wife Sally spent many summers in Southport, which they consider a dream holiday destination

Liverpool Echo

Adelphi owners Britannia named worst hotel chain for 10th year in row

Which? said the hotels should be "avoided at all costs"

Daily Mirror

Britannia hotel chain ranked as UK's worst places to stay for 10th year running

The research was based on almost 4,500 hotel stays, with respondents invited to rate their experiences at 35 chains across 10 key categories, including cleanliness, bed comfort, food, customer service and value for money

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Edinburgh Live

Retired couple 'trapped in freezing hotel room' after spending savings on dream holiday

In September 2022, John and Sally finally used up their savings for an extended stay in hotel they'd always dreamed of staying in The Royal Clifton Hotel.

Daily Mirror

Elderly couple stuck in 'dingy' hotel after using £1,000 of savings on 'dream holiday'

The retired couple, who say Southport is one that they considered a dream holiday destination, had booked to stay in a sea view room at a hotel that had always been on their bucket list

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel is under more pressure than ever

Multiple investigations, plummeting hygiene ratings and political pressure are all mounting on the famous hotel

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool MP slams Adelphi Hotel as 'blight on the city' and urges owners to sell up

Kim Johnson says famous hotel is causing "reputational damage for Liverpool" amid multiple investigations and complaints

Liverpool Echo

Problems mount for Adelphi Hotel as hygiene rating is slashed

Latest inspection saw rating halved as hotel is subject of two separate investigations

Manchester Evening News

Britannia Hotels maintain silence after young woman, 21, dies upon being crushed by wardrobe

21-year-old Chloe Haynes was crushed to death by a wardrobe in a hotel room

Liverpool Echo

Second Adelphi Hotel investigation after guest injured

Famous hotel now the subject of two council probes after the tragic death of 21-year-old Chloe Haynes

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