Travelodge set to open in March
70 NEW JOBS ARE ON WAY AS ‘EXCITING’ DAY MOVES CLOSER
A NEW Travelodge on the site of a derelict hotel in Newark is set to open in March.
Up to 70 new jobs will be created in the revamp of the Robin Hood Hotel site in Lombard Street.
Exterior building work is complete on the 66-bedroom complex and the final stages of the work are now under way, including room decoration and cosmetic touches to the interior.
Councillor David Lloyd, leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: ”I am absolutely delighted with the progress that has been made despite nearly a year of national restrictions.
“These are really exciting times and the new hotel will further enhance Newark as a tourist destination with huge potential to drive investment into area.”
The Grade Ii-listed structure and facade were carefully retained during construction.
Councillor Lloyd added: “We promised that we would work to bring an end to this longstanding and complex blight on the town and I am thrilled that it is almost complete.
“This development is a major element of the council’s town centre interventions and developments including the previously empty Royal Exchange/buttermarket and the former M&S building on Stodman Street. “We want to create further confidence in the town, increase and improve its profile to act as a catalyst for further investment in facilities, services and new developments for the local community.” Lindum contracts manager Craig Houston said: “Most of the scaffolding is down now and the building is looking good.
“We still have some paving works to complete around the outside and so the hoarding will come down once that is completed. “We are now in the final stages of decoration and snagging and preparing the building for handover to our client in the coming weeks.” The council is also hoping to secure three tenants in new ground-floor commercial units.
We promised that we would work to bring an end to this longstanding and complex blight David Lloyd