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THE Bond Street Hotel (formerly known as Radisson Blu Edwardian Berkshire) has undergone refurbishment with two new restaurants, an updated lobby space and redesigned first floor.
Owned by prominent Asian hotelier Jasminder Singh's Edwardian Group, the central London boutique hotel's guests include business travellers, leisure guests and passing shoppers.
With its prime location near the newly reopened Bond Street station, the hotel provides easy access to Canary Wharf and Heathrow Airport on the Elizabeth Line.
Visitors can travel to Heathrow and other parts of London, via the Elizabeth Line, Jubilee and Central Lines.
A lounge bar and tea rooms are part of the renovations.
"On the first floor, the new tea rooms experience sets itself apart with an Italian twist on the traditional British afternoon tea,” the hotel said in a statement. Italian cicchetti is on the menu, followed by classic finger sandwiches with Mediterranean influences, homemade scones and desserts, complemented with tea and optional sparkling wine.
"The newly modernised lounge bar serves Italian antipasti, cicchetti, pasta and mains, as well as desserts, cocktails and wines. People can have evening drinks, business lunches and lighter snacks," the statement from the hotel said.
Singh, who arrived in the UK when he was 17, is the founder chairman of Edwardian Hotels London and one of the most highly regarded hoteliers in Britain. He founded Edwardian Hotels in 1977.
Today, there are 13 hotels in the group, which includes the 400-room May Fair, a two-minute walk from Green Park tube station, and the Londoner, which opened in September 2021. Most of the hotels were refurbished, upgraded and became part of the Radisson Blu Edwardian group. The branding in 2013 was changed to Edwardian Group London.
Responsibility for running the group is now shared with his son, Inderneel Singh, 38, who has become the CEO of Edwardian Hotels London.
Singh was ranked 10th in the Asian Rich List 2022 with an estimated net worth of £1.5 billion.
£25 million Indian dairy investment creates 200 jobs in West Bromwich, processing 500 million litres of milk yearly.
£125 million skills and housing package trains 12,000 construction workers and delivers 1,000 affordable homes.
Total £10 billion UK-wide investment announced at summit, with West Midlands securing nearly £800 million.
Investment spurs job
The West Midlands has secured nearly £800 million in new investment, creating hundreds of employment opportunities in areas with significant south Asian populations.
The Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham on Tuesday (21) delivered £635 million in private sector investment across artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals, dairy and property development.
The announcement marks a major economic milestone for the region, where ethnic minorities comprise over half of Birmingham’s population and 35.5 per cent of West Bromwich residents.
Building on the UK-India free trade agreement Indian parent company of Freshways will invest £25 million to build a state-of-the-art dairy processing facility in West Bromwich. The plant will create at least 200 jobs, from engineers to food safety technicians, and process 500 million litres of milk annually.
The West Bromwich facility, expected to be operational by year-end, will increase Freshways’ processing capacity by 25 per cent. Birmingham’s pharmaceutical sector received a share of £30 million Life Sciences funding, enabling Sterling Pharmaceuticals to construct a 60,000 square foot centre creating 48 jobs.
Technology firm Atos announced £10 million for AI centres, generating 50 positions across the Midlands.
Infrastructure spurs growth
Property giant Hines, partnering with Woodbourne Group, committed £400 million to the Birmingham Knowledge Quarter, whilst Blackstone pledged £200 million to modernise the National Exhibition Centre over the next decade.
The West Midlands Combined Authority unveiled a £75 million skills package training 12,000 people in construction trades over three years, alongside £40 million to deliver 1,000 social rent homes.
Earlier investments include Knighthead Capital’s £3 billion Sports Quarter project, featuring a 62,000-capacity stadium and creating 14,000 jobs. The development will generate £700 million for the regional economy.
Birmingham Airport separately announced £300 million infrastructure upgrades over four years.
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker called the summit “a huge success”, emphasising the region’s innovation and talent.
Business Secretary Peter Kyle noted " the investments demonstrate how the government’s Industrial Strategy secures growth and creates opportunities for local communities".
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