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Therme Manchester – Incredible new images show approved plans for £250m wellness resort

Therme Manchester is a step closer!

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 14th September 2023

It’s officially happening – Therme Manchester, the new £250m wellness resort near the Trafford Centre, has been granted planning approval.

With it comes a set of brand new images showing how the luxury facility will look, from its multiple swimming pools to its slides to its multi-sensory saunas.

Therme Manchester will have warm water lagoons, adults-only zones, botanical gardens, urban farms, immersive art, water-based fitness classes, and loads more.

The much-anticipated development is forecast to contribute more than £4.5 billion to the UK economy and provide a huge boost to the local economy and tourism industry.

With work set to begin later this year, we’re looking at 2025 before it officially welcomes its first visitors.

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Its latest design, which has received approval from Trafford Council, features a pavilion-style concept in a natural landscape.

The artist impressions released today show huge white waved rooftops, with enormous glass windows and skylights.

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The inner garden at Therme Manchester
The inner garden, or Garden of Wellness, at Therme Manchester

Inside is an urban oasis where palm trees tower above sunbeds.

And outside, it looks like Therme Manchester will have lush gardens and swimming ponds, and amphitheatre-style seatiManchester’s Science and Industry Museum reveals ‘special’ 40th birthday events lineupng looking over the canal.

Therme Manchester has now also appointed its CEO, Professor David Russell, whose background includes major ventures like the London 2012 Summer Olympics, The Rugby World Cup in Japan 2019  and the $8 billion Expo 2020 in Dubai.

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An aerial view of Therme Manchester
An aerial view of Therme Manchester. Credit: Supplied

Russell said: “Therme Manchester will be the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort. Our ambition is to make a positive difference in millions of people’s lives whilst creating a new wave in urban living.”

James Whittaker, executive director of development at Peel L&P said: “After five years working in partnership with Therme, we are delighted to hear planning permission has been approved for this incredible, high-quality health and wellbeing resort in TraffordCity.

“We’re looking forward to working closely with the whole of the Therme team to deliver something truly unique and iconic in the UK, that is not only world-leading for health and wellbeing, but will also create a significant number of new jobs and have a huge positive economic impact for North West England.”

Therme Manchester as viewed from Bridgewater Canal
Therme Manchester as viewed from Bridgewater Canal

Cllr Tom Ross, Leader of Trafford Council, said: “I am very pleased that the planning committee supported this application. This wellbeing resort is a huge £250m leisure development which is the first of its kind in the country and we are delighted it is being built here in Trafford.

“The resort will attract millions of visitors each year and will add significantly to the local economy during construction and once operational. It will also create more than 1,500 person-years of construction jobs and 600 permanent full-time jobs.

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“The development sits a short walk from the latest Metrolink extension and supports several of our key commitments by improving health and wellbeing, providing connectivity for cyclists and pedestrians, creating a new public realm, and regenerating a vacant brownfield site in a sustainable location.”

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A new design-led hostel with rooms from £41 has opened in the Northern Quarter

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson A new design-led hostel with rooms from £41 has opened in the Northern Quarter

A new hostel has launched in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, with rooms starting from just £41.

The staggeringly affordable new accommodation comes from Malacuna, which already has similar sites across Spain and Portugal.

The European brand has now taken over a prime building in the Northern Quarter, just off Stevenson Square, which used to be home to Hatters Hostel.

The Hilton Street hostel features 37 rooms and 132 beds, from private rooms to shared dorms with four, six or eight beds.

These spaces at Malacuna are promising ‘design-led accommodation that doesn’t compromise on style, location or social atmosphere’.

A new design-led hostel with rooms from £41 has opened in the Northern Quarter
A new design-led hostel with rooms from £41 has opened in the Northern Quarter

With Manchester now attracting 2.6 million overnight visitors annually, demand for accommodation is surging – especially around major events such as Parklife festival, gigs at Co-op Live and the AO Arena, and football.

And now visitors will finally have somewhere to stay that won’t break the bank, with beds from £41 per night in one of the most sought-after corners of Manchester.

Malacuna is set directly above Wilson’s, a 200-capacity bar and restaurant, and is open now.

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More Greater Manchester football matches called off as Storm Goretti sets in

Danny Jones Danny Jones Greater Manchester football games called off due to Storm Goretti

Yet more scheduled football matches in Greater Manchester and the surrounding regions have been postponed and/or cancelled due to Storm Goretti.

The increasingly cold, blustery and icy conditions moving over from France and across more parts of the UK have already caused schools to close, flights to be grounded, and plenty more disruption.

Another such inconvenience has come in the form of live sports, large swathes of which now look like they simply won’t be taking place.

One of the latest to be called off is Salford City‘s upcoming game against Swindon Town in the FA Cup this weekend, with various other games involving teams up and down the footballing pyramid now facing uncertainty over whether their third-round fixtures will go ahead as planned.

Ironically, this is just the tip of the iceberg, if you’ll pardon the very obvious pun.

Another game that was called off late last week, between Chadderton and FC Isle of Man, is yet to be rescheduled; the same is true of Rochdale AFC’s meeting with Brackley Town, Radcliffe v Oxford City, as well as games involving Bury, Stockport Town, Irlam, Cheadle Town, Prestwich Heys and more.

Other nearby outfits, such as Chorley, Warrington Rylands and Ramsbottom United, just to name a few, are also still unsure of when their next game will be.

In many cases, it is simply a matter of the grounds being largely or completely frozen and deemed unfit for use following pitch inspections.

Oldham Athletic – which has already been hit with plenty of snow and frost – yesterday confirmed that their Notts County clash wouldn’t be going ahead due to that very reason.

Oldham Athletic’s next game postponed amid red weather warnings

With winds of up to 90 miles per hour also being reported, yellow and even red weather warnings have been issued across various parts of the country, with people being urged to check their routes home from work by local authorities.

Storm Goretti should start calming down this evening (Fri, 9 January) and into Saturday morning, but the after-effects could still play havoc over the next few days.

For instance, over in Cheshire, Macclesfield FC are going so far as to call on nearby residents to help clear their playing surface from heavy snowfall.

So, if you’re in the area and fancy helping out, they could sure do with your help.

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