Student support sees sales rise for leisure group

GROWING North East leisure company Apartment Group has seen sales rise on the back of students flocking to its city centre venues.

- COREENA FORD

The Newcastle-based business owns and operates a string of leisure venues across the North East including city centre bars and restaurants, and rural and coastal holiday cottages and wedding venues.

Its portfolio includes Newcastle bars and nightspots Howlers, ChachaBuchi, the Social Club the revamped sites launched following the closure of Floritas, Madame Koo's and House of Smith and Jesmond venues As You Like It and The Holy Hobo.

In Northumberland it has hotel and wedding venue Newton Hall, with its recently opened garden rooms and adjoining pub The Joiners Arms in Newton, Le Petit Chateau wedding venue and William De Percy Inn.