From the BBC - Akkeron

One of Devon's best-known entrepreneurs, James Brent of the Akkeron Group, has seen three of his hotel companies go into administration as part of a financial restructuring.

Akkeron, one of the UK's biggest regional hotel groups, owns properties including Exeter's Buckerell Lodge.

The management of that hotel has transferred to a new Akkeron subsidiary.

No hotels are closing and there is no change for his other ventures.

Several hotels that Akkeron had operated under lease are going back to their freeholders.

Mr Brent's other ventures range from Plymouth Argyle to Paignton's Oldway Mansion.

The football club exited administration in 2011 following their takeover by Mr Brent.

Mr Brent also took over the ownership of the entertainment venue, the Plymouth Pavilions, in October 2012.

His £83m regeneration plans include a larger concert area and an ice rink near Plymouth Life Centre - one of the sale conditions stipulated by Plymouth City Council.

The restructuring comes after trading difficulties in some parts of the business.

Mr Brent was not available for comment.

Link to the BBC story.

Here we go then - can see the smoke, where's the fire!!

Better late than never, I guess!

The Herald finally picks up the story, following on from ATD and the BBC...

Herald Link

sell up brent ffs

Pafcintheplace wrote:

Happy daze. I used to rush to the radio when that was on when I was a kid. I now have 3 or 4 of his 78s. He also recorded as Charles Jolly, Merry Andrew & one of the Two Spoofems. It seems all of his records have him laughing. gets a bit tedious.....



Nothing to laugh at at Argyle at the moment. (How's that for a link?)

That's a classic