WTB · story · 10 November – 11 November
Whitbread · 10 headlines from 10 outlets, from 10 November 2026 to 11 November 2026.
Several outlets report that Whitbread has agreed terms and signed a lease for a new 110-room hotel in Lancaster under the Premier Inn brand.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
TheBusinessDesk is the largest at 5.0, ahead of Beyond Radio (5.0). Lancashire Business View is the smallest at 3.7.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| TheBusinessDesk | 5.0 |
| Beyond Radio | 5.0 |
| Yahoo Finance | 5.0 |
| London South East | 4.7 |
| Place North West | 4.7 |
| Lancs Live | 4.7 |
| Hotel News Resource | 4.2 |
| Insider Media Ltd | 4.2 |
| Lancaster Guardian | 4.2 |
| Lancashire Business View | 3.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| TheBusinessDesk | 1 | +5.0 |
| Beyond Radio | 1 | +5.0 |
| Yahoo Finance | 1 | +5.0 |
| London South East | 1 | +4.7 |
| Place North West | 1 | +4.7 |
| Lancs Live | 1 | +4.7 |
| Hotel News Resource | 1 | +4.2 |
| Insider Media Ltd | 1 | +4.2 |
| Lancaster Guardian | 1 | +4.2 |
| Lancashire Business View | 1 | +3.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +4.2 | Planned new hotel in Lancaster shows continued UK expansion pipeline. |
| +4.2 | Commitment to new Lancaster hotel signals continued growth investment. |
| +3.7 | Lancaster hotel proposal progressing through planning. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +5.0 | New 110-room hotel lease adds to estate growth |
| +5.0 | Planned new hotel signals continued expansion |
| +5.0 | Lease secured for new hotel site |
| +4.7 | Brief on construction of new hotel adds to estate |
| +4.7 | Terms agreed for new hotel, supporting growth |
| +4.7 | Agreement reached to develop new hotel in Lancaster |
| +4.2 | Local coverage of new city centre hotel plan |
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