Indoor hospitality reopening marred by staffing shortages

Hospitality businesses reopening in England and Wales have warned that staffing shortages, the rising cost of ingredients and coronavirus restrictions are among issues posing a major challenge to their recovery.

Former Northcote head chef Matthew Sherry has joined the Michelin-starred Number One restaurant at the Balmoral hotel in Edinburgh.

Some of the UK’s biggest hospitality employers have said they do not have enough staff to cope with reopening indoors on 17 May.

The four-star Waterhead hotel in the Lake District has been sold by English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues for an undisclosed sum to the Inn Collection Group in an off-market deal.