Caterer and Hotelkeeper – 7233
DSOs THREATENED BY FUNDING CUTS
Delegates at the annual seminar of the Local Authority Caterers Association hear how funding cuts pose bigger threats than contract caterers
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HOTEL CONMAN GOES TO JAIL
Jonathan Richman is sent to prison for 15 months after swindling hotels around the country
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LITTLE CHEF GOES
TO SPAIN
Forte opens a Little Chef between Madrid and Seville, in a joint venture with a Spanish petrol company
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CATEY AWARDS
Pictures from the hospitality industry's gala night of the year
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BII CERTIFICATE AIDS LICENCE APPLICANTS
National Licensee's Certificate simplifies system of applying for a licence
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JURYS ACQUIRES BRISTOL UNICORN
Dublin-based Jurys buys the Unicorn Hotel in Bristol, the last but one hotel to be sold by the former Rank Hotels group
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TOKYO DINER IN FIGHT FOR FACADE
Westminster City Council orders Tokyo Diner to pull down its Japanese frontage
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MENZIES RAISES £10m FOR GROWTH
Menzies Hotels acquires the New England Hotel in Boston, Lincolnshire
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