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The magical world of Glazebrook House; Heckfield Place; interview with Andrew McKenzie; Rudding Park Read more

Round table: what technologies do operators think are really working?

Technology may smooth the path in hospitality, speeding up transactions and orders and spreading word about a business online, but what do operators really think is working? Or does technology actually make mor ... Read more

Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish secures investment ahead of southern expansion

Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish has secured investment from asset management firm Gresham House Ventures as the brand looks to expand over a four year period. Read more

Harrison Barraclough to open restaurant at Dovecot in Middlesbrough

Harrison Barraclough has joined Dovecot in Middlesbrough as executive chef to oversee the site’s bar menu and launch a separate restaurant upstairs. Read more

Loving life in hospitality: Mark Thornhill

Disney is the inspiration behind Mark Thornill’s management style at the King’s Head in Hursley, Hampshire Read more

Golden touch: Madeleine Calon, head concierge at the St James’s Hotel & Club in London’s Mayfair, on why her role will always be essential to hotels

Madeleine Calon, head concierge at the St James’s Hotel & Club, thinks that the role of the concierge is now more important than ever and that the subtleties of guest interaction can never be outsourced to the ... Read more

Growth of coffee shops could be slowed by hard Brexit

Sustained growth of the £10.1b UK coffee shop market over the past 20 years could be hampered by a hard Brexit. Read more

Design-led pub and hotel the Buxton to open in Brick Lane Victorian site

The Buxton, a 15-bedroom pub and hotel will open at the bottom of Brick Lane this spring. Read more

Tommy Heaney to open coffee and wine bar

Chef Tommy Heaney is set to open a coffee and wine bar next door to his eponymous restaurant. Read more

Lee Westcott on following the seasons at Pensons on the historic Netherwood Estate

Lee Westcott, former chef at London’s Typing Room, has turned away from the capital’s bright lights in favour of sustainable living and the fine produce grown at the Netherwood Estate. Read more

Latest openings: Lincoln Plaza London, Fortnum’s Bar & Restaurant, Redemption and more

A look at the latest restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars to open their doors Read more

Premier Inn’s battery-powered hotel to save Whitbread £20,000 a year

Premier Inn has created the UK’s first battery-powered hotel at the Gyle Edinburgh Park as part of a new initiative that is expected to achieve savings of £20,000 a year. Read more

Hampton by Hilton to open on M65 in Lancashire

A 150-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel will open in Lancashire following the signing of a franchise agreement between Monte Hospitality and Hilton. Read more

Viewpoint: Obsession over detail stems from the top

The very best hotels are run by perfectionists with a constant drive to improve at every level and in every department, says Peter Hancock Read more

The Gentlemen Baristas opens flagship sixth site at East India Docks

The Gentlemen Baristas has opened a flagship coffee house at London’s East India Docks. Read more

Graffiti Spirits Group to open Duke Street market in Liverpool

Graffiti Spirits Group is set to open Duke Street Food and Drink Market in a restored, 100-year-old warehouse in Liverpool in April. Read more

No. Fifty Cheyne to open with Jason Atherton protégé in the kitchen

Restaurant No. Fifty Cheyne is set to open on London’s Chelsea Embankment, overseen by former Social Eating House and Sosharu head chef Iain Smith. Read more

Luxury corporate events venue to open in former Herefordshire pigsty

The owners of the Green Cow Kitchens in Whitbourne, Herefordshire, are investing £2.5m in transforming a former pigsty into a luxury corporate events venue with accommodation. Read more

The ones to watch in 2019: Restaurant openings

Get ready for another year of exciting new hotel and restaurant openings in the hospitality sector – Emma Lake has all the latest restaurants Read more

The ones to watch in 2019: Hotel openings

Get ready for another year of exciting new hotel and restaurant openings in the hospitality sector – Katherine Price and Helen Salter have the run-down on new hotels Read more

Mark Poynton to oversee kitchen at new Cambridge sandwich bar

Chef Mark Poynton has announced that he will oversee the kitchen of new Cambridge sandwich bar and bottle shop Thirsty & Hungry when it opens in January 2019. Read more

Business - Industry News and Trends

Inside Hotels

Round table: what technologies do operators think are really working?

Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish secures investment ahead of southern expansion

Harrison Barraclough to open restaurant at Dovecot in Middlesbrough

Loving life in hospitality: Mark Thornhill

Golden touch: Madeleine Calon, head concierge at the St James’s Hotel & Club in London’s Mayfair, on why her role will always be essential to hotels

Growth of coffee shops could be slowed by hard Brexit

Design-led pub and hotel the Buxton to open in Brick Lane Victorian site

Tommy Heaney to open coffee and wine bar

Lee Westcott on following the seasons at Pensons on the historic Netherwood Estate

Latest openings: Lincoln Plaza London, Fortnum’s Bar & Restaurant, Redemption and more

Premier Inn’s battery-powered hotel to save Whitbread £20,000 a year

Hampton by Hilton to open on M65 in Lancashire

Viewpoint: Obsession over detail stems from the top

The Gentlemen Baristas opens flagship sixth site at East India Docks

Graffiti Spirits Group to open Duke Street market in Liverpool

No. Fifty Cheyne to open with Jason Atherton protégé in the kitchen

Luxury corporate events venue to open in former Herefordshire pigsty

The ones to watch in 2019: Restaurant openings

The ones to watch in 2019: Hotel openings

Mark Poynton to oversee kitchen at new Cambridge sandwich bar

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