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Aprirose acquires 22 Marston’s pubs for £15m

Real estate investment company Aprirose has acquired 22 Marston’s-branded pubs from property investor New River for £15m. Read more

JD Wetherspoon’s profits slip despite sales growth amid escalating costs

JD Wetherspoon has said it expects to see a fall in pre-tax profits despite like-for-like sales increasing by 7.2% in the 12 weeks to 20 January 2019. Read more

Redcomb Pubs sells to Young’s in 15-site, £34m deal

Redcomb Pubs has announced the sale of the group to operator Young’s Brewery for £34m on a cash-free and debt-free basis. Read more

Marston’s announces plan to cut £200m of debt in Q1 results

Pub operator Marston’s has announced its plans to cut £200m of debt in the coming years as part of its 16-week Q1 trading update for the period ending 19 January 2019. Read more

Eleven Madison Park team to launch first European site in Claridge’s

The owners of Eleven Madison Park, which came top of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017, have announced plans to open their first European outpost in London’s Claridge’s. Read more

Alan O’Dea is appointed MD of Campbell Gray Hotels

Campbell Gray Hotels has appointed Alan O’Dea from Swiss-based Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts to the new role of managing director. Read more

Patisserie Valerie falls into administration

Patisserie Valerie has fallen into administration after rescue talks with banks failed Read more

Scholarship and student award to celebrate Gerard Basset’s passion for learning

A scholarship is to be set up in the name of world-leading sommelier Gerard Basset, who died last week at the age of 61. Read more

Corbin & King in advanced discussions to open Soho restaurant

Corbin & King has confirmed it is in advanced discussions to open a new 284-cover restaurant in Soho. Read more

Rosa’s Thai Cafe to launch Liverpool site in first Northern opening

Casual dining operator Rosa’s Thai Cafe will open its Liverpool site on 25 February – the brand’s first location in the north and its second outside London. Read more

Charlotte Shaw appointed manager of London’s Levin hotel

Charlotte Shaw has been appointed manager of the Levin hotel in London’s Knightsbridge. Read more

Strong festive seasons follows record breaking year for San Carlo group

Italian restaurant group San Carlo saw sales increase by 14.8% over the festive season just months after annual turnover reached a record £54.2m. Read more

Elior award in-house Young Chef of the Year prize to Jessica-May Gardiner

Jessica-May Gardiner has won Elior’s first in-house Young Chef of the Year Competition hosted at Unilever’s UK headquarters. Read more

Michelin awards three stars to Mirazur and Le Clos des Sens in French 2019 guide

Michelin has awarded the top prize of three stars to two restaurants in the 2019 edition of the French guide. Read more

Tom Sellers joins new restaurant team at Trent Bridge

Tom Sellers has announced plans help develop a new restaurant at Trent Bridge under an agreement with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Read more

Tributes paid to two-Michelin-starred chef Andrew Fairlie

Widespread tributes have been paid to revered two-Michelin-starred chef Andrew Fairlie following his death, aged 55. Read more

Police appeal after digger driven into Travelodge

Merseyside Police are appealing for information after a digger was driven through the entrance of an under-construction Travelodge in Liverpool yesterday, seriously damaging the property. Read more

The Bingham to relaunch as the Bingham Riverhouse

The Bingham in Richmond is relaunching as the Bingham Riverhouse next month following a full refurbishment. Read more

Whatley Manor, Old Downton Lodge and Roganic awarded four AA rosettes

The AA has announced its latest rosette award winners, with the Dining Room at Whatley Manor in Malmesbury, Wiltshire; Roganic in London; and Old Downton Lodge in Ludlow, Shropshire being awarded four rosettes. ... Read more