Heritage Properties & Hotels, operator of The Crab at Chieveley in Berkshire, has acquired the Park Central Hotel in Bournemouth for an undisclosed sum in the region of £4m
Heron International, the property group behind the Heron Tower construction in Bishopsgate, London, is seeking an operator for the tower’s Restaurant and Sky Bar, which upon completion will be the highest in London
Best Western has awarded the Jean Webb Award for Quality, Customer Care and Pride to Suzanne Harris of the Sudbury House Hotel, at the group’s annual Hotel of the Year Awards
The icy weather experienced last month has forced award-winning Manchester restaurant and bar Ithaca to announce its closure at the end of February, after trading plummeted by 80 per cent
Carluccio's, The Hawksmoor and Carnaby Burger Co are among the restaurants who have been awarded for their help in raising funds for humanitarian charity Action Against Hunger
The 18 regional finalists for the 2010 Roux Scholarship competition have been announced, with three of last year’s finalists returning for another shot at first prize, a stage at a three Michelin-starred restaurant
A hotelier from Cornwall has swapped his usual duties for voluntary work in Haiti, helping to distribute aid to survivors of the earthquake that hit the island last month
Von Essen has confirmed reports that Chris Horridge is to leave his position as executive head chef at Cliveden House hotel in Berkshire, following a restructure of the hotel’s dining operation
Hilton is spending £20m on a programme to convert the food and beverage areas at 16 of its UK hotels into airport style executive lounges to attract more corporate guests
Balfour Castle in Shapsinay, Scotland, is to launch as an exclusive use property in April, with former Kinnaird Estate head chef Jean-Baptiste Bady joining the team
BigHospitality has been in search of some of the more unusual and innovative ideas being run by restaurants, hotels and pubs this weekend to find out how they're intending to grab the Valentine's trade.
The BHA and the BBPA secure a victory against a High Court appeal over music licence fees, meaning pubs, restaurants and hotels who paid over the odds are guaranteed up to £20m in refunds.
Nathan Outlaw is to reopen his eponymous restaurant at the St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, Cornwall tomorrow, after relocating from the Marina Villa Hotel in Fowey when it was put up for sale last year
Albert Roux is to open another two restaurants under his name at hotels in Scotland following the success of his first Scottish restaurant Chez Roux at the Rocpool Reserve hotel in Inverness
La Dolce Vita, the annual Italian festival in London’s Business Design Centre, is returning for its sixth year next month with a variety of Italian chefs and producers present
Greetings card entrepreneur Andrew Brownsword is continuing the roll-out of his Abode boutique hotel brand with plans to open the next one in Chester this April
Aubrey Allen and the British Culinary Federation have announced the 10 finalists competing in the BCF Chef of the Year 2010 at Hotelympia in London’s Excel next month
North East based 21 Hospitality Group welcomes back a head chef and assistant restaurant manager after time out in Australia while The Bell at Skenfrith in Monmouthshire employs a new head chef fresh from a year travelling
Staff at The Goose at Britwell Salome, which regained its Michelin star this year, have walked out over an alleged dispute with the owner over the direction of the business
Anthony Demetre and Will Smith, the pair behind the Michelin-starred Arbutus and Wild Honey, have confirmed the acquisition of a new site in Covent Garden, which will open as the pair’s third restaurant later this year
Steven Doherty was the first British chef to run a three-star kitchen – Le Gavroche in the ’80s. He now manages Braehead cook school in Scotland and is chef/proprietor of retailer Lakeland’s flagship café in Cumbria
The Digital Economy Bill could be bad news for hotels providing internet services to guests if it's passed, the British Hospitality Association has warned, because it makes them responsible for identifying guests who have downloaded material illegally...
The Government is offering free recruitment support and up to £1,000 as a reward to hospitality operators if they promote job vacancies to young, British jobseekers instead of migrants
Restaurant, hotel and pub operators are being encouraged to monitor their staff’s delivery of customer service after a survey found that almost half have no system in place to do so
A hospitality academy to help develop the careers of budding chefs, hotel managers and hospitality staff has launched in Stockport with spaces for 60 apprentices to start training schemes right away
Rockliffe Hall Hotel in Hurworth appoints a new head sommelier for its fine dining restaurant while Hotel Missoni in Edinburgh has a new bar and restaurant manager
A large number of employers in the hospitality industry are finding apprentices more productive than other staff and are helping make their businesses more competitive, research by People 1st has shown
Britain is set to benefit from a domestic tourism boom for a second year running, with the high Euro and frustrations with air travel the main reasons for Brits choosing to holiday at home again this year.
Indian restaurant Vama in Chelsea will close tomorrow before relocating to a new site in London's West End later this year, owner V8 Gourmet has announced
Almost half of British consumers think businesses should continue to absorb the 2.5 per cent VAT increase throughout 2010, as many intend to cut back on spending this year
