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The Chestnut Group, the owner of the Packhorse Inn in Moulton and The Rupert Brooke in Grantchester, has launched an in-house training academy to help equip staff with the skills they need to help the business grow.
Travelodge has opened its first hotel targeted at Chinese tourists in anticipation of a surge of visits from the region.
Councillors in Ashford, Kent have agreed to fund a £75m town centre leisure complex with space for a hotel, restaurants, retail units and cinema.
Starboard Hotels has acquired the 130-bedroom Holiday Inn Express, Leeds Armouries, which was on the market for offers over £8m.
Whitbread has made a move into the UK’s food-to-go sector with the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in London based company, Healthy Retail Ltd, trading as ‘Pure’, for £6.8m.
Chef Adam Byatt has launched a guest chef series, along with Sunday lunch clubs and wine masterclasses, at his Upstairs at Trinity restaurant in Clapham, with Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson among the chefs taking part.