Hospitality News Round Up – W/c 8/8
Monday 8/8/16 Morningadvertiser.co.uk – Licensee slapped with £74,000 fine for breaching Sky copyright By Nikkie Sutton, 05-Aug-2016 The licensee of a Birmingham pub has been ordered to pay more than £70,000 to Sky after she was found to be broadcasting sports from the TV giant illegally. Read More
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 1/8
Monday 1/8/16 Morningadvertiser.co.uk – BIS select committee urges replacement of Pubs Code Adjudicator By Oli Gross, 29-Jul-2016 The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee has urged the Government to replace its newly-appointed Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA), Paul Newby, citing his perceived conflict of interest and inability to command the trust of pub tenants. Read More
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 25/8
Monday 25/7/16 Propelinfonews.com – Meatcure opens Bedford restaurant, fourth site and first outside East Midlands: Gourmet burger restaurant company Meatcure has opened a restaurant in Bedford, its fourth site and first outside the East Midlands. The new venue in High Street is open daily, offering burgers, steaks, salads, sharing plates and desserts, alongside shakes and […]
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 18/7
Monday 18/7/16 Propelinfonews.com – Greene King and Whitbread plan new-build Farmhouse Inn and Costa drive-thru in Hampton: Greene King and Whitbread are both looking to build venues at a planned development in Hampton, near Peterborough. Savills, on behalf of O&H Properties, has exchanged contracts on a freehold development site, off London Road, with Henry Davidson […]
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 11/7
Monday 11/7/16 British Hospitality Association – Call for Seaside Tsar to Save Coastal Towns: A Seaside Tsar should be appointed to help Britain’s forgotten seaside towns fight back from decades of decay according to new research which paints a grim picture of the problems facing many coastal communities. The report, commissioned by the British Hospitality […]
Hospitality News Round Up – W/c 4/7
Monday 4/7/16 Propelinfonews.com – Nottingham-based operator Junkbars opens third site in city: Nottingham-based operator Junkbars has opened its third site in the city. The company, owned by Nigel Garlick and Sam Dean, has launched The Herbert Kilpin pub in Bridlesmith Walk, creating ten jobs. It has opened on the site of the former The Rhinegold […]
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 13/6
13/6/16 Propelinfonews.com – Plan for Premier inn, Brewers Fayre and KFC drive-thru in Skegness submitted after positive consultation: Developer KCS said it received a “positive” response to a pre-application consultation on plans for an 80-bedroom Premier Inn with Brewers Fayre and a KFC drive-thru, located at Pier Field in Skegness, which it said could create […]
Hospitality News Roundup – W/c 30/5/
Tuesday 31/5/16 The Eastern Daily News – New Mexican restaurant Blue Agave opens in Norwich: Flavour and spice have become the letter of the law in one of Norwich’s newest eateries – as a Mexican restaurant has moved onto the site of a former solicitors.Formerly Overburys Solicitors, 3 Upper King Street is now home to […]
Our Weekly Roundup of Licensed Trade News – 4th – 8th August
Monday Propelinfonews.com: Record numbers of Brits enjoy a staycation: A survey by Travelodge has found that almost three-quarters of Brits are enjoying a staycation this year, up from 65% last year and 33% in 2010. Cornwall and London are the most popular destinations. Propelinfonews.com: Bulldog Hotel Group reports 18.61% like-for-like sales growth in July: Bulldog […]