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Inc Group lines up Elbow Room purchase
Bar and restaurant operator Inc Croup has snapped up The Elbow Room, a pool lounge and bar chain, for an undisclosed fee. The buy adds to Inc...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 18/02/2008
Community pubs collapsing under red-tape and soaring costs
The decline in community pub numbers will become a flood unless immediate action is taken to reduce stifling red tape and mitigate rising costs,...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 15/02/2008
Full investigation for De Vere Grand hotel fire
Investigators are trying to find the source of a fire at the De Vere Grand hotel in Brighton, which led to the evacuation of the property over the...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 18/02/2008
Clapham House considers sale of some restaurant brands
Clapham House is considering a sale of one or more of its restaurant brands to reinvest in its core Gourmet Burger Kitchen and to help ward off a...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 17/02/2008
Von Essen in talks to buy Inverlochy Castle and hotel in Monaco
Luxury hotel operator Von Essen is believed to be in advanced talks to acquire the Port Palace hotel in Monaco and three more country house...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 16/02/2008
High-street restaurants to under go change
The high-street restaurant sector is about to undergo a seismic shift as shopping centre developers move in to colonise city centres, a leading...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Caterer Search, 18/02/2008
Louth leisure centre gets go-ahead
Controversial plans to build a ₤12m leisure centre in Louth, Lincolnshire, have been approved by local councillors. Lincolnshire County...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 15/02/2008
Go ahead for luxury hotel in Oxfordshire
Firoz Kassam’s Firoka Group has got the go ahead for an extension to its Heythrop Park Hotel in Oxfordshire. Architect AukettFitzroyRobinson,...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Property Week, 15/02/2008
₤35m hotel scheme for Brit Oval
A ₤35m, 170-bedroom hotel at the Brit Oval in Kennington, south London, has been given the go ahead by Lambeth Council. The plans involve...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 11/02/2008
₤67m leisure hub for Wigan
Wigan Council has announced plans to create a unique public service ‘hub’ that aims to revitalise the town’s civic heart. The council has...
Added/updated: Monday 18 February 2008
Category: News summary
Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 11/02/2008