Brown’s Hotel, the 17th century coaching inn in Tavistock, Devon has been acquired by JD Wetherspoon for its burgeoning, now 30-plus strong, hotel brand. The 21-bedroom, award-winning, coaching inn was sold by specialist property adviser Christie + Co.off a guide price of £1.5 million for the freehold. In addition to being Grade II listed, Brown’s Hotel holds a 4-Star … [Read more...]
Travelodge looks for 10 sites in Scotland
Travelodge has announced that it is continuing to expand in Scotland and is looking for ten new hotel sites across the country. This represents an investment of £75 million and means the creation of 200 new jobs, including the following: Hotel Manager, Assistant Hotel Manager, Receptionists, Housekeeper and Guest Room Cleaners. Travelodge introduced the budget (value) hotel … [Read more...]
Billy Campbell’s hat trick of Scottish Banqueting Chef of the Year Awards
How do you get to become Scottish Banqueting Chef of the Year for the third consecutive year? Would it be your ability to roast five tonnes of turkeys each December? Or to assemble 9,000 individual elements for a banquet dessert for just one function? To manage the peeling of almost 50,000 kg of red rooster potatoes? Or to bake 25,000 pieces of shortbread every year? Or serving … [Read more...]
Gin & Terrace, music and mixology for Park Plaza County Hall
Gin & Terrace is a new pop-up gin terrace at Park Plaza County Hall - located minutes from London’s South Bank, showcasing a range of unique and unusual gins by drinks company Hi Spirits. From 11 July to 7 September, the pop-up bar will serve cocktails by four independent gin brands and events running at the terrace include music sessions, mixology master classes and … [Read more...]
Park Plaza County Hall: management for sustained successtop
Back in March, H&C News was able to announce the appointment of Michelle Wells as General Manager of Park Plaza County Hall, joining from smaller sister property, Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes, which she had successfully led as General Manager since 2007. Park Plaza County Hall is a four-star deluxe 398-bedroom hotel, situated in a prime location moments from the vibrant … [Read more...]