On 16th October, bar and restaurant group, Drake & Morgan, will open its 22nd venue The Allegory in Principal Place on the Shoreditch borders. The Allegory will be located on the ground floor of Brookfield’s premium 600,000 sq ft mixed-use office, residential and retail space in Bishopsgate which is already home to internet retailer Amazon’s new HQ. The 6,337 sq ft … [Read more...]
JD Wetherspoon plc pre-close trading statement
JD Wetherspoon plc presents below its pre-close trading statement for the financial year to 30 July 2017. The preliminary results are due to be announced on 15 September 2017. Current trading For the 11 weeks to 9 July 2017 like-for-like sales increased by 5.3% and total sales increased by 3.6%. In the year to date (50 weeks to 9 July 2017) like-for-like sales increased … [Read more...]
Former Marcus Wareing chefs to open Cumbrian pub with rooms
Husband-and-wife team Jake and Cassie White have left their jobs at Marcus Wareing at The Berkeley in London to open their first venture – a pub with rooms in Cumbria. The pair, who worked for Wareing as head chef and pastry chef respectively, have taken on the Pentonbridge Inn in the Cumbrian hamlet of Penton. As well as working under Wareing, Cassie also spent time at … [Read more...]
Flat Cap Hotels launches The Courthouse Hotel, Cheshire
The newest venture from Cheshire born and bred hospitality group Flat Cap Hotels, The Courthouse Hotel, officially reopened its doors on Saturday 1st July. The former Knutsford Crown Court is one of the town’s most iconic buildings and will open as a prestigious venue to host conferences and events. Using the original features and architecture of the Grade II listed Sessions … [Read more...]
Yorkshire Hotel brings back much-loved Director of Fun
In 2009, six-year-old Sam Pointon was appointed ‘Director of Fun’ by the National Railway Museum in York – fast-forward eight years and the teenager is back to take on a new ‘board’ role with a leading Yorkshire hotel. The Grand Hotel & Spa, York – Yorkshire’s only AA 5-star hotel – has appointed 14-year-old Sam as its very own ‘Director Of Fun & Families’ and will … [Read more...]