The Barton Grange Hotel in Preston, Lancashire is sticking to its mantra of continual development this year, with a £340,000 refurbishment of 21 bedrooms in its main house now completed, and corridor renovations to be finished by mid-September. This family-owned property has injected £670,000 of refurbishment funds into the business over the last two years, but is not stopping … [Read more...]
Her Majesty the Queen to appoint Royal Kitchen Porter
Buckingham Palace is advertising a £17,000 job for Kitchen Porter with the option to live-in at Buckingham Palace. Quoting the job specification below it states…’And whether you’re based in Buckingham Palace or, when required, travelling to another Royal residence, you’ll embrace this challenge and the many others that come your way.’ The job advertisement and full … [Read more...]
Muffin Break increases sales with new look stores
National artisan bakery Muffin Break has seen a significant increase in sales at its Redditch, Derby and East Kilbride stores, following new look interiors - showing that the stylish refurbishments proved popular with customers. Muffin Break Redditch re-opened its doors on 20th June and following the unveiling of its refurbishment to customers, the store reported an … [Read more...]
Wine is fashion and Franciacorta is in
In the consumer world wine is fashion and consumers very happily follow trend. The surprise being that consumers shape the wine sector in ways that can be difficult to predict. So let’s look back. In the 1990’s it was Australian wine and particularly Chardonnay that was very much in vogue. This grape variety was loved by every wine drinker and brought a new phenomenon to … [Read more...]
Image of the Week – Mess of Marshmallow
This new weekly feature is all about simply beautiful and engaging imagery so apart from giving readers the basis of what the image is and where it was taken we will let the images speak for themselves. This week’s Image of the Week is ’Mess of Marshmallow’ It’s a dessert by James Peck and comprises the following: Handmade Marshmallows Handmade Honeycomb Vanilla … [Read more...]