Sofitel London Heathrow, the airports only premium hotel directly connected to Terminal 5, has appointed James Berry as General Manager of the 605 room hotel, managed and operated by Arora Hotels. Berry joins Sofitel London Heathrow from his position as General Manager at Sofitel London Gatwick – also managed and operated by Arora Hotels, where he has been since 2014. … [Read more...]
Young & Co’s Brewery, PLC Chief Executive Succession
The Board of Young’s announces that Patrick Dardis, the Company’s Retail Director, will succeed Stephen Goodyear as Chief Executive at the end of the Company’s AGM on 5 July 2016. Stephen will remain on the board as a Non-Executive Director. Over the next few months, they will work closely together to ensure an orderly handover of responsibilities. Patrick, aged 56, joined … [Read more...]
Fine Thai dining Patara to launch new restaurant in Hampstead
Fine-dining Thai Restaurant Group, Patara, is set to open its sixth London restaurant on Hampstead High Street, NW3, this April. Patara opened its first site in London over 25 years ago with its most recent opening last December on Berners Street. With sites across London in Soho, Oxford Circus, Knightsbridge and South Kensington including casual dining restaurant SUDA in … [Read more...]
Falmouth – THE place to live!
Thriving food and drink businesses have made Falmouth in Cornwall a truly tasty place to call home according to the Sunday Times, with the town taking the top spot in the South West in the newspapers, Best Places to Live‟ list 2016. The sector’s success story was highlighted as a vital part of „attracting younger families in search of a perfect work/life balance‟ in what the … [Read more...]
Shepherd market wine house
Tucked away between Piccadilly and Curzon Street in the heart of Mayfair lies Shepherd Market, a small square developed in 1735-46 by local architect Edward Shepherd to replace a popular trade fair that operated on the site from the 1680’s. It comprises a number of small side streets with a variety of boutique shops, restaurants and Victorian pubs. Shepherd Market has had … [Read more...]