Hotel and leisure group to create luxury landmark hotel after acquisition of historic Liverpool bank building £50m investment will lead to 200 full time jobs and 350 construction jobs Historic building was hiding place for Britain’s gold during WWII ONE of the UK’s finest neo-classical building is planned to be transformed into a stunning 227-room luxury … [Read more...]
Chef v Chef Competition
Young chefs battled it out in the kitchen to prove their talent and become the winner of Bath College’s Chef v Chef Competition. The long-running competition gives students and chefs working in a professional kitchen the chance to test themselves in a high-pressured environment. Competitors had their food examined by judge Gary Jones, executive head chef at Le Manoir aux … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather talks business with Manchester bar Archie’s
A duo of famous faces have descended on the celebrity hangout Archie’s, with plans to take the Manchester burger and shake bar Stateside. Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather visited the eatery located on Oxford Road, alongside his team to grab a taste of the action. After admitting to ‘falling in love with the place’, the Money Man himself is currently in talks with … [Read more...]
Sodexo launches Pride employee network
Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, launched the UK and Ireland chapter of its global LGBT employee network this week at an event at its London headquarters. The Sodexo Pride network aims to lead on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) inclusion among its 34,000 UK and Ireland employees. The network will also champion the role of allies, those who advocate LGBT … [Read more...]
Travelodge opens its first hotel in Chatham
Company also announces it is looking for a further five hotel sites in Kent. Today, the Mayor of Medway, Councillor Barry Kemp, joined Travelodge Revenue Director, Tom Edwards, to officially open the company’s first hotel in Chatham, an acquisition of the former Ramada Encore at the town’s Historic Dockyard. Chatham Maritime Travelodge, the company’s 524th hotel, is a … [Read more...]