Hotel prices in Edinburgh have increased by 39 per cent this August, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by hotel search site trivagi.co.uk. An overnight stay in the city will cost an average of £207, in comparison to £149 in July 2015. Edinburgh most expensive city in Europe Price Ranking City Average Price August … [Read more...]
Only 15 days left to enter the 2015 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards
Following on from their super-successful launch year, entry to the 2016 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, sponsored by Sodexo, will close on 28th August. The FreeFrom Eating Out Awards are seeking out the very best in allergen aware food service and are open to any sort of outlet from a street food stall to a five star restaurant or an allergen aware school. Winners will be chosen … [Read more...]
False online reviews? The law can help
If your pub is subjected to false and defamatory online reviews, the law can help, says Adam Tudor, Partner, Carter-Ruck. What can you do if your pub or restaurant is subjected to a campaign of negative and false reviews? It’s worth thinking through the options because unfortunately this sort of thing is now happening all too often. So widespread has it become that in … [Read more...]
Hothorpe Hall adds eco-friendly venue
An historic Midlands stately home has opened a contrastingly modern development to complement its existing wedding and corporate events venue, with £1.9m funding from Yorkshire Bank. Hothorpe Hall, based in Theddingworth on the border of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, has unveiled its eco-friendly development, The Woodlands, which sits alongside the 215-year-old … [Read more...]
Surprise, Surprise …Great British Menu winner returns as judge
BBC TWO’s Great British Menu is back and this year the chefs must plate up perfection, as they fight it out for the chance to cook at a glorious banquet marking 100 years of the Women’s Institute at London's historic Drapers Hall. Surprise veteran judge Emily Watkins, a 2014 winner, owner and head chef at The Kingham Plough, re-joins this year as a surprise veteran judge … [Read more...]