The landmark 27-bedroom Percy Arms Hotel at Otterburn, Northumberland is to get a new lease of life, after been bought by a leading North East leisure operator. It has been taken over by Duncan Fisher and his award-winning Northumberland leisure company, Newton Hall Northumberland Ltd. The company, which owns leading wedding venue Newton Hall and the Joiners’ Arms at … [Read more...]
Multi-million pound Whisky Distillery planned for Isle of Raasay
A tiny Hebridean island off the coast of Skye is set to become the location of Scotland's newest distillery: the multi-million pound Raasay Distillery and visitor experience centre will be independently owned & operated by R&B Distillers and hopes to open in January 2017, if planning permission is granted later this year. The development would become the island's … [Read more...]
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants releases 51-100 List
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has announced the list of restaurants ranked from 51st to 100th in 2015. This unprecedented announcement, coming less than a week before The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards event itself, is part of the annual celebration of global gastronomy that recognises restaurants around the world for their culinary prowess. Highlights UK and China … [Read more...]
London hotels still lag behind the UK Provinces
In April, London hotels posted mixed results with a slight increase in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) mainly driven by non-rooms revenues. On the other hand, the UK Provinces once again recorded positive year-on-year movements across all key performance indicators, according to the latest data from HotStats. Hotels in the North West of the country … [Read more...]
Mister Chubb’s guests in House of Commons
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) is celebrating after Strangers' Bar, inside the House of Commons, chose their Mister Chubb's to be the week's guest ale. Started in 1995, WBB are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and their award winning lunchtime bitter, Mr Chubb's, is one of their most popular beers - a 3.7% bitter, it is a beautifully balanced session ale with a … [Read more...]