Leading licensed leisure property adviser BNP Paribas Real Estate has warned pubs and restaurant owners and occupiers across the country that, following the 2017 revaluation, the Uniform Business Rate (UBR) in England applied to ratepayers’ rates bills is likely to be set at 50p in the £. This would be the highest level ever, and is equivalent to 50% of the current rental value … [Read more...]
Beck Hall Hotel, Malham recruiting for deli and bistro launch
Beck Hall, an 18-room hotel in the Yorkshire Dales village of Malham, is in search of 10 hospitality stars to join its team ahead of the launch of a new streamside deli and ‘Bistro by the Beck’, in May. The new deli and bistro will serve up farm-fresh local produce developed into simple but delicious dishes. Menus will be small but perfectly formed and will change with the … [Read more...]
LEON announces stellar 2014 results
LEON, the naturally fast food brand, has announced its financial results for the year ended 28 December 2014, describing it as a ‘momentous’ year for LEON, the company that has revolutionised fast food. LEON celebrated its tenth birthday, and grew like-for-like sales in its existing restaurants by an impressive 23%. Offer from early morning until late night The team at … [Read more...]
Tattershall Castle set for return to London
Managed pub and bar operator TCG is preparing for the return to London of its flagship site, the Tattershall Castle floating bar and restaurant, after a £1.5 million refurbishment in Hull. The popular drinking and dining destination, usually moored opposite the London Eye, has been in Hull since early January. It has been given a complete exterior and interior refurbishment … [Read more...]
Monstrously fruity beer from Loch Ness
The Loch Ness Brewery has teamed up with soft fruit experts from the James Hutton Institute near Dundee and a Fife berry farmer to create a new blackberry beer. Tapping into the growing niche market not just for craft beers but also for fruited brews, the new Berry LochNESS beer was actually born out of a possible dispute over use of the Loch Ness name. The … [Read more...]