Pie makers from all over the UK are now invited to enter the 2015 British Pie Awards, including - new this year - ‘Free From’ gluten category (see below). The world-renowned awards, which will be held on 22 April 2015 in Melton Mowbray, are now in their seventh year and continue to grow in popularity - the 2014 awards saw a staggering 825 pies judged cross 19 classes. … [Read more...]
Grand Central Birmingham secures all its restaurants
Ten months ahead of the opening of Grand Central Birmingham, the city’s new £150 million premium retail and dining destination, 13 restaurants have signed up with many major new eateries coming to Birmingham for the first time. Grand Central Birmingham, which is owned by Birmingham City Council and will sit above the transformed New Street Station, has successfully concluded … [Read more...]
BII searches for industry’s best licensee
The search is on for an outstanding licensee to represent the industry, as the BII Licensee of the Year Award 2015 is officially launched today 24 November. This will be the 30th year that the BII has celebrated excellence in the licensed hospitality industry through this prestigious award. With a four stage judging process, this is the most rigorously judged and longest … [Read more...]
Weymouth Guildhall sells to antique expert
The Guildhall in Weymouth has been sold by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council to well known television and Antiques expert James Braxton. Dating from the early 19th Century, the Grade II* Listed Guildhall was built on the site of the original Melcombe Regis Town Hall and was first used as a Police Station with cells to the ground floor and a Council Chamber and Court … [Read more...]
Manchester’s The Crafty Pig unveiled
A leading North West architecture and interior design practice has revealed its creative direction of a new Manchester-based bar and kitchen, The Crafty Pig. Assigned by Enterprise Inns, DV8 Designs was responsible for the quirky overhaul of the Northern Quarter’s newest addition, with MD Lee Birchall and his team at DV8 carrying out a series of architectural and interior … [Read more...]