A new joint venture partnership plans to bring a new coffee house concept to Manchester, creating over 20 jobs for the city. The Foundation Coffee House will launch in the city centre this autumn and is the result of a longstanding relationship between Northern Quarter based design studio NoChintz and regional entrepreneur Adam Chapman – founder of the Heald Green based QDos … [Read more...]
David Guile steps down as Macdonald Hotels’ Chief Executive
Macdonald Hotels Ltd has announced that David Guile has decided to step down from his position as chief executive after 6 years in the position and 13 years of dedicated and loyal service with the company. During David’s time as chief executive the financial performance of the company improved year on year despite the difficult economic conditions. In addition, the company was … [Read more...]
Mixed June hotel performance for London
STR Global’s preliminary June data for London indicate mixed hotel performance. Based on daily data from June, London reported: increases in supply (2.4 percent) and demand (0.5 percent); 1.8-percent decline in occupancy to 87.7 percent; 1.5-percent increase in average daily rate to GBP161.80; 0.4-percent decrease in revenue per available room to GBP141.87. “The … [Read more...]
Future of Mackintosh’s famous Willow Tea Rooms secured
HeraldScotland reports that Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famous creation, the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow, has had its future secured after being bought by a charitable trust. The new Celia Sinclair Charitable Trust has acquired the Category-A listed building for about £400,000. The building, which needs about £900,000 of further repairs, will be gifted to the city by the … [Read more...]
Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck heads Haworth’s The Highwayman
Ribble Valley Inn’s Highwayman Pub in Nether Burrow near Kirkby Lonsdale opened to critical acclaim in 2007 – scooping, amongst other things, the UK Pub Chef of the Year Award in 2009, and representing Nigel Haworth’s signature approach to real, local, seasonal food and premium pub dining experiences. The Ribble Valley Inn group is small but, with 12 yearsexperience, has an … [Read more...]