What was your best subject at school? Music. It was the only class I went to in high school
Business advice: wording of some insurance policies may allow claims on coronavirus closures
Businesses have been advised to seek advice if they think their insurance policy should cover the enforced closure caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Shearings owner ‘exploring options to weather Covid storm’
Shearings owner Specialist Leisure Group has confirmed it is in discussions with stakeholders, advisors and the government, following reports that it is seeking a buyer to survive the coronavirus crisis.
The Connaught and the Berkeley owner agrees £340m refinancing deal
Constellation Hotels, owner of the Connaught and the Berkeley hotels in London, has used a £340m, 10-year loan to refinance an existing facility against the two properties.
CPL Learning launches Cellar to Glass digital learning programme
Training provider CPL Learning has launched its brand-new Cellar to Glass digital learning programme developed with beer sommelier Annabel Smith.
Jestic to distribute Metro storage
Jestic Foodservice Solutions has signed a deal to become a master distributor of commercial storage and shelving solutions supplier Metro in the UK.
CMA gives £6.2b Just Eat and Takeaway.com merger the green light
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £6.2b merger between food delivery companies Just Eat and Takeaway.com.
‘Too many’ local authorities not paying grants to pubs ‘quickly enough’
New research by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that there are many parts of the country where pub businesses are yet to receive grant funding from local authorities to help them survive the Covid-19 lockdown.
Loungers raises £8.3m through share placing
Loungers, which operates 167 Lounge and Cosy Club sites, has raised approximately £8.3m through a share placing yesterday.
Book review: Cooking in Marfa by Virginia Lebermann and Rocky Barnette
Set in the Chihuahuan Desert, the Texan town of Marfa boasts a population of 2,000 and occupies just over one and half square miles.

