Graham Rooney was crowned Tourism & Hospitality Hero at the Thistle Awards held in Edinburgh on 9 February.
Aprirose sells Queens hotel in Leeds for £53m
The 232-room Queens hotel in Leeds has been sold in a £53m deal.
The Marksman team to open National Theatre restaurant
The team behind the Marksman pub in London’s Hackney are to open a restaurant at the National Theatre on the South Bank in May.
Dalata seals £44.3m deal to open first Maldron hotel in London
Dalata Hotel Group, Ireland’s largest hotel operator, has purchased a new 192-bedroom hotel in London’s Finsbury Park for £44.3m.
Craft Guild of Chefs looking to fill seven spaces on the Graduate Awards for 2023
The Craft Guild of Chefs has opened applications to fill seven remaining spaces for the Graduate Awards, with the aim of celebrating 100 recipients in 2023.
Shareholder calls for governance change at the Restaurant Group
A shareholder in the Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it should explore all options for governance change, accusing it of a “failure to deliver value to shareholders”.
Liverpool City Council says it can’t afford to abolish late night levy
Businesses serving alcohol after midnight in Liverpool will continue to be charged a late night levy after the city council said it could not afford to abolish the tax.
Karen’s Diner to open first London hotel with deliberately rude staff
A restaurant group famous for insulting customers is to open its first London hotel which promises to offer “a lack of room service”.
Exclusive Collection adds Ansty Hall in Warwickshire to its portfolio
Exclusive Collection has bought Ansty Hall, a 62-bedroom hotel in North Warwickshire from Macdonald Hotels.
Bill’s closes a further 12 ‘underperforming’ restaurants
Casual dining chain Bill’s has closed a further 12 ‘underperforming’ restaurants, its financial accounts reveal.