News in Brief

Jasper’s Chester

JASPER’S Corporate Catering has opened a franchise in Chester. It is operated by chef Simon Hadley who began his career as an...
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Cupcake glory

A CAFE in Rawtenstall has been named as one of the top cupcake shops in the country. Melinda Foster opened A Right...
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Premier upgrade

PREMIER Inn is to embark on a £1.1m extension of its hotel at Salford Quays. The company is planning to add a...
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Games boost

HOTELS across Preston are booked up and braced for a bumper weekend during the Corporate Games. More than 5,000 visitors are expected...
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New Baa Bar bar

NORTH West chain Baa Bar is opening a fourth venue in Manchester which will create up to 50 jobs. The Liverpool based...
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Moving Moorhouse into 21st Century

It was once considered small beer in the brewing industry but this Burnley business is now booming, writes Martin Pilkington ...

Island web site’s recipe for success

MOST residents in the Isle of Man would probably agree the island now offers a greater variety of restaurants than ...

Retro style Brasserie has the Edge

After more than a year of planning and construction, the long-anticipated Brasserie at the Alderley Edge Hotel in Cheshire has ...

Copper Kettle on boil for 50 years!

WHEN it comes to serving up steak pie or trifle there is nobody more qualified than Joyce Wright and her ...

Taking action to support our needy

As we are all aware, anybody can fall victim to hardship at any time for whatever reason. But if a ...

Puschka’s chef has a taste for talent

Double delight . . . the team at Taste Northwest report on their two visits to the highly-acclaimed Puschka restaurant, ...

College caters for the finest recruits

AS the UK’s biggest holiday resort – once claimed to have more hotel bed spaces than the Algarve – it’s ...

Veggie bistro 1847 looks to future

A restaurateur is looking to open a chain of vegetarian venues after successfully rebranding and rescuing his struggling Manchester city ...

Young chef finalists set for cook-off

THE countdown to the final of this year’s North West Young Chef has started. County heats have now been held and five young chefs from across the region are geared up for the cook-off at Manchester College, Didsbury, on Tuesday, June 12. The five finalists are Laura Daniels from Cheshire, Scott Fairweather from Cumbria,...
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Now chippy can keep flying the flag!

THE owners of a Lancashire chippy who achieved worldwide fame after they were told by the local council to remove a Union Jack from the front of the shop have been told they can keep it after all. Fylde...
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Heathcote selling Longridge flagship

NORTH West chef-restaurateur Paul Heathcote has put his flagship Longridge Restaurant and Cookery School up for sale after nearly 22 years. The move to put the former two-Michelin-starred restaurant on the market is the latest in a string of...
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New icon rises from Yates ashes

THIS is an artist’s impression of the striking Art Deco-inspired tower that is set to replace Blackpool’s iconic Yates’s site. Three years after the old Wine Lodge went up...
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Gary wins Trafford hotel battle

FORMER Manchester United star Gary Neville has been given the go-ahead to build a £20m hotel near Old Trafford, despite objections from the club. He planned to build the...
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Lancashire tops pubs closure list

LANCASHIRE has been the worst hit county for pub closures, according to new research. Real ale campaign group Camra said “crippling beer tax increases” were threatening the future of...
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Mixed views on £4m Lakes venue

A MAJOR convention centre project on the shores of Windermere costing an estimated £4 million goes before planners this week after winning praise and opposition from local and county...
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North West hotels ‘at risk of failing’

MORE than one in five North West hotels are at risk of failing within the next 12 months, according to research by insolvency trade body R3. The figures from...
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Britannia in £20m deal with De Vere

ALTRINCHAM based Britannia Hotels has been on another buying spree spending £20 million on two properties from De Vere – the Daresbury Park in Warrington (pictured) and Royal Bath...
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De Vere Village launch UpperDeck

HOTEL operator De Vere Group is to introduce a new class of rooms across its Warrington-based Village division in a move designed to increase profitability. The new UpperDeck rooms...
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Tourism boost for Blackpool hotels

TOURISM bosses in Blackpool have unveiled plans to help boost trade for the resort’s hoteliers. Marketing Blackpool presented their New Destination Management Plan at Bloomfield Road stadium to encourage...
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Northcote await FC contract fate

CELEBRITY chef Nigel Haworth says he is still waiting for talks with the owners of Blackburn Rovers over the details of an extension to a catering contract at Ewood....
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