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Emma Lake

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News editor, specialising in restaurants and foodservice.

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CMA to investigate Shaftesbury and Capco merger

23 December 2022 by

The £3.5b merger of West End landlords Shaftesbury and Capco is to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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O2 Academy Brixton licence suspended following fatal crush

22 December 2022 by

The O2 Academy Brixton’s licence has been suspended until 16 January 2023 after crowds tried to force entry to a gig last week, resulting in a crush that led to the deaths of two people.

Restaurateurs left ‘heartbroken’ as energy crisis forces closure News

Restaurateurs left ‘heartbroken’ as energy crisis forces closure

22 December 2022 by
Rail unions announce further January strike News

Rail unions announce further January strike

20 December 2022 by
Treasury postpones energy support announcement until New Year News

Treasury postpones energy support announcement until New Year

20 December 2022 by
Second person injured in crush outside O2 Brixton Academy dies News

Second person injured in crush outside O2 Brixton Academy dies

19 December 2022 by

Animal rebellion protestors occupy restaurants in London and Newcastle News

Animal rebellion protestors occupy restaurants in London and Newcastle

19 December 2022 by

Animal Rebellion protesters targeted two Michelin-starred restaurants on Saturday, bringing further disruption to the hospitality industry[...]

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Berlin hotel's giant AquaDom aquarium holding 1,500 fish explodes

16 December 2022 by

The world’s largest free-standing aquarium at the Radisson hotel in Berlin shattered sending one million litres[...]

Four critically injured in crush outside Brixton O2 Academy News

Four critically injured in crush outside Brixton O2 Academy

16 December 2022 by

Four people are in hospital with critical injuries following a crush outside Brixton O2 Academy during[...]

Andrew Pern's Star Inn the City issues warning to guests over phishing scam News

Andrew Pern's Star Inn the City issues warning to guests over phishing scam

12 December 2022 by

York's Star Inn the City has issued a warning to customers after fraudsters targeted those who[...]

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Unite hands police reports into its Birmingham hotel amid 'concerns about criminality'

Union Unite has passed reports into the development of its Birmingham hotel and conference centre to the police having uncovered evidence of “very serious concerns about potential criminality”."

09 December 2022 by
Shrewsbury hotel evacuated after hoax bomb threat News

Shrewsbury hotel evacuated after hoax bomb threat

09 December 2022
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A bomb threat saw a Shrewsbury hotel evacuated for several hours yesterday evening, until police were satisfied the report had been a hoax.

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Police seek to identify man following assault that left restaurant worker in coma

09 December 2022
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Police investigating the serious assault of a restaurant worker who is an induced coma after he was punched in the face in what appears to been an unprovoked attack outside his workplace in London’s Brixton, have released an image of[...]

Mana restaurant 'confused' over protest by Animal Rebellion News

Mana restaurant 'confused' over protest by Animal Rebellion

05 December 2022 by

The chef-patron of Michelin-starred Manchester restaurant Mana has said he was “confused” by the targeting of[...]

England cricketers expand pub group to second venue News

England cricketers expand pub group to second venue

05 December 2022 by

England cricketers Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney have purchased their second pub, the Griffin in Swithland,[...]

Couple who endured months of homophobic abuse at restaurant awarded £120,000 News

Couple who endured months of homophobic abuse at restaurant awarded £120,000

02 December 2022 by

A restaurant manager and his husband have been awarded more than £120,000 after suffering months of[...]

Eat Out to Help Out saw almost £70m claimed fraudulently or in error News

Eat Out to Help Out saw almost £70m claimed fraudulently or in error

01 December 2022 by

Almost 10% of the money handed out by government during the Covid-19 Eat Out to Help[...]

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2022 Roux Scholar Jonathan Ferguson to undertake stage at Thomas Keller's French Laundry

Jonathan Ferguson, winner of the 2022 Roux Scholarship, has revealed he will undertake the three-month stage included as part of his prize at Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin-star French Laundry in California."

01 December 2022 by
'This is where I feel joy': Nokx Majozi takes the reins at the Pie Room Business

'This is where I feel joy': Nokx Majozi takes the reins at the Pie Room

30 November 2022
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Nokx Majozi has taken the reigns from Calum Franklin for her dream job – leading the Pie Room at the Rosewood London, taking ownership of the famed ornate pie tins

Sakis Dinas, general manager of Lucknam Park, on having his dream job People

Sakis Dinas, general manager of Lucknam Park, on having his dream job

24 November 2022
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The general manager of Lucknam Park in Wiltshire speaks to Emma Lake about his love for county house hotels and the importance of putting a smile on the face of every guest

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