Month: October 2011

A REPORT RELEASED TODAY “SKILLS FOR BUSINESS: MORE TO LEARN?” BY THE BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (BCC) SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES FIND IT HARD TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT STAFF. The BCC’s research looked at the issues around skills, apprenticeships and training to understand the challenges faced by businesses operating in a labour market … Continue reading Uk Business – Recruitment Problems

Frederick Forster, head chef at Nuovo Restaurant, has been crowned National Chef of the Year 2011 by the Craft Guild of Chefs. Forster won after a two-hour cook-off at the final stage of the competition, held at this week’s London Restaurant Show. His dishes included sauté scallops with crab “Beignet” and roasted breast of duck … Continue reading Frederick Forster – National Chef of the Year 2011

The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2012 awarded two stars to a pub for the first time at its launch on Thursday. Michelin gave the sought after award to the Hand and Flowers in Marlow, in the southern English county of Buckinghamshire. The pub was opened by Tom and Beth Kerridge in 2005 and … Continue reading UK Michelin Guide – Pub Awarded Two Stars

More than 2,500 new boutique hotel rooms are expected to grace London between now and 2013, effectively doubling its size and making it the fastest growing segment in the UK capital’s hospitality market. That’s the prediction of HVS London in its Boutique Hotel Segment: The Challenge Of Standing Out From The Crowd report, which also offers … Continue reading Boutique Hotels Soar In London