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Implementation of Tips Bill delayed until October

The implementation of a new tipping law has been pushed back from July to October to allow more time for businesses to introduce any changes required.

Chef Tom Barnes sets opening date for his Manchester restaurant Skof

Tom Barnes sets opening date and releases more details for Skof

Tom Barnes debut solo restaurant Skof will officially launch in Manchester’s NOMA district on 29 May.

Tommy Thorn to head the kitchen at Somerset’s Puro

MasterChef: The Professionals runner up Tommy Thorn has been named as the new head chef at Somerset restaurant Puro.

Anthony Demetre launches Bistrot at Wild Honey

Anthony Demetre is opening a more casual offer at Sofitel St James to sit alongside Wild Honey.

Further train strikes announced for May

A fresh wave of strikes across the rail network have been announced by the main train drivers' union, Aslef, for the week of the early May Bank Holiday.

Master Bao to open at Westfield Stratford City

Mr Bao Group will open its fourth London site next month.

James Nolan to launch Italian restaurant

James Nolan will open an Italian restaurant in south Liverpool this summer having taken on the former Justino’s site on Aigburth Road.

Owners of Birmingham’s Vietnamese Street Kitchen group to launch new seafood boil concept

The group behind the Birmingham-based Vietnamese Street Kitchen restaurant brand is to launch a new seafood boil concept at the Arcadian in the city centre in early June.

Fallow trio on Roe their biggest restaurant project

Three’s company: the Fallow trio on their biggest project by far

With their Canary Wharf restaurant Roe, the trio behind Fallow and FOWL have gone bigger and bolder.

Filipino fusion restaurant Tins & Fins to launch in Margate

The team behind RAPSA will launch a restaurant serving Filipino fusion food on Margate seafront later this week.

Estrella Damm to open first UK brewery in Bedford

Estrella Damm invests £50m in Bedford brewery

Estrella Damm is to open a UK brewery, marking the first time the Spanish beer will made outside the Iberian Peninsula in its 150-year history.

Cheltenham restaurant Journey to close this summer

Cheltenham-based fine dining restaurant Journey will close in June less than two years after launch.

“I baulk at the definition of us as a food hall” – Nick Johnson MBE on 10 years of Altrincham Market

The co-founder of Market Operations on how he reinvented Altrincham’s historic market as a thriving food hub, and whether similar concepts could play a role in rejuvenating UK highstreets.

Chotto Matte to expand into Georgia

Kurt Zdesar’s Japanese-Peruvian restaurant brand Chotto Matte is continuing to push forward with international expansion having secured a site in Tbilisi, Georgia.