Confidence levels among the UK's hospitality and tourism businesses are at a 12 month high according to figures gathered by tourism trade association UKinbound.
Martin Pickles, the former owner of Flying Pizza in Roundhay, has joined forces with friend and Weetwood Hall managing director Martin Hicks to launch Mediterranean restaurant Convive.
Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs' hospitality company GG Hospitality has announced plans to expand its hotel and restaurant brands into Europe and Asia following their successful debut in the UK.
October saw the opening of the much-awaited new restaurant - Margot - from Paolo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouen as well as a new site from The Salt Yard Group and the first site under SACO's Locke brand.
