City

Paul Askew extends The Art School with new bar and private dining room

21-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Paul Askew has extended his Liverpool restaurant The Art School with the creation of a new downstairs bar and private dining room.

Viva Brazil to open fifth site in Birmingham

16-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Brazilian steakhouse chain Viva Brazil is set to open its fifth restaurant in Birmingham after securing a £900k Growth Capital Loan from Santander.

Urban Cookhouse in Manchester to expand after £500k first-year turnover

14-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Urban Cookhouse, the Manhattan-inspired Manchester restaurant and bar, is to expand following a successful year’s turnover of £500,000.

Smoke Barbecue opening in Leeds

11-Sep-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Smoke Barbecue is to open in Leeds in September following a £500k investment, with plans in place for a third site in Glasgow.

Six new restaurant sites to spring up in Oldham

28-Oct-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Six restaurant sites will be built and let out to operators in Oldham city centre as part of the new Parliament Square development.

Operators sought for four new restaurant and bar venues in Birmingham

08-Apr-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Colliers International is seeking operators for four new leisure units at the large Two Snowhill office development in Birmingham, located next to the city’s main retail zone.

Taste of Bradford: event aims to attract new restaurants to the city

24-Feb-2014 By Carina Perkins

Bradford business organisations are holding an event to encourage UK restaurateurs to set up in the city.

Fazenda hits Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham next

19-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Fazenda, the Brazillian 'rodizio' restaurant concept with a single site in Leeds, is expanding into areas we’ve previously highlighted as upcoming ‘Hospitable Cities’, with a second site opening in Liverpool this autumn and more to follow in...

Boris Johnson credits London hotels with helping to boost city's business tourism credentials

13-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

London has been elevated to sixth place in the International Congress and Convention Association's list of the most popular cities for business tourism, an accolade the London Mayor has attributed in part to the capital's hotels.  

Z Hotels chooses Liverpool for first venue outside London

05-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Budget hotel group Z Hotels will open its first venue outside London this month when it opens a hotel in Liverpool city centre ahead of the launch of a new property in Glasgow and further expansion in the capital.

Middletons Steakhouse & Grill opens in Norwich

14-Dec-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Middletons Steakhouse & Grill has progressed from Norfolk to Norwich with the opening of a second restaurant, headed up by former Loch Fyne chefs Rob Spillings and Adam Mott, as the group looks to embark on a ‘slow and steady’ UK expansion.

Purple Flag Week: How hospitality businesses can make the most of destinations after dark

24-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

National tourist board VisitEngland has issued a new set of guidelines for the hospitality and tourism industries in a publication entitled ‘The Evening & Night Time Economy’, which encourages businesses to make the most of the night time economy...

Hospitable cities: Spotlight on Brighton

15-Jun-2012 By Emma Eversham

In the fifth and final part our hospitable cities feature we head to Brighton on the south coast to explore the hospitality market in this cosmopolitan seaside city.

Hospitable cities: Spotlight on Birmingham

13-Jun-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The third part of our hospitable cities feature sees BigHospitality head 80 miles south of Manchester to the thriving city of Birmingham. We take a look at all the facts and figures and explore some of the hospitality businesses which have helped the...

Hospitable cities: Spotlight on Manchester

12-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In the second part of our hospitable cities feature, BigHospitality is moving south of the border from Glasgow to focus on another thriving city for hospitality businesses outside of London - Manchester. What makes its restaurants, hotels and pubs and...

Cote's 26th restaurant opens in Salisbury

12-Aug-2011 By Mark Wingett

Cote Restaurants, the French bistro chain founded by Andy Bassadone and Chris Benians and owned by Richard Caring, has opened its first site in Wiltshire.

City Centre Rates force Blanc out of Brum

15-Feb-2008 By Alan Lodge

As Brasserie Blanc announces it is to close its Birmingham restaurant, blaming high rents on the decision to pull the plug, we ask just how bad this nationwide problem could get.

Entropy closes due to lack of cutting edge

30-Aug-2006 By Restaurant

Entropy for sale as owners rue the city's lack of enthusiasm for cutting-edge cooking. The former site of Entropy restaurant at 3 Dover Street in Leicester is on the market, and is open to offers for the freehold interest. The three-storey ...