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Bella Italia plans to create 2,000 new jobs with the opening of its 40 new sites

Bella Italia to open 40 new restaurants by 2017

By Mark Wingett

Bella Italia, the Casual Dining Group restaurant brand, is to open 40 new sites by 2017, with openings lined up in Orpington, Chichester, Burton and Hemel Hempstead among others.

Diners to spend 12% less this Christmas

Diners to spend 12% less this Christmas

By Emma Eversham

Deloittes annual Christmas survey finds that people will make the biggest cutbacks on socialising this year with the average spend dropping 12 per cent to £126