by Mark Murphy | Oct 21, 2020 | UK News
South Australian and Western Australian wine producers have dominated this year’s Royal Adelaide Wine Show, taking out 17 of the 23 top honours between them. South Australian labels were awarded 10 trophies in total, including the Outstanding Wine of Provenance prize,...
by Barbara Collins | Oct 20, 2020 | Featured, UK News
A leading Belfast restaurant owner has criticised the NI Executive for its announcement that restaurants will only be able to serve outdoor and takeaway food from Friday 16th October. Stormont says the restrictions are to stem the rise in coronavirus cases but Andrea...
by Mark Murphy | Sep 1, 2020 | UK News
Wine auction house Zachys has announced it will be launching its first ever European auction in London. The sale will comprise rarities from the cellar of the Michelin three-star Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Italy and take place on 12th September at 11:00am GMT via...
by Mark Murphy | Aug 31, 2020 | UK News
Northern Ireland Economy Minister Diane Dodds joined and addressed the board of Visit Belfast at the Stormont Hotel on Thursday 27th August, to discuss its recovery plans in response to the challenges faced by the city’s tourism sector as a result of the coronavirus...
by Mark Murphy | Jul 14, 2020 | Restaurants, UK News
The proportion of the UK’s small business leaders that cite barriers to growth has jumped from 75% to 91% in the last six months, according to Hitachi Capital Business Finance. For the hospitality and leisure sector, the percentage jumped from 81% in Q4 2019 to...
by Mark Murphy | Jul 10, 2020 | Restaurants, UK News
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a cut in VAT from 20% to 5% for hospitality and leisure services, putting additional pressure on Ireland to follow suit with a much asked-for hospitality VAT reduction. The chancellor said the new VAT rate,...
