Chester
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice activity in this historic North West city, with reporting focused on the city centre, Northgate development, Foregate Street, and the Rows. Topics include independent and group-led restaurant openings, tourism-driven footfall, premium casual formats, and local sourcing trends. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers responding to Chester’s mix of affluent residents, destination shoppers, and visitor demand in a heritage-rich trading environment.
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Feb- 2021 -25 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Chester Pub manager found guilty of watering down spirits
A pub in West Chester and its manager faces a £2,454 fine after the manager was found to be watering down the alcohol it served to customers. Jia Tong Chen, manager of the Dunham Arms on Chester Road, Dunham on the Hill, pleaded guilty to nine offences in respect of…
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Nov- 2020 -12 NovemberFood and Drink
Oddfellows in Chester fined for food safety allergen offence
Oddfellows restaurant in Chester has been ordered to pay over £4300 after a customer was hospitalised for a “severe” reaction to the hummus they consumed at the venue, despite making severs aware they were allergic to the food. On 4 April 2019 Regulatory Services officers visited to investigate a complaint…
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Jun- 2020 -17 JuneCoronavirus
Spanish restaurant group Ultracomida invests in online ‘deli deliveries’
Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to expand its ‘deli home delivery’ service, click and collect, and online tasting events, after a successful trial period. The independent boutique operators run two deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth, as well as Curado Bar and Vermut…
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Mar- 2020 -11 MarchRestaurants
Knights Brasserie reopens following extensive refurb
The Lumley Castle hotel, located in Durham, has reopened its Knights Brasserie restaurant after an extensive six-week programme of refurbishment. The project was overseen by the property’s new general manager, Gordon Cartwright, who said “no expense had been spared” in creating one of the North East’s most “luxurious and innovative”…
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Feb- 2020 -6 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Lincoln’s Prince of Wales pub reopens following £260,000 investment
Ei Publican Partnerships has supported local publican, Gordon Reeves, by revitalising the Prince of Wales pub in Lincoln, which has recently reopened following a £260,000 joint investment. Located in the Bailgate area of Lincoln, the reopening follows a “significant transformation” to bring the well-known and historic site “back to its…
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryPeople
Panoramic 34 appoints new head chef
Liverpool restaurant Panoramic 34 has announced the appointment of Elliot Hill as its new head chef. The restaurant said that Hill will bring a “unique” style of cooking to Panoramic, and that the front of house and kitchen team are “hugely excited with the new developments that are planned under…
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberPeople
Andrew Sheridan joins Craft Dining Rooms
Craft Dining Rooms has announced the appointment of Chef Andrew Sheridan as its new executive chef. He will join both Craft Dining Rooms and Craft English Garden, which is due to launch in Birmingham in 2020. Sheridan will continue the site’s dedication to providing an all-British menu, using locally sourced…
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Aug- 2019 -19 AugustBusiness
Fire breaks out at Wrexham bakery
Firefighters from the North Wales Fire Service have been called out to tackle a fire at the site of a bakery in Wrexham. The service received a call at 8:41am this morning to a building on Coed Aben Road, Wrexham Industrial Estate. The fire service sent three appliances from Wrexham,…
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Mar- 2019 -8 MarchPeople
The Lawns appoints Genesis Valenzuela as restaurant manager
Genesis Valenzuela has been announced as the new manager of award-winning restaurant, The Lawns. Valenzuela began his career working for hotels in his home of the Philippines, followed by over nine years on a number of cruise ships in a variety of roles, before eventually settling in the UK in…
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Nov- 2018 -1 NovemberPeople
Cultivated by Elliot Hill joins the Oddfellows family
Design-led boutique hotel, Oddfellows in Chester, has announced the relaunch of the restaurant within the hotel to Cultivated by Elliot Hill. Head chef Hill joined the Oddfellows team earlier this year after working in London, when the ‘small plates movement’ was taking off. This inspired him to create “odd plates”,…
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