Plymouth
Regional coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity across Plymouth, including the Barbican, Royal William Yard, Mutley Plain, and the city centre. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, university and naval trade, local sourcing, and F&B strategies shaped by tourism, regeneration, and coastal demand. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into trading in a South West city with strong maritime heritage and growing consumer diversity.
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Aug- 2018 -3 AugustPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons apologises after man with speech impediment thrown out
Wetherspoons has apologised after a man with a speech impediment claimed one of their pubs asked him to leave because he slurred his speech, with staff thinking he was drunk. Nathan Trotman, 28, who has had a stammer since he was a child was eating and drinking with his partner…
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Apr- 2018 -9 AprilRestaurants
Mum finds used needles on McDonald’s baby changing table
A mother found three used needles on a McDonald’s baby changing table at the New George Street outlet in Plymouth. Jade Krotke, 25, was about to use the table to change her eight-month-old daughter Olivia when she pulled it down and made the discovery. Krotke was with her husband at…
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Mar- 2018 -16 MarchFeatures
The Curious Gin Consumer
Gin has rapidly grown in popularity in the last few years. We asked Nicholas Cook, director general of The Gin Guild to share his industry expertise about why this has happened The gin craze is most definitely in full swing and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. The interest…
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