South Yorkshire

Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms closes for £310k refurb

Dronfield Woodhouse pub The Miners Arms has shut its doors in order to undergo a £310,000 refurbishment.  The refurbishment is being carried out by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and new licensee Jon Church, who comes from Meadowhead and has worked in pubs around Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for the past 20…

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VCP secures Eco-Power Stadium contract

Club Doncaster in South Yorkshire has appointed Venue Catering Partners (VCP) as its new catering operatives at the Eco-Power Stadium. VCP will operate as DN4 Events as it brings its award-winning expertise and provision to the stadium’s concourses, restaurants and hospitality offering as part of an initial five-year agreement. The…

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UKH launches local election manifesto highlighting community recovery

UKHospitality has published a raft of recommendations for local government ahead of elections in early May, stating the sector’s “crucial value” as an agent for positive change for post-Covid communities across the nation. UKHospitality’s Manifesto 2022: Revitalising Local Communities sets out a dozen ways in which local authorities, councillors and…

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Fridays opens 86th UK site

Fridays has announced it is set to open its latest and 86th UK restaurant in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.  The flagship site will be located at The Glass Works, a destination food and shopping centre that is situated near Superbowl UK and Cineworld. Spanning 5,300 square feet, the site will feature…

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Local pub operator acquires York’s Fairfax Arms

Fairfax Arms in York has been sold to a local buyer from South Yorkshire, Derek Gennard, for an undisclosed sum. It revealed the pub is situated in Gilling East, North Yorkshire, among the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  Previous owners, brothers Robert and Edward Fawcett have owned the…

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Greene King partners with Landmarks Specialist College

Greene King has announced a new partnership with Landmarks Specialist College to provide 16-24 year olds with learning difficulties and disabilities the opportunity to develop employment and life skills as they enter the hospitality industry. The first programme, which began in South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, will give nine learners work…

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New Tier system announced

The Government has announced a new Tier system for when England leaves lockdown on 2 December, with only areas in Tier 1 allowed to revert back to the ‘rule of six’.  Making the announcement to the House of Commons, health secretary Matt Hancock revealed that the new Tier 3 restrictions…

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South Yorkshire to enter Tier three

South Yorkshire will be placed into the ‘very high’ alert level of Covid lockdown measures from Saturday (24 October), according to a statement by Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region. Pubs and restaurants must close unless they are serving substantial meals, while mixing with different households is forbidden…

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Manchester moved into Tier three

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that Manchester will be placed into Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions, after talks between mayor Andy Burnham and the UK government collapsed.  As a result of being placed under Tier 3, pubs and restaurants must close unless they are supplying substantial meals and outside household…

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Star Pubs & Bars invests £1.3m in Sheffield pubs

Star Pubs & Bars has announced it is making a £1.3m investment in South Yorkshire and Sheffield community pubs in order to “transform them into great quality traditional locals”. As many as 25 new jobs are expected to be created by the new investment, and the pubs to be “transformed”…

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