Westminster
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments across this central London borough, with reporting focused on key areas including Soho, Covent Garden, Victoria, and the political district around Whitehall. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, weekday trade driven by government, tourism and office footfall, licensing and planning updates, and street dining initiatives. Insight is tailored for operators navigating a dense, high-stakes trading environment shaped by commuter patterns, policymaker presence, and international visitor demand.
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
‘Lack of urgency’ in handing out Covid-19 grants to SMEs, says Colliers
Colliers International said it is concerned about the “lack of urgency” many local authorities are showing in paying out “much needed” grants to businesses, including recipients in the hospitality sector. Colliers said that according to the latest data published by the Government, five weeks after the grants were announced 38%…
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Feb- 2020 -11 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Yes, the trade barriers are coming
I think both Leavers and Remainers probably expected this in the long run – Michael Gove announced yesterday that businesses should “accept” that frictionless trade with the EU will be impossible whatever agreement is finally reached by the deadline of 31 December this year. This is the cost, he says, of making…
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Jan- 2020 -20 JanuaryCatering Companies
Green and Fortune wins third London contract
Green and Fortune has announced it will be the exclusive operator of all hospitality and retail catering services at Central Hall Westminster. The hospitality reform has signed a contract with the London-based conference venue, and will begin its role on 1 March 2020. It will now cater for all corporate…
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Sep- 2019 -23 SeptemberBusiness
Bailiffs visit 310 premises a day over business rates, study finds
Councils across England are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over business rates arrears, new figures show. The investigation by the real estate adviser Altus Group revealed that, during the last financial year, for 2018/19, over 78,000 non-domestic properties from shops to restaurants to pubs to factories to offices…
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Aug- 2019 -27 AugustPeople
Number of pubs in the capital remains steady
The number of pubs in London remained stable between 2017 and 2018 after falling by more than a quarter since 2001, according to statistics from City Hall. The figures, published last week, identified 3,540 pubs in the capital in March 2018, an increase of 10 pubs from 2017. A total…
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May- 2019 -10 MayPeople
Atul Kochhar to open restaurant in former Westminster Fire Station
This autumn Atul Kochhar, the first Indian chef to receive a Michelin star, will open the doors to a second central London restaurant Mathura in Westminster. Named after the capital city of King Kanishka, an emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century, the 200 cover restaurant and bar…
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3 MayBusiness
London councils to ban ice cream vans
London councils including Camden, Westminster and Islington are set to ban ice cream vans from operating on roads within the boroughs in order to cut down on air pollution. Most ice cream vans run on diesel fuel, releasing high levels of black carbon, a substance which scientists claim can stunt…
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Mar- 2019 -26 MarchRestaurants
Aqua restaurant group to open four new Fitzrovia sites
Restaurant group, Aqua, has announced it is to open four new sites in London’s Fitzrovia area. The new openings will include a dim sum restaurant named Library, a Japanese restaurant, a Spanish deli along with a regular café based on the former site of all day cafe, Villandry. Aqua currently…
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18 MarchFood and Drink
Food advertising restrictions will ‘harm hospitality sector’
Trade association UKHospitality has warned that restrictions on food advertising would further “undermine hospitality businesses” already battling against restrictive legislation and rising costs. The government has today launched a consultation on restricting food advertising proposing a post-watershed and social media ban. UKHospitality chief executive, Kate Nicholls, said: “Hospitality shares the…
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Aug- 2018 -23 AugustFood and Drink
Frederick Forster returns to D&D London as Plateau’s head chef
Luxury restaurant group D&D London has appointed Frederick Forster as the new head chef at its Plateau restaurant in London’s Canary Wharf. Forster has already worked for the group, joining in 2015 as its head chef at Le Pont de la Tour, but left in 2017 and was replaced by…
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