Soho icon Admiral Duncan amongst other pubs to stay closed until restrictions lift October 28, 2020 Iconic Soho pub The Admiral Duncan is set to remain closed until lockdown restrictions lift, it was confirmed today.
Has an unverified Woolworths twitter account pranked Britain? Probably. October 27, 2020 An unverified Twitter account claiming to belong to Woolworths emerged this morning, sparking a media frenzy and a social media storm
Westminster City Council scraps plans to charge for pavement space October 23, 2020 Westminster City Council has scrapped plans to charge hospitality firms thousands of pounds to keep trading outside through the coming months. Earlier today City A.M. revealed that the Council was set to charge businesses £7 per square metre of outside space, per day, once the existing ‘al fresco’ scheme comes to an end on October [...]
New: Mayor calls on Westminster to reconsider pavement charging plan October 23, 2020 The Mayor of London has called on Westminster City Council to reconsider “short-sighted” plans to charge hospitality businesses thousands of pounds in fees to continue trading outside. The Council is set to charge businesses £7 per square metre of outside space, per day, once the existing ‘al fresco’ scheme comes to an end on October [...]
Rondo: Holborn’s newest dining room has the chance to be great October 23, 2020 Hotel restaurants are tough to get right. The space at the Hoxton in the Holborn is a perfect example of why – trying to create a cosy atmosphere whilst a constant stream of wheely suitcases make a racket just twenty metres away isn’t easy. But Rondo, occupying that same space, has just about managed it. [...]
Khan accuses PM of ‘blatant lie’ in tit-for-tat over TfL bailout October 21, 2020 Sadiq Khan has accused the government of “lying” and playing “party political games” during Transport for London (TfL) bailout talks, sparking a tit-for-tat with the Prime Minister over the future of the ailing transport network. The London mayor told TfL’s board meeting today that the government wrote a “blank cheque without conditions” when giving emergency [...]
Ottolenghi: “Ludicrous” Tier 2 rules will “kill” good businesses October 19, 2020 Renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi has criticised the Government’s ‘tier 2’ restrictions at a protest in London. The Israeli-born Ottolenghi told Sky News today: “I don’t think hospitality has been shown to spread (Covid-19) restrictions, and if it has then shut us all down and give us furlough again.” Unless furlough support is forthcoming, Ottolenghi warned [...]
The Friday Interview: Pizza and a pint with Homeslice’s Mark Wogan October 16, 2020 City A.M.’s Deputy Editor speaks to Homeslice’s Mark Wogan for the latest in his series of interviews with the capital’s hospitality entrepreneurs As combinations go, it’s hard to beat a slice of pizza and a cold beer. City A.M. certainly thinks so, so on this rainy Friday afternoon in Shoreditch it’s a delight to sit [...]
Exclusive: Google buys land for potential UK data centre October 16, 2020 Google has purchased a plot of land north of London which could house the Silicon Valley giant’s first data centre in the United Kingdom. The firm’s data centres house thousands of servers and drives, and provide the infrastructure for Google’s services across the world. City A.M. understands that the plot, in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, would [...]
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