Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
Morning Digest: What’s shaping today’s business agenda June 11, 2021 Here’s City A.M.’s look at what the business world is talking about this morning. The bounceback begins:Britain’s economy grew by 2.3 per cent in April as the country took the first tentative steps back to normality. Services unsurprisingly saw the biggest boost and the top-line number would have been higher had it not been for [...]
Welsh Wine Week: Meet the UK’s fastest-growing wine region June 10, 2021 Welsh Wine may be the UK’s best kept secret. Though wine was grown here as far back as Roman times it fell by the wayside, with the rolling countryside being dominated by other agriculture, farming and basically a lot of sheep. Until now. Today it is one of the most dynamic new regions for wine, [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? June 9, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Chairman trades The Restaurant Group for the FA The Restaurant Group (TRG), which host brands like Wagamama and Frankie & Benny’s, has confirmed this week that its chairman will be stepping [...]
3 in 4 Londoners happy to share personal data to speed up post-Covid freedom June 8, 2021 Three-quarters of Londoners would be comfortable sharing their personal healthcare, location and contact data to regain post-pandemic freedom, according to a new survey. It comes after the NHS app gained over 1.3m new registrations after its vaccine-status capability was announced. Londoners are more willing than the rest of the UK, whose eagerness came in slightly [...]
Number of Uber UK rides back to pre-pandemic levels June 7, 2021 Uber this morning said that the number of rides booked by UK users has now returned to pre-pandemic levels. The ride-hailing app said that the loosening of restrictions on hospitality venues had been the main driving force behind the return of demand. Most of the trips currently being taken are in the evening, Uber added, [...]
Winemaker Gusbourne necks strong revenue despite hospitality restrictions June 7, 2021 Winemaker Gusbourne has reaped the benefits of lockdown wine nights this past year, despite the hospitality group battling lower trading sales. The group’s net revenue rose by 28 per cent to £2.11m, up from £1.65m the year before the pandemic pushed people’s social lives to their sofas. The winemaker’s share’s lifted 1.22 per cent in [...]
Social distancing in pubs, home working and face masks likely to continue after 21 June June 4, 2021 The Government is reportedly revising its roadmap out of lockdown, with plans to keep restrictions in place in pubs and restaurants amid concerns over new coronavirus variants. Social distancing in hospitality venues, working from home and masks on public transport could all remain in place after the so-called “Freedom Day” on 21 June, senior government [...]
How to make the ultimate working from home salad June 3, 2021 We asked Eleanor Warder, co-founder of healthy restaurant Atis, to talk us through her dream Working From Home lunch. Here’s what you need to make the Atis Azteca salad bowl: Chopped romaine Baby spinach Black beans Sweetcorn Avocado Feta Baked chipotle tortilla chips Pickled red onion Lime coriander dressing For my healthy lunch recommendation I’m [...]
Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche shuts for lunch indefinitely, citing Brexit-driven staffing shortage June 2, 2021 Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche will only open for dinner service until further notice, with the restaurant highlighting a “major” lack of well-trained hospitality staff due to a combination of Brexit and the pandemic. From 14 June, the two Michelin-starred restaurant owned by French celebrity chef Michel Roux will only open from 5pm onwards, meaning punters [...]