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Matt Ashman

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Does this count as work?! Love living London leisure. Head up Leisure & Restaurants @ C&W. Views will be those of my employers, they just don't know it. Yet.

 London, England
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Joined February 2009
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Rick Stein, 79, opens up on 'tough times' after restaurant closes

Rick Stein, 79, opens up on 'tough times' after restaurant closes

Celebrity chef Rick Stein, 79, has opened up on "tough times" after his restaurant closed.

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Harvey Nichols’ former owner faces £100m loss from sale share.google/7JpwRrX3iGVez8w…
Harvey Nichols’ former owner faces £100m loss from sale

Harvey Nichols’ former owner faces £100m loss from sale

Hong Kong tycoon Sir Dickson Poon is unlikely to recover the money he poured into retailer

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Pedestrianisation of Oxford St: Secret London share.google/KE8KfNEfWMI8UFN…
Europe’s busiest shopping street can be found here in London – and it’s officially being pedestri...

Europe’s busiest shopping street can be found here in London – and it’s officially being pedestri...

A huge stretch of Oxford Street will be completely closed to vehicles from the end of October - here are all of the details.

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VAT reduction and rates reform necessary to grow hospitality sector: Insider Media Ltd share.google/TvGR1qS3DznZ7Tt…
VAT reduction and rates reform necessary to grow hospitality sector - industry survey

VAT reduction and rates reform necessary to grow hospitality sector - industry survey

A new survey of hospitality operators across Northern Ireland has found that 92 per cent believe that a VAT reduction for hospitality and 69 per cent believe the lowering of business rates…

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Hackney bar sees business boom after urging punters to stop single-file queuing

Hackney bar sees business boom after urging punters to stop single-file queuing

Staff even resorted to shouting ‘please stop queuing’ to a line of customers so long that it was forming out onto the street

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Dishoom Is Set to Open Another London Restaurant on the South Bank share.google/rgGBEmZwT3HlnAb…
Dishoom is set to open another London restaurant on the South Bank

Dishoom is set to open another London restaurant on the South Bank

Because you can never have too much biryani.

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Alan Yau new site in Marylebone lnkd.in/p/enFBa2XD
Alan Yau to launch new site in London's Marylebone | Propel Info posted on the topic | LinkedIn

Alan Yau to launch new site in London's Marylebone | Propel Info posted on the topic | LinkedIn

ALAN YAU TAKWAI, OBE – the founder of wagamama, Hakkasan Group, Busaba Eathai and Yauatcha – is gearing up to launch a new site in London’s Marylebone. Propel revealed last summer that Yau was...

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Big Mamma opening Edmundo No. 6 Lombard Street thecaterer.com/news/big-mamm…
Big Mamma Group to open seventh London restaurant

Big Mamma Group to open seventh London restaurant

Big Mamma Group is to open its seventh restaurant in London this autumn, in Bank

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Cult Australian Frozen Yoghurt Brand Yo-Chi is Opening its First London location share.google/0D8JgKJq23AITI4…
This cult Australian frozen yoghurt brand is opening its first London location

This cult Australian frozen yoghurt brand is opening its first London location

It’s got a DJ booth, disco ball and security guards.

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Bar Douro to take on 10 Greek Street site restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Bar Douro to take on 10 Greek Street site

Bar Douro to take on 10 Greek Street site

Portuguese mini-group Bar Douro is opening its third restaurant this autumn on the site of the soon-to-close 10 Greek Street.

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Beefeater closes restaurants: Daily Mirror share.google/MVYL7YaA7TITsmB…
Brits left reminiscing as 'beloved' restaurant shuts all outlets after 52 years

Brits left reminiscing as 'beloved' restaurant shuts all outlets after 52 years

The beloved 52-year-old chain will shut the doors to its final 106 UK locations forever after its parent compay announced a complete exit from the standalone restaurant sector

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🇬🇧 M&S finally opens flagship Oxford Street store after years-long planning row buff.ly/3K0LUWP
M&S unveils new-look flagship store on Oxford Street

M&S unveils new-look flagship store on Oxford Street

The retail giant is opening two new floors of the shop in the iconic Pantheon building

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Ghetto Golf shuts down: The Sun share.google/StH53FEKfGvB9l1…
Massive UK mini golf attraction permanently shuts down after 7 years in ‘difficult decision’

Massive UK mini golf attraction permanently shuts down after 7 years in ‘difficult decision’

A POPULAR mini golf venue has closed its doors after facing “unsustainable” pressures. The business, which first opened in 2019, says deciding to shut was a “difficult decision”. Ghetto Golf was be…

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New immersive gaming experience to open on the Southbank in September this year share.google/ylG9KgBFchWQ6u6…
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10% Vat on hospitality: The Guardian share.google/CpZrx7H3Cc4FUQg…
Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality

Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality

Tom Kerridge says ‘whole of hospitality’ should get behind Burnham who has called for VAT cut from 20% to 10%

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Simpsons Birmingham: BBC share.google/DtVvsDOATEes4sm…
'If Birmingham's Simpsons Restaurant can't survive, what can?'

'If Birmingham's Simpsons Restaurant can't survive, what can?'

The owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant announced its sudden closure on Thursday.

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No such thing as a a free drink: the Guardian theguardian.com/world/2026/m…

Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel

Woman argued water was a universal human right but court found no law in Italy obliged hoteliers to serve it from taps

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@PaulCharity1May 21
US Tex-Mex casual dining brand Chili’s Grill & Bar, which has more than 1,600 locations worldwide, has told Propel it sees the potential for up to 100 UK restaurants and is aiming for its first flagship opening within 12-18 months – in Propel
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18p profit on a flat white - Grind: The Independent share.google/mF8dmiWUbAXirIg…
Boss of trendy coffee chain says he makes just 18p profit on £4.10 flat white

Boss of trendy coffee chain says he makes just 18p profit on £4.10 flat white

The boss of Grind said chain’s coffees had to be ‘best in class’ to justify the cost for customers

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Iran war accelerates ‘Regrexit’ as wealthy UK expats weigh a return

Iran war accelerates ‘Regrexit’ as wealthy UK expats weigh a return

Non-doms also blame difficulties on adjusting to new lifestyles and marital problems while living in low-tax jurisdictions

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