SOUTHBANK CENTRE PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS – FROM ARTIST-DESIGNED LIGHTS BY ANYA GALLACCIO TO LONDON’S FIRST SLOW FOOD MARKET As part of this year’s Christmas offerings at Southbank Centre, The Hayward has commissioned Anya Gallaccio to create artist-designed Christmas Lights. Southbank Centre is delighted to announce this collaboration with Turner Prize nominee Anya Gallaccio, who read more …

Andaz Liverpool Street London – Re-defining Luxury Hotel (formerly Gt Eastern Hotel) A revolutionary new concept for the hotel industry, Andaz Liverpool St London is the first launch in the international Andaz line. Andaz is about personalised casual luxury – your own unique hotel experience. This launch will see traditional hotel service models turned on read more …

Shuna appoints new Managing Director and signs Co-operation Agreement with Loch Fyne Oysters Isle of Shuna plc is delighted to announce two major steps in the development of its business, ahead of the forthcoming round of fundraising. Donny Gillies has been appointed Managing Director, Isle of Shuna plc. He joins from the position of Managing read more …

CONSUMERS NOT WINE GROWERS MUST BE FOCUS OF REFORMED EU WINE MARKET The House of Lords European Union Committee have called on the EU wine industry to switch its focus from producers to consumers in order to compete with the growing popularity of New World wine. In their final report on the EU wine industry, read more …

Chester Food & Drink Festival 2008 Celebrity Chefs. Who do you want to see? The dates for the 2008 Chester Food and Drink Festival have been announced and Festival chairman Stephen Wundke wants to know which celebrity chefs the public most want to meet next Easter. Chester Food and Drink Festival is planned for March read more …

GATESHEAD RESTAURANT PLACED IN UK’S TOP 100 RESTAURANTS Forget Brick Lane in London or Birmingham’s Balti Triangle, The Last Days of the Raj, in Low Fell, Gateshead is officially one of the best places to get a curry in the UK. After more than 18,000 public nominations covering 3,000 plus restaurants across the UK, The read more …