WHITBREAD

Hotel chain still has Weston in its eyes

HOTEL chain Whitbread has said its aim to build in Weston has not changed despite the fall of the Lifestation@Tropicana. The leisure giant was signed up by developer Henry Boot to open a 96-bed Premier Inn inside the ambitious...

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Shares not always fair since 2000

The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companies In a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the...

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Joining the ranks of world-famous names…

Saturday, 21st November 2009 Change Date Joining the ranks of world-famous names… Published Date: 21 November 2009 THE BEST-known artists' labels for wines and spirits have been produced for Château Mouton Rothschild, the...

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Wine & Beer: Beer Hunter: With Arfur Daley

Beer Hunter: With Arfur Daley Nov 21 2009 by Our Correspondent, South Wales Echo Winchester, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8BG Open noon until midnight Monday to Saturday, noon until 10.30pm Sunday The Winchester is...

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Yachties of the year announced

Two watch captains on the Swedish yacht Ericsson 4 which won the Volvo round-the-world race earlier this year have been named jointly as New Zealand sailors of the year.Brad Jackson and Stu Bannatyne were announced winners at...

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Reading

SCOTTISH writer Janice Galloway will be reading at the Pier Arts Centre at 7.30pm next Monday, November 23. Janice Galloway was born in 1956 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire. Her first novel The Trick is to keep Breathing, a bleak story...

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1,900 jobs go as off-licences close

Administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have announced another swathe of store closures and more than 1,900 job losses. Administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have announced another swathe of store closures and...

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Injury problems ease for Lions boss

Millwall boss Kenny Jackett's injury problems are continuing to ease ahead of the Lions' home clash against Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday. Darren Ward returned as a substitute during last weekend's 2-2 draw at Brentford...

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Enshrining children's rights | Jasmine Whitbread

Why does a bill to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK law stand little chance of being passed? All political parties say they want to improve life for children in this country. Conservatives say...

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Novelist Nolan had 'wonderful life', thanks to parents

By Louise Hogan Friday November 20 2009 THE sister of an award-winning author yesterday praised her parents for allowing him to live a "wonderful life" despite his severe disabilities. Whitbread prize-winner Christopher Nolan...

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