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      <news:title><![CDATA[Leon confirms the closure of 23 sites as John Vincent injects £2.5m]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[KERB drives £38.9m in revenue for independent hospitality operators]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[More details released for James and Maria Close’s huge F&B project at Rockliffe Hall]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Spencer Metzger to open French bistro Chez Rose on former Little Social site]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[How I got here: Rich Cullen]]></news:title>
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