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Archives for February 19, 2009

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Von Essen appoints head chef and invests £9.5m in hotel upgrades

19-Feb-2009
By Emma Eversham

Matthew Butcher takes on the role of head chef at von Essens Ston Easton Park as the hotel group unveils plans for major investment into its properties in Somerset and Gloucestershire

Tom Maxfield to sell Fisherman's Lodge

19-Feb-2009
By Emma Eversham

The North East entrepreneur who turned Seaham Hall into a luxury hotel has put his Newcastle restaurant Fishermans Lodge on the market to concentrate on other business

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Hove’s Wild Flor heads east with Kemptown residency

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