Hotel Chocolat takes full control of beauty range Rabot 1745
Rabot 1745 was established in 2016 as a joint venture between the group and Andrew Gerrie (its non-executive chairman) to develop a beauty product range inspired by Hotel Chocolat’s cacao farm and rainforest spa retreat in St Lucia.
How Starbucks slumped to a £41m loss in the UK
Despite the pandemic, Starbucks continued to pay staff in full and did not take any Government furlough money for its non-franchised stores. The firm saw a limited recovery when stores were allowed to reopen last summer, with UK city centres trading at 34 per cent of levels the previous year, rising to 56 per cent by September 2020.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport supports 'Travel Day of Action'
Led by travel and aviation trade bodies such as Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), the day of action will call upon UK Government to allow a safe return to international travel by properly implementing the Global Travel Taskforce’s plan for a traffic light system, expanding the Green List in line with the scientific evidence and making restrictions more appropriate, whilst following a strong Red list to guard against variants.
Mayhem at the auction as full-scale monster truck put up for sale
Monster truck fans are being offered a rare opportunity to grab a full-sized slice of automotive mayhem as one of the UK’s best known trucks goes up for auction.
House hunters 'priced out' of desirable US locations due to 'unsustainable' property market, housing experts warn
House-hunters are being priced out of many of the region’s most desirable locations as the cost of property has continued to soar and demand for homes has seen bidding wars erupt.
Can an Amazon parcels hub, a new hospital and potential city status kickstart sleeping giant Doncaster's revival?
Doncaster’s town motto, ‘Be Steadfast’, might well have been written for Richard Smith. The 55-year-old opened a high end, luxury shoe shop in the heart of Doncaster town centre in 2017, and almost four years on he knows the first question on most customers’ lips. .
Boutique hotel in York opens after £1m revamp of historic Victorian townhouse
Clementine’s, on St Peter’s Grove, has undergone a £1m refurbishment after being taken over by luxury hotel chain HRH Group.
How Covid-19 affected business sectors boosted the economy in May
Eleven of the 14 sectors monitored by the Tracker reported faster output growth month-on-month during May, up from nine in April, as the UK moved further out of lockdown.
10 of the most historic pubs in Leeds
Here is a list of ten of some of the most historical and interesting establishments in Leeds all of which are still serving as pubs today.
This luxury cat hotel in Barnsley is a retreat for pampered pets
Jennifer Ryder, inset, started developing plans for her five star cat hotel in Barnsley in 2018 and, after noticing a dramatic rise in pet ownership since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the site is running at close to full capacity in its first year.
