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Hoteliers urge new PM to cut VAT

Hoteliers in Bristol are urging whoever becomes the new Prime Minister to cut the rate of VAT to help their businesses survive the post-pandemic threat of soaring costs.

Cotswold gin company raises a glass to organic collaboration

Wood Brothers Distilling Company have created a special gin for Helen Browning’s Organic and her famous Wiltshire Eastbrook Farm.

Government must save hospitality businesses from soaring utility bills or thousands could be forced to close

The stark warning comes from Regency Purchasing Group, one of the UK’s leading procurement businesses, which says the hospitality sector is now in the midst of a ‘perfect storm’.

Charity launches a new way for visitors to enjoy the South West Coast Path and support businesses

Alex Polizzi’s Hotel Inspector TV show recently revealed a new way for visitors to enjoy and support the path this summer when the Pack O’ Cards pub in Combe Martin became one of the first places to sign up as a Coast Path Passport stamping point.

Salcombe Distilling Co. partners with Marine Conservation Society to fund important ‘No Anchor Zone’ to protect Seagrass meadows

The purchase and installation of ‘no anchor zone’ buoys off the coast of Dorset’s Portland Harbour have been generously funded through Salcombe Distilling Co.’s ‘1% for the Ocean’ campaign.

Local business donates £1,000 to local PTA through charitable partnership.

Since their first birthday celebrations and charitable partnership announcement, the EBIKE Cafe @ Deheers has raised £1,000 for All Saints CE Academy Parents Teacher Association.

Brewery relaunches behind-the-scenes tour experiences

Truro-based Skinner’s Brewery has relaunched its popular brewery tour experience after a break of over two years.

Sharp’s Brewery brings back One Giant Leap pale ale for Goonhilly Earth Station’s 60th anniversary

Brewed at Sharp’s ‘pilot plant’ brewery in Rock, the latest limited edition pale ale, One Giant Leap has been released especially to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Goonhilly Earth Station.

Whitbread ramps up the amps with first all-electric Premier Inn

Whitbread, the UK’s largest hotel business and owner of the Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn hotel brands, has started construction of the first ‘all-electric’ Premier Inn hotel, in Swindon town centre.

China Fleet Country Club Invests over £100,000 into Green Energy

China Fleet in Saltash, Cornwall, has invested over £100,000 installing state of the art solar energy technology – helping the Club not only reduce its energy costs, but also to become Carbon Neutral within 10 years.

Leading culinary competition returns!

A fantastic opportunity awaits the talented chefs and home cooks of the South West with the much-anticipated return of South West Chef of the Year.

Top skills displayed in Exmoor Young Chef final

From succulent Exmoor beef to home-grown loganberries, some of the area’s finest produce was showcased in the final of the Exmoor Young Chef competition, which took place on Saturday 2nd July at West Somerset College.

Masons Arms, St Austell Brewery’s South Devon gem, unveils sleek new renovation

St Austell Brewery’s 26 pubs with rooms ooze character, authenticity and charm – characteristics that have always been synonymous with the southwest.

Great Cornish Food Store pioneers team empowerment approach on its 6th birthday

Cornwall’s award-winning and trail-blazingly independent Great Cornish Food Store has announced another pioneering evolution as it celebrates six successful years in business.

Duchy Holidays campaign to help ditch plastic holiday waste

Cornish holiday company, Duchy Holidays, based in Perranporth are collaborating with local surf store, Piran Surf and surf brand Hot Surf 69, to help reduce plastic waste in the ocean.

Sharp’s Brewery invites you to make more of the moments that matter via Doom Bar campaign that celebrates being ‘In Your Element’

16 golden compasses for the ultimate adventures hidden within Doom Bar cans this summer.

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