news summary

Valuation debate continues

The RICS responds to BAHA's booklet on valuation procedure for hotels

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police ask for aid in cleaning fraud investigations

Restaurateurs are asked to send in suspect bills

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AA awards five rosettes to seven restaurants

The AA's 1994 grading gives its top award to seven establishments - as opposed to only three last year

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Mcculloch to head STb cooking scheme

Ken McCulloch is to chair the first meeting of the Scottish Tourist Board's Natural Cooking of Scotland committee

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CCR announces plans to replace sell-offs

London-based City Centre Restaurants plans to buy eight new restaurants

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motorists opt to eat on the move

Shell UK's survey finds a third of motorists eat in their cars rather than at roadside outlets

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STB revamps image for english market

STB launches a new advertising campaign aimed at attracting the English

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english rose replaces holbeck hall hotel

The Yorkshire company buys Charingworth Manor in the Cotswolds, replacing the hotel it lost in a landslip last year

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