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TV licensing - and the BBC iPlayer - important changes in force today
The law changed today! All viewers who use the iPlayer to watch any BBC programmes must now be covered by a TV licence after new rules which have just come into force. Until now, iPlayer users only needed a licence if they were using the s...
HMG 'invests £40 million and cuts red tape to boost tourism across England'
Last Friday, the Government announced some initiatives it indicated were designed to bolster the tourist trade in England. According to the press release: Towns and cities from across England will benefit from a £40 million fund to deliver...
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Costs recovery - 'Hemmings' may find relief in Europe
We have reported on the legal case of R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council for several years. A decision in the Supreme Court published on 29th April 2015 was decided against Mr. H...
BII Launch New Website and Marketplace
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) have launched their new website that includes an innovative market place for its members alongside a knowledge bank and customer relationship management system. We are pleased to support this and also tha...
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Committee launches an inquiry into the economic etc. impact of food waste in England.
‘In the UK, approximately 8 million tonnes of food is wasted post-manufacture, including households, retail and wholesale and hospitality/food sector. 60% of this could have been avoided. This has an annual value of approximately £16 b...
‘Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Catering 2016’ - BHA
Following our earlier article, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) today publishes their Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Catering 2016, which is has been prepared in consultation with the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Sco...
Food Safety - FSA consults on 'rare burgers' - differently but again
Further to our previous news on this topic the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is now consulting on the proposal to introduce specific approval in FSA approved establishments for the production of minced meat / meat preparations intended to be eaten l...
Rural tourism in England inquiry launched
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Commons Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the role of tourism in supporting rural growth in England. Rural Tourism provides around £17 billion a year to the English economy. But rur...