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Manhattan charity swim

This year will present me with my biggest challenge yet. I'm half of a two-man relay team intending to swim all the way around Manhattan Island, New York on 24 June.
Posted: 18 May 2006 | 00:00

Top chefs put in a marathon effort for charity

Gordon Ramsay was among a host of top chefs taking part in this year's London Marathon, although he was by no means the fastest.
Posted: 27 April 2006 | 00:00

Simon Dow, executive head chef at Exeter's Abode hotel

Simon DowSimon Dow, executive head chef at Exeter's Abode hotel, is running his first London Marathon this Sunday, joining about 32,000 runners determined to complete the gruelling 26-mile race. He talks to Alix Young about the challenge
Posted: 20 April 2006 | 00:00

News in brief

Call for WorldSkills backing; Charity dinner raises £11,000; Views wanted on hols increase; Trinity takes healthy food title
Posted: 23 March 2006 | 00:00

Portman Group to be replaced

Sensible drinking body the Portman Group is to shed many of its responsibilities, including campaigning and education, and they are to be taken on by charity group the Drinkaware Trust.
Posted: 15 March 2006 | 10:55

Philip Howard auctioned for £20,000

Philip Howard pictured left, with fellow chef Bruce PooleThe eighth Look Who's Cooking Dinner? saw the Square's Philip Howard (pictured, left, with fellow chef Bruce Poole) go for a hefty £20,000 in the after-dinner charity chef auction.
Posted: 09 March 2006 | 00:00

Runners get Hotelympia off to flying start

Robert CousinsHotelympia got off to a running start yesterday when nearly 500 people put on their trainers to scamper 10km for hospitality charity Springboard.
Posted: 20 February 2006 | 14:20

Naked chefs pose for charity calendar

Ian HewittA group of south-coast chefs have stripped off in aid of industry charity Hospitality Action (HA).
Posted: 14 February 2006 | 16:02

Why Hospitality Action deserves your support

Images of high-profile industry figures suffering serious illness and and financial hardship feature in the campaign to raise funds for Hospitality Action. Kirstie Redford looks at the work of the charity and how its grants are allocated
Posted: 10 February 2006 | 00:00

Register now for Hotelympia10K

Hoteympia 10K logoThe deadline for the inaugural Hotelympia10K, which is being staged to mark the opening day of this year's Hotelympia event in London's Docklands, has been extended.
Posted: 31 January 2006 | 13:06

Do someone else's job for a good cause

I will be spending 24 March 2006 working in the post room. I am doing this because my staff have pooled together and are sponsoring me to spend the day sorting through their letters and packages in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care's brand new initiative, Back to the Shop Floor.
Posted: 26 January 2006 | 00:00

Date set for Scotland’s second Emerging Talent Conference

Nick Nairn is guest speakerScotland’s second Emerging Talent Conference will take place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 10 February.
Posted: 24 January 2006 | 10:04

The week in brief

Sodexho cuts 10 jobs Sodexho has made 10 people redundant from its UK business and industry division. The job losses, which are from senior and junior positions, are part of what the company has called a "strategic review". A Sodexho spokeswoman denied that the measures were designed to cut costs and said: "We have made some changes to the structure of our business and industry division. The new structure will operate through four regions." Jurys Doyle to open in Brighton Irish hotel group Jurys Doyle is investing £25m to operate a new three-star hotel in Brighton's New England Quarter. The five-storey, 243-bedroom hotel will be part of a 15-acre mixed-use development. The hotel is due to open in the autumn. Morgan joins AB Hotels Charles Morgan, former operations director at Hotel du Vin, has been appointed group operations director of AB Hotels. He will now oversee the creation of an 85-bedroom luxury hotel
Posted: 19 January 2006 | 00:00

Runners wanted for charity 10K

Hotelympia 10K logoThe countdown is on to the inaugural Hotelympia10K race, which is being staged to mark the opening day of this year’s Hotelympia event in London’s Docklands.
Posted: 17 January 2006 | 11:27

Roupell joins QEST

Tim Roupell, founder of sandwich maker Daily Bread, has become a trustee of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST).
Posted: 17 January 2006 | 10:01

Celebrity chefs help raise charity awareness

Hospitality Action logoHospitality Action, the hospitality industry charity, has launched a new campaign with the help of chefs Antony Worrall Thompson, Anton Edelmann and Anton Mosimann.
Posted: 16 January 2006 | 12:28

BHA boss to chair Hospitality Action

Photograph of Bob CottonBob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, has become chairman of industry charity Hospitality Action.
Posted: 21 December 2005 | 10:29

ALMR does its bit for charity

Nick BishMembers and guests at the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) helped raise over £30,000 for charity at last week’s Christmas lunch.
Posted: 20 December 2005 | 10:23

David's mission

Catey Chef Award winner David Nicholls is best known for his work at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. But two years ago, his son Dan was left paralysed following a swimming accident while on his gap year in Australia. In an effort to raise funds to help his son and others like him, this year David launched The Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation. Amanda Afiya went to meet him
Posted: 15 December 2005 | 00:00

Scotland's big HIT for charity

Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland's annual Christmas bash raised £14,000 to pay for its charitable activities.
Posted: 13 December 2005 | 12:26

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