Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

STORY OF THE WEEK:  York's Cedar Court Grand hotel hit by senior staff departures
A luxury hotel in York has been forced to recruit for several senior positions after a spate of departures. General manager Andrew Coney has already left the Cedar Court Grand just four months after it first opened it doors.  
 

MORE NEWS
Stephen Terry adds rooms to Hardwick and plans new restaurant
Londonderry woman awarded £45k by tribunal over refused maternity pay
Paul Heathcote closes Simply Heathcotes in Liverpool
Young Chef Young Waiter regional finalists revealed
Montcalm Hotels to open luxury property in London
Elior wins £12.5m deals with Waterstone's 
SFT hits out at unhealthy food served at visitor attractions
Côte secures former site of Urban Turban
Richard Guest leaves the Castle
Compass to buy security firm VSG Group
Corinthia reveals more details of luxury London hotel 
 

EDITOR'S PICKS 
Jason Atherton gets ready for solo opening
Menuwatch - Rhodes Twenty10
Does the university crisis represent an opportunity for hospitality?
Share your strangest concierge requests?
Marco Pierre White: "Tasting menus are conveyor belt cuisine" Right or wrong? 
 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK 
"It was never going to be amicable, because Gordon didn’t want to lose me and in a little way I didn’t want to leave Gordon, because we had many great years together. But something’s come up which is really enticing."
Jason Atherton delicately describes his split from Gordon Ramsay