Health & safety

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Employees are healthier after smoking ban

barmanHospitality workers are reaping the health benefits of the English smoking ban with levels of exposure to second-hand smoke slashed by around three quarters in just two months, according to research revealed today.
Posted: 01 October 2007 | 13:12

Middlesborough hotel fined as a result of employee’s fall

A Middlesborough hotel and country club has been fined £21,000 after an employee was seriously injured in a fall.
Posted: 26 September 2007 | 13:05

Britannia fined £36,000 over health and hygiene breaches

Britannia hotel in StockportThe Britannia group has been hit with a £36,000 fine after management at one of its hotels in Stockport ignored repeated warnings over poor health and hygiene standards.
Posted: 19 September 2007 | 13:06

Savoy in London evacutated after bomb scare

The Savoy, LondonThe Savoy Hotel in London was evacuated last night after a bomb scare - on the anniversary of the 11 September attacks.
Posted: 12 September 2007 | 12:15

Teenager awarded for saving sleeping guests from fire

A teenager who ran through a blazing hotel in the Isle of Man waking up the sleeping guests and saved 13 lives has been recognised for his courage.
Posted: 25 August 2007 | 07:00

Fire regulations not to blame for recent hotel fires

fire fighter going up a ladderThe recent changes to the UK's fire regulations should not be blamed for last week's devastating hotel fires in Cornwall and Lincolnshire, according to the Bed and Breakfast Association (BBA).
Posted: 23 August 2007 | 08:00

First victim of Newquay hotel fire named

fighting fireThe victim of the Penhallow Hotel fire in Newquay who died from jumping out of a third floor window has been named as Peter Hughes.
Posted: 22 August 2007 | 16:03

Search for missing guests begin at Penhallow Hotel in Newquay

Police investigation teams are starting a detailed search of 6ft deep rubble in an attempt to trace two people still missing after a fire destroyed a seaside hotel in Cornwall over the weekend.
Posted: 21 August 2007 | 10:41

Le Manoir investors eye up Orient-Express Hotels group - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Almost half of hospital kitchens are breaking food safety laws; Eton hotels sold to Middle East hotel group; Domino’s Pizza accused of exploiting migrant workers and more...
Posted: 13 August 2007 | 11:30

Hospitality flood cost likely to be millions

The cost of flood damage to hospitality businesses is likely to run into tens of millions of pounds.
Posted: 24 July 2007 | 14:28

Splendid Hotels to stop all construction work after collapse

Hotel operator Splendid Hotel Group has been ordered not to do any construction work on its 15 properties following the collapse of one of its buildings in London’s Victoria last week.
Posted: 22 June 2007 | 15:38

Fire forces Malmaison Oxford to close

Malmaison OxfordOxford’s Malmaison hotel has been closed following a fire at the five-star property earlier this week.
Posted: 13 June 2007 | 11:51

Chinese take-away closed down after inspectors find staff living in premises

beds found in Okay Café take-awayA Chinese take-away has been closed down after council investigators found evidence that five people were living in the premises.
Posted: 12 June 2007 | 15:28

Swansea hotel director fined by health inspectors

Dolphin hotel, SwanseaA former director of a Swansea hotel has been fined £9,000 after health inspectors discovered kitchens in an appalling state.
Posted: 12 June 2007 | 13:04

Plastic glasses a turn-off in pubs

Three-quarters of drinkers would stop visiting a pub if it served drinks in plastic vessels rather than glasses, according to a survey from market analysts Retail Eyes.
Posted: 29 May 2007 | 14:41

E&O restaurant fined £15,500 for health and safety breaches

E&O restaurantNotting Hill restaurant E&O has been fined more than £15,500 after a child fell down an open cellar hatch and severely injured his head.
Posted: 25 May 2007 | 12:28

Poor training blamed for low standards of hygiene

housekeeperMore than one in 10 hospitality operators give staff no cleaning or hygiene training, exclusive research by Caterer has revealed.
Posted: 10 May 2007 | 18:00

Indian restaurant in Shoreham fined for food hygiene offences

The Curry Place, ShorehamAn Indian restaurant in Shoreham near Brighton has been fined more than £5,000 for breaching food hygiene regulations.
Posted: 01 May 2007 | 16:00

Contract Catering: Addressing the problem of malnutrition in care homes

As the nation gets older, it's more important than ever for the Government, local authorities and nutritionalists to address the serious problem ofmalnutrition in care homes. Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 25 April 2007 | 19:34

Hospitality staff are sick of gloomy working conditions

ChefMiserable working conditions are taking their toll on hospitality workers, with staff in depressing environments taking more than double the number of sick days off a year as employees in other sectors.
Posted: 19 April 2007 | 18:30

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