Crime

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Ex-Belgo executive convicted of insider trading

Belgo CentraalA former senior executive at restaurant group Belgo has been convicted of insider trading.
Posted: 26 February 2009 | 12:25

Former Belgo executive goes on trial

Belgo Central A former senior executive at restaurant group Belgo is to go on trial today accused of insider dealing.
Posted: 16 February 2009 | 15:50

Scottish hotelier hit with £42,000 bill after losing unfair dismissal case

Bothwell Bridge hotel The owner of a Scottish hotel must pay his manager £42,000 compensation after falsely blaming him for gambling debts he’d personally run up, a court has ruled.
Posted: 09 February 2009 | 08:00

Former Duchy Catering directors bailed

Andrew Haworth is escorted by police: picture courtesy of the Yorkshire Evening PostThree former directors of Leeds-based catering company Duchy Catering, who were arrested under the Proceeds of Crime Act last week, have been bailed.
Posted: 03 February 2009 | 14:29

Tomahawk Hotels fined over health and safety breach

Great Victoria hotel, BradfordTomahawk Hotels has been fined a total of more than £20,000, after workers were sent to take down a flag pole from a fourth-storey roof without the correct safety equipment.
Posted: 30 January 2009 | 16:37

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

Chris DruceThey may have coined the charming ditty Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter but heavy metal outfit Iron Maiden are, despite media reports to the contrary, not involved in Mark Fuller's forthcoming Sanctum hotel in Soho.
Posted: 30 January 2009 | 15:26

Former Duchy Catering directors arrested

Andrew Haworth is escorted by police: picture courtesy of the Yorkshire Evening PostThree former directors of Leeds-based catering company Duchy Catering have been arrested under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Posted: 27 January 2009 | 14:21

Curry house fined £28,000 after ignoring hygiene improvement notices

Salford Magistrates CourtA North-west curry restaurant, which ignored nine improvement notices warning it to improve hygiene standards, has been hit with a massive £28,000 fine.
Posted: 23 January 2009 | 15:44

New Michelin star ratings leaked online - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers

What the weekend papers sayA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Sainsbury's to ban battery eggs; Gourmet Restaurants and FishWorks face administration; Holiday Inn revamp deadline extended; waiter dies after mass fight in restaurant
Posted: 19 January 2009 | 11:41

Kitchen staff caught using cricket bat to stir curry

The legendary Don Bradman demonstrates the correct use of a cricket batStaff at a Chinese restaurant in mid Wales used a cricket bat to stir curry, a court heard.
Posted: 16 January 2009 | 17:47

Carluccio’s fined nearly £40,000 for crushed finger

Carluccio's Reading branchItalian restaurant chain Carluccio’s has been fined nearly £40,000 after a diner lost part of her finger when it was crushed in a toilet door.
Posted: 09 January 2009 | 12:59

Hotelier found guilty of breaching health and safety laws

Royal Renaissance hotel A Lincolnshire hotelier has received a suspended 12 week sentence for flouting health and safety laws.
Posted: 15 December 2008 | 08:00

Bradford hotel in “parlous state” fined £17,000

A Bradford hotel and leisure complex has been hit with a £17,000 fine after health inspectors found a series of potentially life-threatening safety breaches.
Posted: 12 December 2008 | 07:00

Restaurants warned about new scam

dining tableA restaurateur has fallen victim to what Trading Standards chiefs believe to be the first ‘scam’ of its kind.
Posted: 03 December 2008 | 07:30

Gunmen lose control of Oberoi hotel in Mumbai

Taj Mahal Palace: still held by gunmenOne of the luxury hotels taken over by gunmen in Mumbai is back under the control of the authorities after commandos raided the property.
Posted: 28 November 2008 | 12:00

Local authorities can now ban happy hours in problem pubs

Happy hour signLocal authorities are to be given the power to ban happy hours, all you can drink offers and other price promotions in troublesome pubs and bars.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 11:08

Chinese takeaway forced to close after staff arrested

Chinese foodA Chinese takeaway in Wales had to close up after immigration officers arrested all but one of the staff during a raid.
Posted: 18 November 2008 | 08:30

Hotels nationwide targeted by conman

hotel bedroomMore than 20 top hotels nationwide were conned by a serial fraudster, a court has heard.
Posted: 18 November 2008 | 08:00

No legal appeal for Pubwatch-banned drinkers, rules court

PubwatchDrinkers banned from pubs covered by the Pubwatch crime prevention scheme have no legal recourse, a high court has ruled.
Posted: 10 November 2008 | 07:00

Lincolnshire hotel gets token compensation after fraud

Branston Hall hotelA Lincolnshire hotel that lost out when a customer defaulted on a bill of almost £30,000 is to receive compensation - of just £1.
Posted: 07 November 2008 | 07:00

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