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EDP24.com reported on the former Quality Hotel at Bowthorpe, which has now been rebranded The Brook Hotel Norwich.

Now the 82-bedroom hotel has been given a new exterior branding, as well as a refurbished restaurant and gardens.

Hotel manager Nicoletta Fica told the news provider that the GS Hotels establishment has been reborn.

"The hotel is looking amazing with a wonderful tiled foyer and rich, red velvet lounge area and some exciting artwork. It is so nice that our reception now reflects the standard that guests will enjoy during their visit," she said.

Travelodge has started to introduce dedicated..

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The BBC reported that Tesco has unveiled plans to build a new superstore at the Werrington Shopping Centre in north Peterborough and the family eatery was also part of the regeneration proposals, which could interest people looking for restaurant work.

"The sale is part of a £40 million scheme to revamp the shopping centre. The plans to regenerate the centre include a new family restaurant, more retail units and public open spaces," the news provider stated.

A new establishment is intending to give customers a pick-me-up and will buoy people looking for pub and cafe jobs..

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The Norwich Evening News reported on the plans to change the derelict site of the former Viking pub, which was closed in 2007, into a restaurant called The Royal Bengal.

Restaurant boss Sazu Miah tabled the plans and the newspaper reported that Broadland District Council is now considering giving him a new premises licence.

"We're trying to make an Indian restaurant with a good food service. We're waiting for the licence - without the licence, we can't open. There was vandalism there. We want to improve the area..

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Luxury food company Patisserie Valerie, which has been operating since 1926, opened its first site outside of London on Monday (March 22nd) and pledged to create more than 20 new jobs in the process.

Paul May, chief executive for the company, said that Patisserie Valerie values its presence on the high street and is happy to be creating cafe jobs in the area.

"Some people think that it's a bit odd opening a luxury cake shop in the middle of a recession, but if you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Coffee, cakes and pastries are a..

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It will become Oliver's ninth venture and could be his most special as the chef calls Cambridge his "local town", having grown up in nearby Saffron Walden.

The restaurant, at the Old Library in the Guildhall on Wheeler Street, will also be the closest of his eateries to his home in Essex.

Oliver told the news provider: "Cambridge is my city. I grew up in this town and it's a dear city to my heart. I hope this restaurant will be a little sparkle in this town."

He added that he will probably be there most weekends, with it..

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According to the Eastern Daily Press, the firm is expecting turnover for the year to stand at around £8 million, with business having been boosted considerably by deals with Greene King, Bayer CropScience and the Premier Food factory among others.

"We're absolutely delighted that Edwards & Blake is enjoying its best year ever and winning major new contracts as the company's reputation for fresh, restaurant-quality food and really good value spreads across East Anglia," the firm's joint managing director Shirley Edwards told the news provider.

The company currently provides 400 contract catering jobs in..

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Stephen Bournes, who will co-own the pub with his wife Antonia, told the Waveney District Council's development control committee that the new hotel will create six full-time and six part-time jobs. It will be welcome news in a town which has lost around 30 bed and breakfast beds recently, according to Mr Bournes.

The new five-storey, 30-bedroom hotel - which will take around 14 months to build - will be open throughout the year.

Councillor Paul Ashdown said: "Southwold is a unique place and I think this development will enhance that...

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The Central Riverside Travelodge just off Prince of Wales Road in Norwich created 25 hotel jobs when it opened – at a cost of £3 million – earlier in December.

And boss Liam Swift says that the first few weeks have been a great success.

Mr Swift, Travelodge's district manager for East Anglia, told the news provider: "The new hotel has been virtually full since we opened so it's been a good start. There is a good mix of corporate and leisure businesses in Norwich and it is proving an increasingly popular tourist destination."

Local boy ten-year-old..

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Figures revealed that accommodation bookings across East Anglia were up almost three-fold over the summer compared to last year and visitors at Norfolk's attractions increased 35 per cent, reports the Norwich Evening News.

The industry has also been buoyed by the announcement that Whitbread plans to extend its 22-bedroom Premier Inn at the Royal Norfolk Showground, raising hopes for hotel jobs in East Anglia further.

Michael Nutt, managing director of VisitNorwich, told the newspaper: "The trend of holidaying at home has resulted in a great 2009 season and there is renewed optimism for 2010.

"Norwich's burgeoning hotel sector is..

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Hospitality jobs prospects could be boosted by the news that the inn beat off competition from dozens of rivals to scoop the prize for being a thriving hub of the local community, reports the Norwich Evening News.

The establishment has been run by the Maginn family for the past ten years and pub manager Esther Maginn, a former art teacher, said she was delighted to have won the award.

A bed and breakfast hotel is also located in the Pelican Inn and the pub runs many promotions that pull in the punters..

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