LEADING hospitality operator Whitbread has announced an industry-leading ambition to eliminate the use of unnecessary single-use plastics by 2025.

THE OWNERS of the historic Woodland Manor hotel near Bedford are planning to transform the 18^th-century building after securing a six-figure funding package.

THE CATERING department at Milton Keynes College is celebrating after winning two major national prizes.

Copywriter Lizzie Brandon swaps her keyboard for a grazing board in the refurbished Conservatory restaurant at Bedford’s The Park.