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The hospitality and attractions sectors will benefit from a temporary cut to VAT as part of stimulus measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak. Revealing the ... More

A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the development of British popular culture is moving forward, following the ... More

Increasing numbers of graduates are having to take on multiple unpaid internships as they strive to get their foot on the ladder in sectors such ... More

Arun District Council has selected Willmott Dixon to build a £15m leisure centre for the West Sussex seaside resort of Littlehampton. The Littlehampton Leisure Centre ... More

West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire is seeking a crop of young students to take part in a new Animal Management training course. Working alongside ... More

Dubai Parks and Resorts – the developer behind the AED10bn (US$2.7bn, €2.4bn, £1.8bn) theme park mega resort under construction in the UAE – is planning ... More

Despite celebrity chefs being ubiquitous, take up on cheffing courses is falling and hospitality businesses are struggling to recruit skilled chefs. According to figures from ... More

InstructAbility, the award-winning programme providing fitness instructor training for people with disabilities, is to roll out courses across the north of England for the first ... More

GLL, the UK's largest leisure charitable social enterprise, held its first ‘Steps into Work' graduation ceremony this week, which saw eight students with learning disabilities ... More

UK hotel chain Premier Inn has announced the creation of 8,000 new jobs over the next five years as the business progresses with rapid expansion ... More

British Hospitality Association (BHA) and Restaurant Association are targeting the hospitality and tourism industry to invest in young people in the next phase of the ... More

The Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel in London has been given a Dragon Award for the work it does training homeless people to be chefs. The ... More

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has announced that the UK's hospitality and tourism industries are set to generate more than 30,000 job opportunities for young ... More

A new bursary scheme to help arts graduates pursue a career in the creative industries has been launched by the Department for Culture, Media and ... More

A new campaign launched by Prime Minister Gordon Brown - Backing Young Britain - has called on the hospitality and tourism industries to offer more ... More

The new Diploma in Hospitality has been introduced as part of the Government's 14-19 education reforms and gives industry a real voice in the shaping ... More

A new Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) initiative is helping to provide women with new employment and training opportunities within the construction industry, according to Olympics ... More

Fifteen young people have embarked on a new training programme which will give them automatic entry as REPs level 2 members. The group are the ... More

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has launched a catering and hospitality training initiative for west London residents in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games ... More