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Merseyside talent offered taste of success as finalists announced
for Northern Hospitality Awards 2008
THE finalists
have been announced for the prestigious Northern Hospitality Awards
2008 and the cream of Merseyside talent has made it onto the list,
competing with bars, restaurants and hotels from across the North of
England.
Now in its 3rd year, the Northern Hospitality Awards receives
hundreds of entries from across the North East, Yorkshire and the
North West. All entries are carefully assessed by a panel of
independent industry judges from all sectors to find winners which
represent the very best in the industry.
The finalist list features a healthy helping of Merseyside talent
including:- The London Carriage Works (Liverpool); Warehouse Brasserie
(Southport); Malmaison (Liverpool) and Hillbark Hotel (Frankby).
“The response to this year’s Awards has been staggering and
the judging for each category proved to be extremely challenging
with a consistently excellent standard of entries. Fortunately the
high calibre of the industry experts on the judging panels and the
rigorous selection criteria means we are confident we have selected
the right winners.” said Thom Hetherington, from award
organisers Moorfield Media.
The categories are Best Restaurant; Best Hotel; Best Bar; Best Pub;
Best Newcomer; Best Chef Mentor; Best Chef; Best Wine Offering and
the coveted Special Achievement Award.
The winners will be announced at the fashionable five-star Lowry
Hotel, Manchester on the evening of Monday 7 April 2008, where Eyck
Zimmer, Knorr Chef of the Year 2006, is creating the menu.
The 2008 Awards are sponsored by Blend Recruitment, Matthew Clark,
Brown Forman and Steelite.
www.northernhospitalityawards.co.uk
PEOPLE IN THE NORTH WEST URGED TO VOTE IN HUNT FOR ENGLAND’S
ULTIMATE ICON
THE hunt is on to find England’s
ultimate icon as voted for by the great English public and people in
the North West of England are being urged to pick their favourite
Churchill, Shakespeare, Henry VIII and St George will all be vying
for the crown along with other English icons from throughout
history, and ‘Drink of England’ Wells Bombardier is giving
everyone the chance to pick their favourite.
The winning icon will be announced on St George’s Day on 23 April
2008,
and Wells Bombardier is rallying people to get behind England’s
national day and raise a pint to the ultimate icon at their local
pub.
“England’s ultimate icon should be the person that best
represents the pride of England,” says brewery boss, Paul
Wells. “We all celebrate St Patrick’s Day and have our haggis
on Burn’s Night, so as an Englishman, I’d love to see everyone
making the most of our national day, and celebrate St George and all
things English.”
Everyone can vote in the run up to St George’s Day on 23 April
2008 at
www.bombardier.co.uk and the winners will be
announced on the day. |
1.12 MILLION PEOPLE ADMIT TO KNOWINGLY GIVING FALSE INFORMATION WHEN
TAKING OUT INSURANCE
MANY people
are putting their insurance cover at risk by not providing accurate
information when applying for insurance. Sainsbury's Finance’s new
research found that over the past 5 years, 1.12 million people admit
to having knowingly given false information and 12.59 million people
admit to making a best guess at information when taking out general
insurance cover. As a result, the Bank is urging people to make sure
that the details they provide are accurate, and if unsure as to
exact details, to take time to check.
Whilst most insurers will
demonstrate leniency if the inaccuracies are unintentional, at worst
the provision of false information can make an insurance policy
invalid.
Sainsbury's Finance estimates that some 24 million general insurance
policies have been taken out over the past 5 years where people have
knowingly given false information or a 'best guess'. Around
1.4 million of these policies are where people have knowingly given
false information.
Home insurance topped the “dishonest”
list, with 18% of people admitting to having given false information
over the past 5 years. This was followed by car insurance with 15%
of people confessing to having given false information and travel
and pet insurance with 12% and 4% respectively.
The research revealed that people have different reasons for
providing misinformation when taking out insurance. However, the
overriding reason, given by 11% of people is that they didn’t have
time to check the correct information whilst in the process of
providing details. This excuse is followed by the explanation that
it takes too long to gather or research accurate information (8% of
people), and the desire to get a cheaper premium or save money (4%
of people).
The most diligent age group was seen to be the
16 to 24 year olds, with only 15.2% admitting to giving inaccurate
information when trying to get a quote or buying cover. Somewhat
surprisingly the over 65’s were the most likely group to admit to
giving inaccurate information, with 32.5% saying they had either
knowingly given false information or made a best guess when trying
to get a quote or buy cover.
Steve Johnson, Head of Insurance at Sainsbury’s Finance said:-
“It really is quite concerning that so many people seem to think
it doesn’t matter if they take a guess at the information requested
at the point of taking out cover.
Although it may seem like a good
idea in an effort to save time, it could become a real headache
later when they find they have invalidated their claim.
If unsure of the answer to a question when getting a quote or buying
cover we would encourage people to always take the time to go back
and check any details, you can always phone back or gather all your
personal documents together and apply online, in some cases you can
retrieve online quotes and modify them later."
Around the UK, those in Scotland are the most likely to give
inaccurate information when taking out cover.
The most diligent or
“honest”
group of people are to be found in the West Midlands.
Location Percentage of population who give false or inaccurate
information when taking out insurance cover:-
Scotland 33.0%
Yorkshire & Humberside 29.6%
North 28.4%
South East 26.8%
South West & Wales 26.3%
East Midlands & Anglia 26.1%
London 24.5%
West Midlands 22.6% .
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