Five-star hotel Seaton House in St Andrews, Scotland, has appointed Mark Drummond, a Berwickshire native who has worked in some of the finest kitchens in the UK, as executive chef.
English Lakes Hotels has recruited Eleanor Bardon, a former psychology student, to train as a chef at Wild Boar Estate near Windermere.
Haselbury Mill, a unique venue and hotel located in the Somerset countryside, has been sold to a private buyer for an undisclosed sum.