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BHA chief confi rms July 2010 departure
IN THIS ISSUE
Bob Cotton announces plans to relinquish role to coincide with next general election
04 HEALTH & FITNESS
By Pete Hayman
Trust to run Bletchley site
Total Fitness to alter terms
Bob Cotton, the chief executive
of the British Hospitality
Association (BHA), has
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announced that he will be
2012 legacy under threat?
leaving the organisation in July
2010, following the next
Bangor set for 50m pool
general election.
Cotton, who was appointed
08 HOSPITALITY
as BHA chief executive in
Accor to split business?
January 2000, said that the
election would provide an
Scotland resisting recession
"appropriate" time to step down
from his position at the Cotton will step down after more than 10 years as chief executive
09 ATTRACTIONS
organisation, which is the
Sea City Museum designs
representative body for the "The last ten years have been The BHA's council and
UK's hospitality sector. immensely rewarding and national executive will start its Mary Rose to be withdrawn
"Building up good relation- challenging but it is now time search for a successor later this
ships with government to move on. The hospitality year, while Cotton will continue
10 SPA
departments is a key role and industry now plays an even as chair of the Hospitality Skills
my successor will be able to do greater role in the UK economy Academy and as president of
Butlins unveils spa hotel
this right at the start of the new than it ever has done and, Hospitality Action beyond July
Bath spa set to reopen
administration – no matter who despite the current recession, 2010. Cotton is also a board
wins the election," said Cotton. looks set for further expansion." member of Springboard UK.
11 ARTS & CULTURE
Administration concerns for Tavistock attraction
RSC mulls venue future
ACE's empty shops scheme
By Martin Nash has already advanced. He also
criticised the previous Liberal
12 TOURISM
Devon County Council (DCC) Democrat council for lending
More Brits holiday at home
has refused to bail out the the money in the fi rst place.
Morwellham Quay tourist Following an emergency
XL failure pushes up prices
attraction near Tavistock in meeting held on 4 September,
West Devon, raising fears that the Morwellham and Tamar
13 PROPERTY
the trust operating it may have Valley Trust said that it believes
Penzance funding in doubt
to appoint an administrator. that administration would be
DCC rescued Morwellham "the worst possible solution" for Clyde project approved
Quay three years ago when it The attraction has received the Victorian-themed attraction.
was in danger of becoming £1.2m of council funding so far In a statement, the trust said:
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insolvent and has so far paid "Such a course of action would
out £1.2m of taxpayers money DCC leader John Hart said result in a liquidation of assets,
to the trust. But the council's the loan was always intended potentially crystallising losses
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new Conservative leadership to be on a short-term basis but in excess of £5m, both for the
has said that no more public the council will not immediately Trust, and for the other public
22 TRAINING
funds will be made available. ask for repayment of money it funding bodies."
Call for more placements
THE LEISURE MEDIA COMPANY PUBLISHES GLL pilots exchange scheme
24 TRAINING DIRECTORY
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