Caterer & Hotelkeeper articles from August 2005

Caterer & Hotelkeeper archives from August 2005

Character; builders.(Gulshan Bhatia, hotelier)
August 4, 2005... The era of the grand London hotel with the owner's name above the door has long gone. Today's investors are often publicity-shy figures. But behind the silence are some colourful characters who have achieved success and wealth against all the...

Local rivalries.(White Lion's Operator Rob Gamble and his business)
August 4, 2005... Operator Rob Gamble's third pub-restaurant, the White Lion, has already built up a healthy turnover since opening in April. And, as Ben Walker reports, he can afford to be relaxed about criticism from local competitors A new business takes...

Operators fear high costs of licensing; Businesses claim extra sales won't compensate for outlay.
August 4, 2005... BY CHRIS DRUCE Hospitality operators believe the new licensing regime in England and Wales is going to cost them more money. Most businesses contacted by Caterer had already incurred significant costs and didn't expect a notable boost in sales...

A taste of Derbyshire.(Max and Susan Fischer's restaurant: Fischer's Baslow Hall )
August 4, 2005... Indigenous ingredients shone out at the Chef Eats Out lunch at Fischer's Baslow Hall last month, where guests enjoyed Derbyshire beef and lamb, cheese from Gloucestershire and fruit and vegetables from the restaurant's garden. Amanda Afiya...

Oliver blamed for drop in meals.(Jamie Oliver)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Jamie Oliver has been blamed for a fall in primary school meal uptake in Nottinghamshire by the new chairman of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA). Kevin McKay, who took over the reins at LACA last month, said the celebrity chef's...

La Terraza.(Restaurant Review)
August 4, 2005... This Madrid restaurant offers diners the chance to sample dishes made famous by Ferran Adrie at his El Bulli restaurant near Barcelona. Janet Harmer reports Unless you know the right person, booking a table at El Bulli (Ferran Adrie's...

MWB raises [pounds sterling]105m for expansion plans.(Marylebone Warwick Balfour)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Marylebone Warwick Balfour (MWB) has raised [pounds sterling]105m to fund the expansion of its two boutique hotel chains - Malmaison and Hotel du Vin - from 16 to at least 25 sites. The expansion is expected to take place over the next four...

Johnson heads Sodexho B&I.(Mike Johnson appointed at)(business and industry arm)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... French contract caterer Sodexho has appointed Mike Johnson as the new head of its business and industry (B&I) arm. He remains managing director of Sodexho's corporate hospitality division, Sodexho Prestige. Sodexho's B&I arm, which represents...

Aramark to go into fine dining.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Aramark is to launch an executive fine-dining brand this month. Parallel City, which is designed to rival Compass Group's Restaurant Associates, will target top-end London companies and include concepts such as a chef's table. The new division...

Pressure builds for Jurys Doyle sell-up.(Precinct Investments' bid to be decided)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Developer secures Dublin site but a third bid from Precinct for the entire group may scupper redevelopment plans By Emily Manson Major shareholders in Irish hotel group Jurys Doyle are facing increasing pressure to sell up after two...

Grange plans 300-bedroom London hotel.(Grange Hotels)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Grange Hotels is to build a 300-bedroom hotel by St Paul's Cathedral in London. Faraday House on Victoria Street in the heart of the City will be demolished and rebuilt to include conferencing facilities, a health club and 100 serviced...

Minister still upbeat over missed deadlines; "Momentum is building" with 65% of applications in.
August 4, 2005... BY CHRIS DRUCE Thousands of independent hospitality businesses will miss the 6 August deadline for new licensing applications, according to a recent survey. Research from the Federation of Small Business (FSB) has found that many independent...

Dawnay Day to lead way with first commercial teaching hotel.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Dawnay Day Hotels has been lined up to run the UK's first fully commercial teaching hotel in Bournemouth. The group, which owns the 18-strong Paramount hotel chain, beat off competition from Hilton to land the deal for the four-star,...

Praises gush from chocoholics.(chocolate festival)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Chocolate lovers were in heaven at last week's film premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. At the post-screening party, four huge fountains gushed milk, white and strawberry melted chocolate, just like the chocolate river featured in...

The rush to relicense.
August 4, 2005... The cutoff date for England's new licensing laws is upon us. But, with only two-thirds of operators expected to meet the deadline for applications, Ross Bentley looks at what has gone wrong As the final moments before the cutoff point for...

Lawyers work flat out to clear backlog.(Licensing Act 2003)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Lawyers at Berwin, Leighton and Paisner are so busy preparing last-minute licensing applications before Friday's deadline that they are sleeping on camp beds in their London office. The team have been working round the clock to complete...

Legal hitch stalls Stardon sales deal.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Hilton's hotel disposals hit by "significant" complications By Angela Frewin The sale of four Hilton hotels to Stardon has stalled due to legal complications. Stardon, a joint venture between US property group Starwood Capital and...

EasyGroup's first hotel opens.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... EasyGroup, the airline-to-cinema business, has opened its first EasyHotel in London this week with rooms starting from [pounds sterling]20 a night. The 34-bedroom hotel is in Lexham Gardens, between South Kensington and Earl's Court. Only...

London's Christopher's makes move into City.(new outlet)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... London's Covent Garden restaurant Christopher's is to open a new outlet in the City. Owner Christopher Gilmour has bought the Creechurch Street site formerly known as The Poet and plans to relaunch it under his Christopher's brand in...

DoH looking for last-gasp advice on smoking ban.(United Kingdom. Department of Health, Consultation on the Smokefree Elements of the Health Improvement and Protection Bill)
August 4, 2005... The Government's proposal of a partial ban on smoking in pubs and bars is seen by many as being totally impractical. Tom Bill and James Garner report Under the Government's proposals unveiled in November last year, smoking will be outlawed...

Switch in Stow for pub-restaurant pair.(Stow-on-the-Wold's Peter Robinson, Louise Robinson)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The licencees of the King's Arms in Stow-on-the-Wold are moving to another of the town's restaurants. Chef Peter Robinson and his wife, Louise, turned the pub into one of the Gloucestershire town's most popular pub-restaurants during their...

Hopkinson's cookbook wins top accolade from Waitrose.(Simon Hopkinson's Roast Chicken and Other Stories)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The most useful cookery book of all time wasn't written by a celebrity chef or TV whiz, but by Simon Hopkinson, founding chef at London's Bibendum restaurant. His book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, was given the title by Waitrose Food...

Admiral to buy 127 Heritage Pub outlets.(Admiral Taverns)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Admiral Taverns is to buy 127 Heritage Pub Company properties from the Globe Pub Company in a deal estimated to be worth [pounds sterling]35m. Admiral announced the purchase of the tenanted and leased pubs on 1 August. The sites, which were...

HSC calls for total smoking ban in England.(United Kingdom. Health and Safety Commission)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... A leading health and safety watchdog has called for a blanket ban on smoking in England. The Health & Safety Commission (HSC) has outlined its position in response to the Government's consultation paper on smoking in the workplace, which...

Critic Norman on the move.(Sunday Telegraph's restaurant critic resignes)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Matthew Norman, restaurant critic at the Sunday Telegraph, is switching to the sports desk as the newspaper axes its review column. The newspaper is understood to be working on a major redesign for the autumn which could lead to a rethink on...

Make your voices matter on smoking.
August 4, 2005... Support is gathering apace for a blanket ban on smoking in the workplace in England. As this week's Caterer news pages reveal, industry watchdog the Health and Safety Commission has called for a total ban. So, too, has the T&G union. For every...

A minute on the clock.(British Beer and Pub Association)
August 4, 2005... Martin Rawlings Martin Rawlings has been tackling the licensing regulations for 12 years as director of pub and leisure for the British Beer and Pub Association. He spoke to Charlotte Walsh about the new act Caterer When did you first get...

Book Review.(International Cuisine: India)(Book Review)
August 4, 2005... Indian cuisine for the student International Cuisine: India Cyrus Todiwala Hodder Arnold, [pounds sterling]19.99 (paperback) ISBN: 0340813016 Two days before the Cateys ceremony I was handed a copy of International Cuisine: India to...

Boom time unlikely to last, warns Barclays; Economic pressures will slow hotel and catering growth.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... BY ANGELA FREWIN Robust growth enjoyed by the hotel and catering trade in 2004 is likely to slow this year, according to a review of the hospitality and leisure sector by Barclays. Trips by foreign visitors reached record levels of 27.7 million...

Caterer Loves.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Picnics Picnics are as integral to the British summer as sunburn and wasps. From the lavish spreads set out at the Henley Regatta and Glyndebourne opera house, to the squashed sarnies served up at Bognor Regis, when the sun shines, you...

Going places.(Jacqui Havercroft and Christophe Gitton appointed in The Royal York hotel, Paul Nevelos appointed at InterContinental Hotels Group and Sue Wild appointed at Roorkery Manor )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... The Royal York hotel in York has recruited Tony Furlong as general manager, Jacqui Havercroft as business development manager and Christophe Gitton as resident manager. The two previously worked together at the Majestic hotel in Harrogate. ...

How I got here.(John Wood of Grove hotel)
August 4, 2005... John Wood Culinary director, the Grove hotel, Hertfordshire With a CV that reads like a five-star international hotel guide, John Wood knows his stuff. After starting as a trainee chef in 1982, Wood has worked his way up to his current...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
August 4, 2005... The truth on smoking bans I am writing in response to Infozone's Strategy Clinic item on introducing a smoking ban (Caterer, 14 July, page 87). There are several comments in the article I would like to respond to. Andy Tudor says that his...

Licensing latecomers.
August 4, 2005... Worried about the authorities calling time on your business? Mike Martin, director of AVD Licensing Services, offers advice to licensees who've missed the deadline for converting their licences THE PROBLEM An alarming number of licensed...

Lighter days of summer.(seasonal ranges for summer from various food brands)
August 4, 2005... In the summertime, when the weather is fine, customers look for something less filling. Diane Lane rounds up some seasonal ranges 1. SPICY NAANS Filled Spicy Naans are the latest hand-held snack in the Bon Vivant range from BakeMark UK....

Next move for a returning manager.(tips on getting into the hotel industry)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Each week our panel of recruitment experts provide answers to an employment question posed by a Caterer reader The Question I am 27, and most recently worked as a deputy general manager at a group-owned hotel. I have been out of the industry...

Over to you.(Olympics and hotel industry)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Are the Olympics good for the hotel industry? David Bailey, director, TRI "In my opinion, anything that raises the profile of a visitor destination and gives people a reason to travel there is good news. Some may say we could see an...

Rapid reaction.
August 4, 2005... By their very nature, hotels find themselves on the front line when terrorists target the general public. Following the recent attacks in London, Dan Bignold outlines the need for operators to have a recovery plan in place After the 2004...

Review of Reviews.(Restaurant Review)
August 4, 2005... The Guardian Weekend 30 July Bob Granleese isn't star-struck by John Burton Race's New Angel in Dartmouth, Devon The New Angel's approach was summed up by an episode midway through the meal. The kitchen was plating up its umpteenth rib of...

Table Talk.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... caterersearch website deserves your support Anyone would think our wonderful new website CatererSearch was all about selling baby doll negligees and suspenders. If you type in the word "brassiere" - accidentally, of course, instead of...

Classic formula.
August 4, 2005... No new concepts, no overcomplications, just steady expansion of proven brands into new territories. Karl Cushing hears the gospel according to Tragus Tragus chief executive Graham Turner found himself in an enviable position in January...

Two-timing chicken.(Midsummer House restaurant's chef-patron Daniel Clifford)(Biography)
August 4, 2005... At his two-Michelin-starred Midsummer House restaurant, chef-patron Daniel Clifford offers a pot-roast poulet Anglais. The chicken is, indeed, English but the double cooking technique owes more to Chinese cuisine. Michael Raffael reports ...

good week/bad week.
August 4, 2005... Coffee Republic Shares surge, but why? Romantic dinners e deux More likely to win you love than an expensive present. Supermarkets Agree to cut down on packaging. Cake Atkins is officially bankrupt. Sticky toffee pudding Johny Depp loves it,...

how ; to.(avoid hydrofluorocarbons)(Brief Article)
August 4, 2005... Be climate-friendly and avoid HFCs Potent industrial greenhouse gases, or PIGGs, are f-gases, man-made greenhouse gases containing fluorine. They are thousands of times stronger and more damaging to the environment than CO2. * If you're buying...

THE Albion.(restaurant industry)
August 11, 2005... Dan Bignold goes to Bristol and finds a pub that's a restaurant that's also having it both ways There's been a lot of debate about gastropubs and pubs and pub restaurants and even resto-pubs and sort-of-pubs, and whether linen tablecloths...

Making staff redundant.(employee welfare)
August 11, 2005... Getting rid of staff can be a legal minefield. Polly Botsford, an assistant solicitor at Charles Russell, offers some advice THE PROBLEM You run a successful restaurant but have seen a recent lull in business so that you have one too many...

lonely at the top.(leader needs guidance)
August 11, 2005... Managing a team is all about providing good leadership and support, but what happens when the leader needs guidance? Alan Cutler explains how mentors are proving invaluable within independent and multiple companies How often do managers...

swedish cool.(chefs cooking and his business)
August 11, 2005... One of Sweden's most talked-about chefs, Mathias Dahlgren, shares some of his favourite recipes and talks to Gaby Huddart about the influences that shaped his cooking and his business Ask Mathias Dahlgren, the 39-year-old chef-proprietor of...

Everyone thrives with a little support.(team leader support)
August 11, 2005... Delivering a genuinely great customer experience depends on many things; but it's your employees that have the unique power to make or break a guest's time at your operation. In this week's cover story, Antonio Carluccio tells us how important...

you wear it well.(uniforms for staff to attract new customers)
August 11, 2005... Clothes maketh the man - and the business. A smart and attractive uniform can make a very positive statement about your company and can completely overhaul your image. Yannick Aubinais reports Just as the way you dress your dining tables...

A little local colour.(restaurant industry turnover)
August 11, 2005... Joanna Wood finds how one great review and a policy of showcasing local produce is being converted into a healthy turnover for Mark and Sarah Dodson's north Devon restaurant, the Mason's Arms It could have been unnerving when the Daily...

Restaurants' hygiene ratings to go on net; Info to be posted "in best interest of trade and consumers".(Freedom of Information Act)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... BY EMILY MANSON Two London councils and one in Scotland are publishing restaurants' food hygiene records on the internet to meet new Freedom of Information Act guidelines. Camden and Greenwich councils and the Highland council have decided to...

Hotels fall prey to faxline cons.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Hoteliers are being ripped off by phone scammers who trick staff into faxing information to premium-rate lines. Con-artists call hotel receptionists asking for information about the property to be faxed to them, but the number - which always...

In praise of complication.(inspection of restaurants)(guidebooks)
August 11, 2005... The guides' insistence on simplicity is stifling originality, says David Smolt It was with sadness that I learnt that the RAC is to cease inspecting hotels and their restaurants. In my opinion, the RAC Dining Award was the truest and most...

Carluccio's way.(Carluccio's Caffes)(Antonio Carluccio)(Interview)(Biography)
August 11, 2005... Behind every successful man Antonio Carluccio credits his wife, Priscilla, with the idea that grew into Carluccio's Caffes. Joanna Wood caught up with them to talk about life, business and motivating their chefs It's a dangerous thing to...

Over to you.(restaurant guidebooks)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Do guidebooks encourage chefs to dumb down? Paul Cordle, spokesman, Michelin Guides "Chefs are entitled to their opinion. But, as we have always done, we identify good places to eat for our readers to visit. The guide is for them and to...

COMPETITION: win a wine training pack.
August 11, 2005... Caterer and Hotelkeeper has teamed up with The Joy of Wine to offer readers the chance to win a great training aid that demystifies the world of wine. Wine is becoming increasingly popular among consumers when they are eating out, and...

[pounds sterling]20m hotel for Cornwall; Plan to restore derelict listed property.(CMR Leisure plans boutique hotel)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... BY JESSICA GUNN A [pounds sterling]20m luxury hotel and spa is to be built in Cornwall, near the county's famous tourist attractions of the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Planning permission was granted last week to turn a...

Haworth to expand pub theme.(Three Fishes)(Nigel Haworth)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... The owners of Michelin-starred Northcote Manor in Lancashire are set to expand their pub and outside catering business to the neighbouring counties. Plans are to roll out the theme of its Catey-winning pub, the Three Fishes in Mitton, to the...

Council set to fund Oliver school nosh.(Greenwich Borough Council to finance Jamie Oliver's school meals)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Greenwich marks cash to follow through on school meals By Tom Bill Greenwich Borough Council in London has earmarked [pounds sterling]628,850 to take celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's school meals campaign to the next stage. The cash, to be...

Britannia eyes Holiday Inn.(Britannia Hotels)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Britannia Hotels looks set to buy the Holiday Inn in Nottingham for a rumoured [pounds sterling]8m. The sale of the 160-bedroom hotel in the city centre forms part of Intercontinental Hotel Group's (IHG) disposal programme of [pounds...

Parents in wrangle over school meals; Call for more transparency in food descriptions on menus.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... BY TOM BILL Parents in the London borough of Merton are locked in a dispute with the council over food descriptions planned for the next school year's menus, due to start next month. The parents' group claims terms such as "home-made" and...

Grange to launch women-only rooms block at London hotel.(Grange Hotels)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Grange Hotels will unveil a women-only wing at its Grange City hotel in London on 1 September. The five-star, 300-bedroom venue will offer 68 exclusively female bedrooms in a newly built seven-storey block. The move is in response to demands...

Petrol prices pump up the agony for catering firms.
August 11, 2005... Fuel prices are on the rise again and distributors are feeling the pinch. Ross Bentley examines the impact on the hospitality industry On the face of it, the death of Saudi Arabian ruler King Fahd last week had no relevance to the UK...

Licence crisis fears were 'over-hyped'.(publicans registration)
August 11, 2005... Government says three-quarters of applications beat the deadline after publicans respond to awareness campaign By Chris Druce Predictions of a meltdown in the licensing process as operators rushed to file last-minute applications before the...

Corrigan takes over Bentley's.(Richard Corrigan)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Lindsay House chef-proprietor Richard Corrigan has taken over London fish restaurant Bentley's in Mayfair in a joint venture with contract caterer Searcy's. The Irish-born chef is continuing his relationship with Searcy's joint deputy chairmen...

Blumenthal talks to symposium.(Heston Blumenthal, Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium )(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... If chef Heston Blumenthal ever gives up a life in whites, then a career on the lecture circuit may beckon. He delivered the keynote speech at the sixth international Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium being held in Harrogate, North Yorkshire,...

Ramsay's man survives after three-storey plunge at flats.(Jean-Philippe Susilovic, Gordon Ramsay Holdings)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Jean-Philippe Susilovic, ma"tre d' at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant Petrus, is recovering in hospital after falling three storeys from his flat in Stockwell, London. Susilovic was returning home from his shift at the restaurant at the Berkeley...

Leon raises cash for fast-food expansion.(restaurant industry)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Acclaimed healthy fast-food operator Leon has raised [pounds sterling]2.8m to fund the opening of three new outlets. The group plans to open three new sites in the next six months, following the launch of its initial restaurant and fast-food...

Sketch to be redrawn.(daytime restaurant called Glade)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... London's fantastical culinary emporium Sketch is to undergo a revamp. The venue's West Bar is to be transformed into a daytime restaurant called the Glade, to launch on 5 September. Menus, created by Michelin-starred chef-director Pierre...

Dawnay close to Furlong deal.(Dawnay Shore Hotels to buy Furlong Hotels )(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Dawnay Shore Hotels, the investment vehicle for Dawnay Day and Shore Capital, is in talks to buy the Furlong Hotels group for more than [pounds sterling]50m. It is believed an approach was made several weeks ago and a deal is thought to be...

Club Gascon to expand empire.(Pascal Aussignac and Vincent Labeyrie)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Club Gascon owners Pascal Aussignac and Vincent Labeyrie are expanding their dining empire with the transformation of their delicatessen Comptoir Gascon on Charterhouse Street in London into a restaurant. Formerly a deli-with-tables, the site...

Grouse prices ready to take off.(Tomorrow's Glorious Twelfth)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Tomorrow's Glorious Twelfth could be a costly day for hoteliers and restaurateurs who like to herald the opening of the new game-bird shooting season with grouse on their menus. Suppliers are estimating that costs could spiral to [pounds...

A minute on the clock.(chefs experience)(John Campbell)(Interview)
August 11, 2005... John Campbell The Vineyard at Stockcross in Berkshire cooked up a gastronomic extravaganza last week, with five leading Michelin-starred chefs each taking over the kitchen for one night only. The line-up consisted of Heston Blumenthal,...

Caterer Loves.(Tamarind Catering)(Wood River Cruises)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Cruises Cruising is officially cool, apparently. Overcrowded airports, congested roads and train delays mean that many people are looking for an alternative way to get from A to B, with some fun thrown in. What's more, there's now a huge...

Kitchen Bible.(Good Housekeeping's Cookery Book)(Book Review)
August 11, 2005... A compendium of reliable recipes Good Housekeeping's Cookery Book Good Housekeeping Institute Ebury Press ISBN 0-85223-420-1 I have a lot of chef-penned cookery books and, though it's interesting to see other chefs' styles and...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
August 11, 2005... Guides: there is life beyond King's Road Reading your feature on guidebooks (Caterer, 28 July page 26), I wondered why there was no mention of the Good Hotel Guide. For more than 25 years it and the Which? Hotel guide (a sad loss), have been...

Live in peace with your contract.(maintenance of contract clauses)
August 11, 2005... A well-drafted contract can help protect you from all manner of mishaps and eventualities. Ross Bentley gets some pointers from the experts In an ideal world, all business deals would run smoothly - but, in reality, hitches arise and...

the week ; in brief.
August 11, 2005... Winchester hotel go-ahead Work is about to start on a 120-bedroom hotel in Winchester, Hampshire, which will be the biggest hotel to be built in the town for more than two decades. The project, which has been on hold since 1999, was recently...

Review of Reviews.(Isarn., Atrium., Endsleigh House.)
August 11, 2005... The Independent 6 August Tracey MacLeod reckons Alan Yau's little sister is keeping success in the family with the opening of Thai restaurant Isarn in London W1 The menu offers the final confirmation that here is something a bit special. Some...

Table Talk.(barmaids costume)(licence fees of brewing company)
August 11, 2005... Stalk is cheap but staying silent will cost you Looks like Jamie Oliver has acquired a stalker. Browsing his website forums last week (yes, I know, very sad), we came across a string of frantic posts from someone called LR. When Jamie fails to...

good week/bad week.
August 11, 2005... GR Signed for a second series of US Hell's Kitchen. Beurger King Parisian Muslim-themed fast-food restaurant a hit one month after opening. Russia Delia is coming to a bookstore near you soon. Summer fruits Eat as many as you can while they're...

how ; to.(serving appetizers)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2005... Present canapes with panache * Tailor food to the event. If in doubt, aim for neutral presentation. With themed events, involve the client. At a school fundraiser, we served canapes on school atlases and books. At an event at the V&A entitled...

infozone Foodfile: ingredients in season.(seasonal foods)
August 11, 2005... Fish Spring tides (extreme high and low tides) this week have made conditions hard for inshore boats, so landings will be down on the South Coast for species such as bream, Dovers, brill, wytch sole, conger eel and plaice. There are,...