John Lewis Partnership’s 70,000 staff are this week expected to receive around 14pc of their annual salary as a bonus as the retailer reveals strong full-year profit figures.

The retail group – which owns the Waitrose supermarket and the John Lewis department store chains – is expected to say that pre-tax profit over the year to January 31 was £315m compared with £280m a year ago.

The increase in profits, which came about after a surge over the second half of 2009 following a poor first-half performance, will be enough to guarantee the large pay-out, which is equivalent to almost eight weeks’ pay.

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Estonia’s top hotel The Three Sisters Earns a Michelin star

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Scottish cuisine is not all deep fried mars bars and donner kebabs, however the serious lack of  top quality restaurants in Glasgow is now very apparent as not a single star has been handed out to any Glasgow establishments. This  means that Glasgow is the ONLY major city in the UK not to have a [...]

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This morning I woke feeling as if I could eat a small country, so as I have been staying in the New York New York hotel the first place I hit this morning was the chin chin buffet, this slam buffet area, usually serving Chinese fayre had a full breakfast offering on from 7am till [...]

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A top French restaurant in Belfast has apologised after a rodent was spotted running amok on the premises. Bastille, on the Lisburn Road, opened its doors to the public two months ago and has received rave reviews from critics. But a complaint was lodged with Belfast City Council’s public health department yesterday after a group [...]

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Recession-hit Central Park restaurant, that is notorious for its rude and staff, entered bankruptcy court this year is about to change hands and lets hope up the anti in customer relations as well! The New York Eatery, Tavern on the Green restaurant, a glorious tourist trap set in Central Park, will serve its last meal [...]

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Pork, apricot and chestnut stuffing This stuffing mix is so easy to make and tastes fantastic. No effort or skill required! Yet you will get lots of positive comments for this… Ingredients 225g/8oz Minced pork 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 225g/8oz pre-soaked dried apricots, snipped into small pieces 225g/8oz fresh white breadcrumbs 75g/4oz butter softened [...]

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This is most defiantly a day for a family feast and there is noting better sitting stuffed to the extreme on the sofa late in the evening talking and laughing with family and your closest friends after a huge Christmas day dinner.

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New Amsterdam Market Fantastic Food Fayre in Manhattan Christmas is almost here, The lists have all been drawn up and you know what you will get everyone for that special Christmas gift. Next up is the food. You have decided that this is the year that you will be inviting everyone over so you can [...]

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Prawn cocktail is an eternal favourite. A retro classic and easy to prepare. Since the 1970’s this dinner party treat has adorned many a menu. The prawn cocktail that was 1st served way back in the 1970’s was not exactly a Michelin starred dish, and indeed is usually frowned upon by most upper class restaurants

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