Monthly Archives: September 2011
A little treat in the south west
NEW owners are sought for a licensed coffee shop in Dumfries & Galloway for the first time in 20 years.
Located on Dalbeattie’s High Street,...
Pub sales pick up in pace kingdom
Renewed interest from lenders helping Fife market, agent says
CHRISTIE & Co has reported buoyant conditions in the Fife pub market as it concluded the...
The wine guy
FOR something that is fairly common, the understanding of faulty wine in the trade is a bit sketchy. Do your staff know the difference between corked and oxidised wine – two of the most common faults? I’d say that the vast majority of the great British public don’t either but in, my opinion, they don’t have to!
Beer group sponsors new guide
THE Campaign for Real Ale has released its latest Good Beer Guide, cementing its relationship with the Society of Independent Brewers in the process....
Industry braced for government reform
PUBCOS were last week facing the prospect of government intervention after MPs claimed attempts to improve the relationship between landlords and tenants through self-regulation...
Boutique show returns to capital
BARTENDERS who aspire to open their own outlet will be able to pick up some hints and tips in Edinburgh next month.
A seminar highlighting...
Coors says beer is pub champion
As survey finds a fifth of licensees considered quitting in the last six months...
MOLSON Coors last week insisted that the future can still be...
Charity demands volume controls
BAR and nightclub operators could be forced to submit figures for the volume of alcohol sold on their premises, if Scotland’s biggest alcohol charity gets its way. Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) wants all on and off-trade outlets to disclose annual volume figures, showing a break down by drinks category, which would then be used to calculate licence fees.
SBPA issues excise warning
PUBS in Scotland could be forced to put the price of a pint up by as much as 50p – if the Scottish Government is successful in wresting control of excise duty from Westminster.
The proposal is included in a raft of changes the SNP wants to make to the Scotland Bill, currently being deliberated by a dedicated cross-party committee at Holyrood.
Levy will ease rates inequality
PLANS by the Scottish Government to hit the country’s biggest alcohol and tobacco retailers with a public health levy will go some way to addressing the “inequality” of the business rates system, a major on-trade group claimed last week. Finance minister John Swinney sparked controversy when he revealed the Scottish Spending Review 2011 would see large retailers charged a business rates supplement from April next year.
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