Monthly Archives: April 2012
North east pub airs outdoor plan
AN award-winning pub in Scotland’s north east is preparing for summer by investing heavily in its outdoors space.
Cheers Bar Café in Fraserburgh is gearing...
Turn up the heat on summer drinks
THE unseasonally warm spell at the end of March followed by snow and ice in early April confirmed that it’s probably wise to expect...
New TV ad puts brand in a spin
READY-to-drink brand WKD is back on TV screens with the latest instalment in its ‘have you got a WKD side?’ ad campaign.
‘Bike’ is set...
Bars hop on the world beer bus
A GROWING number of bars around Scotland are waking up to the potential of world beers.
Operators told SLTN last week that while it can...
Carlton seeks capital connection
THE firm behind Glasgow’s Carlton George hotel is on the lookout for premises in Edinburgh city centre.
Carlton Hotel Collection, which also operates hotels in...
Islay boutique hotel on the market
WHISKY enthusiasts might be interested in a boutique hotel within walking distance of Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay which has just come...
Tourism under global spotlight
SCOTLAND’S tourism industry will be under the global spotlight later this month when hundreds of international ‘buyers’ attend the annual VisitScotland Expo.
Almost 600 tour...
No stane unturned in hotel revamp
EDINBURGH’S Dunstane House Hotel has been given a new look, blending the building’s Victorian features with contemporary design.
Owners Shirley and Derek Mowat, who bought...
Beer joins whisky in export drive
FOR seven years in a row exports of Scotch whisky have risen steadily, making a welcome contribution to the UK’s balance of trade.
Now the...
Why not dare to be different this summer?
ROSE, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. To suggest these wine styles will be a hit with drinkers this summer is perhaps as obvious as...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
