Monthly Archives: December 2012

IN an age of controlled media pronouncements, with politicians rarely allowed to stray ‘off message’, it’s always pleasing, if rare, to hear an elected...

Drinks firms offer their advice on making the most of whisky at Christmas IF ever a consumer is going to dip into the whisky category,...

Health, cost and sustainability drive top chef’s creations for Coors MARTIN Wishart has put a fresh spin on three classic pub dishes after they were...

Chaophraya follows Glasgow launch with new restaurant in former Oloroso premises CHAOPHRAYA, the Thai restaurant group, has opened a second Scottish venue a few short...

Govanhill retailers back scheme designed to cut underage drinking OFF-TRADE retailers on the south side of Glasgow have signed up to a new scheme designed...

Jon Beach, four-time winner of the SLTN Whisky Bar of the Year award, urges distillers to do more to support the on-trade. THE whisky industry...

TIMING, so the mantra goes, is the golden rule of comedy. That being the case, one can only conclude that finance minister John Swinney has no delusions of abandoning the day job in favour of a role as a stand-up. Take last week’s announcement by the Scottish Government that it intends to fall in line with Westminster and delay the next rating revaluation from 2015 until 2017. While the subject of property rates can never be described as a laughing matter, there was some irony in the fact the decision came in a consultation paper titled ‘Supporting Business – Promoting Growth’.

Scottish consumers buying wine more frequently since laws came in THE Scottish Government’s ban on multi-buy deals has encouraged more people to buy wine, according...

PUBS in Edinburgh may soon be entitled to start serving alcohol on Sunday mornings as the city’s new licensing board continues to put its stamp on local licensing policy. Eric Milligan, the Labour councillor who became board convener after the local elections in May, signalled his support for extended Sunday trading in a speech to a conference hosted by legal journal Scottish Licensing Law and Practice.

Seasonal specials help on-trade compete with the supermarkets FESTIVE beers have become a staple in many pubs over the years, but they are arguably more...