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Bring escalator down to earth
IT’S been a pleasure to document the steady growth of the craft beer scene in Scotland and across the UK in recent years. In this issue..
Tax hopes set to be dashed?
TIM Martin, the ebullient boss of pub giant JD Wetherspoon, never disappoints a trade journalist in need of a quote. Martin was in..
Old Firm is good for pub business
THE glee many Celtic fans will be feeling at Rangers’ sorry demise is expected and entirely justifiable. After all, seeing your fiercest..
Sky showing its cuddly side?
PERHAPS it was deliberately timed for the end of the pantomime season. Sky, for so long a thorn in the side of the trade, made it clear..
Go for business gold in 2012
THE comically-named ‘Hurricane Bawbag’ aside, pubs, restaurants and hotels did not have to contend with the kind of adverse weather at..
Turn clock back on hours policy
IT’S not shaping up to be a particularly happy Christmas for south west operators Sinead Farrell and Derek Hart. The couple are fighting..
Stage set for the battle of the Bests
IT might have seemed unlikely a decade ago, when premium lager was all the rage, but the keg ale market is suddenly alive with activity in..
