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Breaking news: Scottish pub rates relief gets boosted to 40%

The new funding means that eligible premises liable for the basic and intermediate property rates will get relief of 40% for the next three years
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If your customers can hear music, you can’t shake off music licensing

If you play any form of music in your pub, bar, restaurant, hotel or members’ club in Scotland you will need to have ‘TheMusicLicence’

Politicians who don’t understand the trade make bad decisions

SLTN Award winner Mike Grieve, of Glasgow's Sub Club, calls for better political engagement with Scotland's hospitality businesses

The Buttery keeps its wine list up-to-date with Inverarity Morton

The Buttery lays claim to being the oldest restaurant in Glasgow – but regularly refreshes its menu and its wine list to keep up with the times
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Scottish Election hustings confirmed as trade gears up for May vote

Two hustings events will give bar owners and staff a chance to hear from a range of Scottish Parliamentary candidates

HIT Scotland’s 212 scholarships for hospitality workers

HIT scholarships give early-career and mid-level professionals in a variety of roles a ‘springboard’ to add skills and experience

Women-led brewing companies will gather for Dundee festival

Canvas Dundee is to host the first annual Cailleach Festival showcasing the work of Scottish women in beverage, food and art

Government uses and abuses pubs ‘like a convenient cash machine’

“What we’re aiming for isn't revolutionary – get pints below £4, make pub food affordable, make pubs full, thriving places again”
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Scotland’s cohort of Michelin-starred restaurants grows to 15

The Michelin Guide has revealed which venues are getting, keeping and losing its endorsement – and in Scotland, there were only gains

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