Monthly Archives: April 2011
Trade welcomes Tory fee pledge
Party commits to extend rural business rates relief
ELECTORAL pledges by the Scottish Conservatives to investigate the way licence feees are calculated and extend rates...
Chance to buy a slice of park life
A HOTEL in the Cairngorms National Park is on the market after seven years under the same ownership
Penella Price and Gordon Waddell are selling...
New owners take the tourist route
Couple relocate from Germany to buy Perthshire hotel
A PERTHSHIRE hotel on one of Scotland’s major tourist routes has been acquired by a husband and...
Litherland looks to a bright drinks future
The Budget handed the drinks industry another problem, but Diageo GB boss Simon Litherland tells Scott Wright there are still reasons to be positive
THE...
Budget should have gone further
More action was needed to galvanise market, agent says
MEASURES outlined in last month’s Budget have the potential to create an “exciting platform” for new...
Highland guest house for sale
A HIGHLAND guest house is on the market after 16 years under the same ownership
Located on the banks of the River Lochy, two miles...
Glasgow bar leads old world wine revolution
Focus on France and Italy pays dividends for Darren Scott
DARREN Scott reckons he took a bit of a gamble when he launched Glasgow wine...
Duty fails to dampen healthy import scene
Consumers’ continuing thirst for world beers means it’s a standout performer in pubs – despite the latest duty hike
THE UK drinker’s quest for the...
New craft beer is full of beans
STIRLING-based drinks firm VC2 Brands has launched a new coffee-flavoured beer.
Said to be brewed with double-strength coffee bean flavours, Double Espresso Premio Caffè Birra...
Microbrewers slam duty rise
Cask ale producers fear latest hike will damage sales
CRAFT beer producers across Scotland have slammed the latest duty hike, saying it could cripple sales...
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