Monthly Archives: August 2011

AN Aberdeenshire property is to be refurbished and relaunched as a country house hotel by its new owners. Locals Andrew and Jennifer McIntosh bought the...

Richard Hewat, Chef and proprietor, Hewat's, Causewayside, Edinburgh Launched in 2004 by husband and wife team Richard and Margaret Hewat, Hewat's majors in modern Scottish...

Dundee board backs measure as part of anti-underage drinking moves. Plans by Dundee licensing board to introduce a bottle marking scheme to combat underage sales have been opposed by a major on-trade group. The Dundee authority has been seeking views on targeting the voluntary scheme at ‘premises with off-sales facilities’ to tackle the proxy sale of alcohol to persons under 18.

Tennent's Lager is taking its Training Academy to the Northern Isles. Scotland's biggest alcohol brand has struck a deal with wholesaler JW Gray which will see it establish new satellite training centres in depots on Orkney and Shetland. The centres will run courses on a variety of topics, including food hygiene, wines and spirits, management skills and customer service. JW Gray has already been running a range of courses for islanders, which have largely focused on alcohol legislation.

STAFF from Glasgow pub the Edward Wylie showed their adventurous side recently when they climbed Britain’s highest mountain for charity. Sixteen staff from the...

JOSE Cuervo Tequila is being promoted as an ice cold shot this summer as part of a new marketing campaign for the brand. The activity...

MARINAS and piers on the west coast of Scotland are to get a multi-million pound upgrade as part of a drive to position the...

THE new owners of what’s said to be one of Orkney’s best known hotels are banking on a bumper summer season – after carrying...

Molson Coors and Heineken UK focusing on consistent beer delivery TWO of the country’s biggest brewers are working on campaigns to improve the draught delivery...

THE Society of Independent Brewers has taken residence in its first ever HQ – at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent. Working out of SIBA’s...