Monthly Archives: January 2015
Shaken not stirred by Bond film deal
THE firm behind Polish vodka brand Belvedere is to release two limited edition bottles to celebrate a collaboration with the makers of new James...
Prepare for second round of food rules
From 2016 regulations kick in for venues producing 5kg of food waste. Ensure you’re ready, writes Iain Gulland of Zero Waste Scotland
LAST January we...
Further twist in the beer tie debate
By Gillian McKenzie
ITS removal has been the end-goal for pubco reform campaigners for many years.
Pub companies, on the other hand, say scrapping it will...
Battle over adult clubs on the way
Scottish Government’s proposals could face legal challenge
SANDRA White has demonstrated really remarkable tenacity in her crusade against lap dancing clubs.
For over ten years the...
Lapdance clubs prepare to fight
Owners could launch legal challenge to new regulation
THE owners of Scotland’s lapdancing clubs could fight new legislation in the courts if measures proposed in...
New calls for Scots pubs code
Westminster legislation unlikely to be implemented north of border
By Gillian McKenzie
PUBCO reform campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to draft its own pubs...
Taylor sells Town House Collection
Blythswood Square and The Bonham acquired by US investment firm
GLASGOW'S five-star Blythswood Square hotel and The Bonham in Edinburgh have been sold by Scottish...
Drink drive limit impacts on trade
By Gillian McKenzie
Lower level could have bigger ramifications than smoking ban
THE impact of the lower drink drive limit on the Scottish trade could be...
Unicorn marks taste milestone
THERE was cause for celebration at Kincardine’s Unicorn Inn last week when the venue became the 500th tourism business to pick up a Taste...
Gin brand heads to the races
GIN brand Greenall’s has been signed as a major sponsor of horse racing organisation The Jockey Club.
The £3 million deal, which commences this...