Time to take on the health lobby
The arguments against minimum unit pricing are overwhelming
IT is very rare for a politician not to take the credit for a favourable trend or...
Loan scandal is new bank low
SINCE around 2008 the dearth of bank lending has frequently been cited as one of the biggest challenges facing the licensed trade. It’s generally...
Get your tax house in order
As the spotlight falls on the tax affairs of the nation, hospitality operators should be prepared for more attention from HMRC in the coming...
Pubs hope to beat the Blues
THE football authorities tasked with dispensing an appropriate punishment on the new Rangers are in an unenviable position. In fact, it’s difficult to see...
West coast hotel strikes gold
A WEST coast hotel has been awarded a gold medal by tourism marketing body VisitScotland.
Loch Melfort Hotel in Arduaine near Oban was presented with...
Bringing out the Best in beer
THERE are two ways to react to the arrival of new competition: you can close your eyes, carry on as normal and hope it...
Make a game of it this summer
AS I write, the Olympic torch is slowly making its way around the UK – a journey that will see it come within ten...
Double trouble for the trade?
SO it’s official: the UK economy has slipped into the much-dreaded double-dip recession for the first time since 1975.
According to the Office for National...
Club tension rises again
THE age-old antipathy between the mainstream trade and members clubs has reared its head again, this time in Moray. Not that the issue is...
Deal or no deal?
IT’S difficult to avoid being offered a ‘deal’ these days. Whether doing the weekly shop or checking your emails, we’re almost constantly bombarded with...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
