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All you need is love… and a hot cocktail offer

LOVE will be in the air next month when couples gather in bars and restaurants to celebrate Valentine’s Day. And drinks suppliers are busy displaying...

Pub opportunities knock for lessees

FROM the range of outlets available to the increased levels of support offered by the pubcos – it seems there’s no shortage of opportunities...

Bell Tree rings the changes

A PERTHSHIRE pub with owner’s accommodation is on the market. Located in the village of Methven, the Bell Tree Inn has a public bar, a...

Full speed ahead at Dunfermline club

Venue trading again following acquisition by local operators A DUNFERMLINE nightclub is up to speed again following its acquisition by local operators. Velocity had been closed...

TCB broadens its ale horizons

SOME of Scotland’s best-regarded craft beers are poised to reach a wider audience thanks to a new distribution deal with Tennent Caledonian Breweries. The owner...

Pub opportunities rise in the east

TWO former Punch Taverns pubs in the east of Scotland have come onto the market. Property agent CDLH is marketing The Railway Tavern in Penicuik...

New bar adds some spice

GLASGOW bar and restaurant owner Alan Tomkins has launched a new bar in Bath Street. Kuta, which takes its name from a spice town in...

Discover treasure island pub in Fife

A TRADITIONAL pub in the heart of a historic Fife town has come on to the books of property agent Bruce & Co. Milton House...

Watchdog led us a merry dance – VC2

Stirling-based VC2 Brands has hit back at the Portman Group after the watchdog’s complaints panel forced it to rename its flagship product – despite giving it a clean bill of health for several years. VC2 has rebranded its Stiffy’s vodka liqueur as Stivy’s after the panel ruled that the product’s name was in breach of Portman’s code of practice on the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks.

Agent brokers pubco deals

PROPERTY agent Ryden has completed two recent pub sales on behalf of pubcos Belhaven Pubs and Punch Taverns. Machan Vaults in Larkhall was sold to...

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus