Snow good for hospitality trade
By Graeme Murray & Matthew Lynas
HOSPITALITY operators are reaping the rewards of a bumper ski season as Ski-Scotland claimed it was worth more than £14...
Island brewery in UK-wide deal
Shetland firm in distribution agreement with online wholesaler
ONE of the most remote breweries in Scotland has signed a deal with online wholesaler Ooberstock, giving...
Record highs for Scottish tourism
ONS report reveals visitor numbers to Scotland at all-time high
Aberdeen support fund goes live
Hospitality businesses in Aberdeen can now apply for grants of either £1000 or £1500 per premises through the city council website
Dean Banks bans Sunak and Hunt – and offers diners ‘VAT-free Fridays’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had best avoid The Pompadour, Dulse Edinburgh, Haar St Andrews and Dune St Andrews – because Dean Banks has banned them.
Calls for intervention on commercial rent
An Edinburgh bar owner has called on the Scottish Government to provide greater protection for commercial tenants amid concerns of a “staggering” number of failed leases in the coming months.
Holyrood: minimum pricing is legal
The Scottish Government has dismissed claims by several EU member countries that a minimum unit price for alcohol would be illegal.
Drink drive claims blasted
Recent report doesn’t reflect the trade as a whole
Electronic music is worth billions to the night time economy
During the Covid lockdown and its aftermath, dance music dependent businesses were stung by the UK government’s reticence to direct support towards their sector, whilst venues specialising in other forms of music were deemed more worthy of a share of limited budgets.
City hours plan “fatal” to clubs
Proposals to relax 3am licence conditions in Aberdeen criticised by nightclub operators
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