Pubs welcome beer tie study
Pubco reform campaigners have welcomed a Scottish Government pledge to investigate the impact of the beer tie in Scotland.
Speaking at the Scottish Parliament last...
Trade calls for wage mitigation
Implementing the living wage could add around 20% to operators’ wage bills, which many in the trade could not afford in the current climate,...
Trade groups call for greater powers
HOSPITALITY trade bodies have called on a new Westminster government to confirm and implement further devolved powers for Scotland as quickly as possible.
The Scottish...
‘Regulars only’ advice under fire
Police Scotland guidance “beggars belief”, say licensees
GUIDANCE from Police Scotland suggesting licensees of premises “associated with” the Glasgow ‘subcrawl’ “consider restricting access to regulars...
T for 2
Tennent Caledonian Breweries has launched a lower ABV lager for the Scottish on-trade
T2 has an ABV of 2% and will be available on draught....
Another Alcohol Bill is step too far
By Gillian McKenzie
THE introduction of a new Alcohol Bill has drawn fire from operators and licensing lawyers, who say the volume and fragmented nature...
Trade’s vital role is focus of campaign
THE vital contribution Scotland’s pubs and bars make to communities and the country’s economy is the focus of a new campaign, which was unveiled...
SLTA calls for duty differential
THE Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) is calling for different rates of alcohol duty for the on and off-trades, in a bid to offset...
Budget does little to help the trade
By Matthew Lynas
GEORGE Osborne’s 2015 Budget has done little to improve trading conditions for Scottish publicans, operators have told SLTN.
The chancellor’s decision to cut...
Consumption is not up to boards
A PROPOSED change to Scottish licensing law that would see boards compelled to reduce alcohol consumption has been dismissed as “a non-starter” by licensing...
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Jack Cummins
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Neil Morrison
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