Scottish Women’s Football icon Rose Reilly opens namesake pub
The Rose Reilly, formerly the Hampden Bar on Albert Rd, has been ‘saved from becoming a restaurant’ by Steven Clark, operator of nearby gastropub, The Bell Jar, and Partick’s The Sparkle Horse.
Belhaven’s new design is just the Best
The new-look fonts will be introduced from this month, sporting a new colour scheme and a design which aims to reinforce the history of brewing at Belhaven’s Dunbar brewery, featuring its iconic malting chimneys.
Overseas chefs should be given immigration fast-track into the UK
Trade body UKHospitality has urged the Migration Advisory Committee to amend the Shortage Occupation List in recognition of the sector's pressing need for trained staff.
Bon Jovi rosé wine takes aim at the UK on-trade
Hampton Water (13% ABV) was created by Gerard Bertrand in collaboration with Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse, and launched in the US in 2018.
Heineken highlights Scotland’s greenest pubs and bars
Entrants this year include the Tigh an Truish Inn in Oban, The Red Squirrel in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, and The Village Inn in Keiss, near John O’ Groats
We wish you a busy Christmas and a buoyant New Year
After a painfully long run of subdued festive seasons, drinks companies are positive about the prospects for festive trading this December
Wolfie’s and Wingman cartoon character labels survive Portman scrutiny
Chair of the Independent Complaints Panel, Rachel Childs, commented: “It’s vitally important under the Code that producers ensure their products do not have particular appeal to under-18s."
World Class GB winner Matt Arnold talks cocktails and travelling to São Paulo
Matt Arnold and his business partners opened Birmingham cocktail bar Passing Fancies in 2022. Last year he won the GB leg of Diageo’s World Class cocktail competition, going on to represent Britain at the global finals in São Paulo.
Two beloved pubs up for grabs in Aberdeen through Punch Pubs
Are you an experienced hospitality professional based in Aberdeen and hungry for a new challenge? Punch Pubs has two cracking pub opportunities to share with you.
Views mixed on Gers’ fate
Trade gives opinions as newco Rangers awaits key vote. Football pubs have been giving SLTN their views on the potential impact on trade if the new Rangers is barred from Scotland’s top football league. SPL clubs will vote on July 4 on whether to admit Charles Green’s Rangers’ newco into Scotland’s top league, with Hearts, Hibs and Dundee United already saying ‘no’.
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