‘Major’ rates relief needed in Scottish Budget
Trade groups the Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA), Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and UK Hospitality Scotland have jointly called on deputy first minister John Swinney to deliver ‘major’ business rates relief in his upcoming Budget.
‘Get Me Home Safely’ campaign moves forward in Glasgow
A campaign to oblige employers to ‘take all reasonable steps’ to ensure workers in licenced venues are able to get home safely from work at night moved forward this week, as Glasgow City Council agreed a motion on the provision of late night transport.
Winter World Cup forcing operators to choose – ‘football’ or ‘festive’
The ‘glass-half-empty’ analysis is that a normal summer World Cup could have delivered a multi-million pound lifeline to the hospitality trade far earlier, without forcing a compromise with festive season bookings.
Publican family marks 50 years in Uphall
A family of West Lothian publicans have passed a major milestone as they celebrate 50 years at the helm of their pub.
Tee-total tsunami of soft options
Across the on-trade the soft drinks market is now outperforming all others – including wine, cider and beer.
Liqueurs ‘revitalised’ by the popularity of cocktails
Whether it’s as cocktail ingredients or after-dinner digestifs, liqueurs and speciality spirits account for one of the biggest shares of on-trade drinks sales – worth over £122m to Scottish premises.
New street security system switched on in Edinburgh
It is claimed that the City Operations Centre’s advanced analytic ability will ‘drastically’ help the Council and partners respond to emergencies and manage large-scale events like Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and August Festivals.
20 years of revelry at Bamboo
Glasgow nightclub Bamboo passed a major milestone at the weekend when it celebrated 20 years in business.
Every Scottish city needs a night time industries champion
Cities across Scotland should have their own representative advising the local authority on the night-time economy.
Transatlantic visitors are choosing Scotland first
As Scotland’s Tourism Industry Conference 2022 in Edinburgh got under way, presenter Jennifer Reoch proposed that the audience play a drinking game, and reach for their hidden hipflasks every time a speaker used the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘painful’ to describe the current economic circumstances.
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