Glasgow gives the green light for SWG3’s ‘hotel for music lovers’
The project is the brainchild of SWG3 founding partners Andrew Fleming-Brown and Andrew Mickel, alongside hotelier Bruce Robertson and award-winning architectural practice Stallan-Brand.
Buzzworks creates 60 new jobs at its soon-to-open Musselburgh Lido
The group is looking for more than 60 new recruits in the Edinburgh area to staff this latest Lido, which is following on from the success of sister venues already operating in Troon and Prestwick.
Global ‘bartenders’ bartender’ award for Panda & Sons founder Iain McPherson
“I am overwhelmingly full of gratitude to be named this year’s Altos Bartenders’ Bartender. How meaningful it is to be nominated by the people that I look up to and admire daily."
McHughs unveil Tiltin Kiltin, a Partick pub with rugby to the fore
After five years of running Dumbarton Road's Tenement Bar as they had found it, husband and wife operators Stephen and Fiona McHugh decided that a change was needed.
The Famous Grouse takes flight from Edrington to William Grant & Sons
Edrington described the move to exit the blended Scotch category as ‘the next stage of the company’s mission to be the world’s best at crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands’.
Capital’s best pubs and bars hailed at inaugural Edinburgh Bar Awards
Over 250 of Edinburgh’s bartenders and managers gathered for the presentation of the peer-nominated awards recognising those who ‘go above and beyond’ in the capital’s hospitality scene.
Hospitality chiefs ‘buzzing’ over Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games 2026 selection
Hopes are high for a repeat of the success of the 2014 Games, which generated £282 million in tourism revenue by attracting 690,000 visitors to the city, lifting occupancy rates to 95%.
SLTN Award-winning Charwood goes above and beyond for its customers
The venue, operated by Gary and Anne Still in the south of Edinburgh, was named the SLTN Family Outlet of the Year, in association with Vimto Out of Home, at last November's Awards Ceremony.
Brian Maule is enjoying life as he helps develop chef talent at Buzzworks
In 2023, after 22 years, Brian and wife Susan closed their award-winning Glasgow restaurant Brian Maule at Chardon d’Or as rising costs and lower footfall took a heavy toll on the business.
Innis & Gunn lager named as Scotland’s best at the World Beer Awards
Innis & Gunn’s Lager beat some big international names, including Estrella Damm, Madri, Stella, Becks, and Chang, as well as besting local market leaders Tennent's and Heverlee.
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