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The top stories and latest news, dedicated to the licensed trade in Scotland.

No more night buses for Glasgow as under-used services scrapped

Citing low passenger uptake and operating losses, First Glasgow has announced that the 11 routes it has been operating in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings will cease to run as of 31st July.

Popping in for a pint and a PhD at The Napier Graduate

One of Edinburgh’s oldest pubs, Shakespeare’s on Lothian Road, temporarily rebranded this week as ‘The Napier Graduate’ in honour of the university’s class of ’23.

Some of the ‘rules’ around whisky do not help to attract new customers

WHISKY is a drink that’s shrouded in all manner of traditions and beliefs – from how it’s named to how it should be drunk. 

SLTN Award-winning bartender is upbeat about Glasgow’s burgeoning cocktail scene

Liam, who tends bar at Glasgow speakeasy The Absent Ear, started his career at Glasgow’s Oran Mor before moving out to Melbourne and working at a Japanese whisky and sake bar.

Soft drinks present a significant opportunity for licensees this summer

Soft drinks sales surged by 60.3% year-on-year across licensed venues to just shy of £4.6 billon in 2022. And Britvic suspect this is set to continue growing.

Hidden gem of the Highlands up for sale in Inver

The Inver Inn Bar & Kitchen, situated in the small village of Inver in Easter Ross, is currently ranked number 1 on Trip Advisor for ‘restaurants in the Scottish Highlands’ based on customer reviews.
Lisini, Angels Hotel's Siobhan and Kay standing behind bar

Lisini Pub Company has net zero squarely in its sights as it focuses on...

Lisini Pub Company has net zero squarely in its sights as it focuses on sustainability

Hospitality urged to rally behind Glasgow homeless charity

The hospitality industry is being encouraged to rally around a Glasgow charity as it struggles with the impact of the city’s new Low Emission Zone.

Inclusivity tops the agenda at Greene King

Pubco and brewer, Greene King – parent company of Belhaven – has introduced a new gender identity policy across its organisation in support of its LGBTQ+ employees and the wider community.

Innis & Gunn pour 200,000 pints at the Royal Highland Show

In recent years, alongside its more traditional displays of horses, livestock and farm machinery, 'the Highland' has become a major showcase of Scottish food and drink.

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