Additional support for island businesses
Hospitality businesses in the Scottish islands currently under level three coronavirus restrictions are to receive additional financial support, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced
SLTA: 85% of operators need government support to survive winter
Over 85% of Scottish hospitality operators will need government support to survive the winter, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).
Staff will be exempt from vaccine certification
Employees in late-night venues will be exempt from the Scottish Government’s proposed vaccine certification (or ‘passport’) scheme, according to documents published today (9th September).
Diageo declares war on hospitality’s ‘chronic skills shortage’
DRINKS giant Diageo has announced a new initiative to address the chronic skills shortage currently gripping the UK hospitality sector.
Harviestoun brewery marks ‘National Beer Day’ with 40th anniversary campaign launch
Harviestoun has been brewing at Alva, in the shadow of the Ochil Hills, since 1983, making craft beer in Scotland long before it became as popular as it is today
Industry bodies unite to condemn proposed blanket ban on alcohol advertising
SAIP stressed that, above all, there was no evidence these economically damaging moves would actually do anything to reduce harmful drinking.
Another twist in the tale of the lapdance ‘ban’
For more than two decades campaigners have fought to close down these forms of entertainment on the basis that they amount to the exploitation of women.Â
Celebrating Highland food and drink – and raising cash for the Maggies charity
Chef Tony Singh MBE will spend this coming weekend in Inverness, bringing people together for food and drink, whilst fundraising for the charity Maggies Highlands.
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.
Trust Inns does deal to acquire three pubs from Dundas Heritable
Foremost amongst these is The Park Bar, at the west end of Glasgow’s Finnieston strip, which is feted as a home-from-home for Hebridean ex-pats and visitors.
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