Report spurs calls for off-sales action
Fresh calls for action to tackle the availability of cheap alcohol in supermarkets have been issued following the publication of a new report on...
SLTA: MacAskill is right on fees
Argument that licence cost should reflect sales is welcomed
A Call for supermarkets to pay more for a licence has been welcomed by the Scottish...
Mixed fortunes in Michelin Guide
THE publication of the 2016 Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland has served mixed fortunes for Scotland’s fine dining scene, with three restaurants...
Each side claims pricing ‘victory’
Supporters and opponents of minimum pricing have each claimed ‘victory’ from the opinion released by the advocate general of the European Court of Justice...
Anger at police swab operation
Nightclub boss dubs testing of clubbers “heavy handed”
A NIGHTCLUB owner has criticised the “heavy-handed” actions of Police Scotland after his customers were swabbed for...
Legislation is threatening pubs
Government legislation is hurting Scotland’s pubs, a new survey from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has concluded.
According to the trade group’s latest business...
Green light for Rusacks
MACDONALD Hotels has been granted planning permission for a £7 million extension to the Rusacks Hotel, which overlooks the 18th hole of the Old...
Disparity ‘proves need for unit price’
More than half of alcohol sold in off-trade is less than 50p a unit
Scottish Licensed Trade Association chief executive Paul Waterson said the figure,...
Digital shortfall is hurting trade
By Graeme Murray
The lack of mobile and internet connectivity in parts of Scotland is said to be hurting hospitality businesses.
Operators in the Highlands told...
Trade welcomes end to PLH ‘ban’
New legislation scrapping ‘excessive’ five-year wait in place
By Gillian McKenzie
The scrapping of a five-year ‘ban’ on personal licence holders (PLHs) who missed their refresher...
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