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The Scottish Government has announced that nightclubs are to receive a share of a new £15 million fund

Bar, pub and restaurant operators who pay licensing body PPL PRS for the rights to play music in their premises can contact the organisation to ensure the current Scottish Government ‘ban’ on background music is factored into their next bill

Licensed premises in Aberdeen will be able to reopen their doors on Wednesday, August 26, once an environmental health check has been completed

Pool tables, fruit machines and darts can be played in pubs from today (August 24) providing they are risk assessed, subject to robust cleaning procedures, social distancing can be observed and they are not located in main thoroughfares.

Hospitality businesses in Aberdeen can now apply for grants of either £1000 or £1500 per premises through the city council website

Local authorities across Scotland are to be given new powers to close or impose additional conditions on venues deemed to be breaching COVID guidelines

A £1 million support fund for Aberdeen businesses has been announced by first minister Nicola Sturgeon as she confirmed lockdown restrictions in the city are to remain in place

A new hospitality trade group in Aberdeen is to create an assurance scheme for participating venues to reassure returning customers once venues in the city are allowed to reopen

Bar, pub and restaurant operators across Scotland must now record contact details for delivery drivers and cleaners visiting their premises as well as customers

There should be no background music – or volume from a television – in pubs and restaurants from today (Friday August 14), first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said