A polite nudge on gaming machines in pubs – follow the rules!

The Gambling Commission and local authorities can visit undercover to check on pub puggie compliance

Whisky highball enjoying resurgence as a go-to refreshing serve

The highball's popularity is at an all-time high in the Scottish on-trade, driven by a consumer shift towards long and light serves 

Sebb’s brings another Michelin Bib Gourmand to Scoop Restaurants

The award brings Scoop’s tally of Bib Gourmands to four, joining those its already holds for Ox and Finch, Margo, and Ka Pao

Swinney officially opens Loch Lomond Group’s new Luss Distillery

The Loch Lomond development is described as ‘one of the most significant recent investments in Scotland’s whisky tourism sector’

Pancake Day cocktail competition at The Physician in St Andrews

The Physician is inviting mixologists to use Pernod Ricard spirit in a cocktail inspired by a classic pancake flavour pairing

Big barbecue blow-out returns for its second year on the Clydeside

Meatopia live-fire food festival will shroud SWG3 in barbecue smoke across the three-day weekend of Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June

Northern Irish rates reversal renews Scottish calls for action

NI finance minister John O’Dowd has halted rates revaluation in response to hospitality businesses' concerns

DRG staff teams raise funds in support of Hospitality Health

The Scottish charity working to improve hospitality workers' wellbeing received £7324 from The Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group

Kochchi brings Sri Lankan heat and hospitality to Glasgow’s west end

Kochchi's opening follows a half a million-pound investment in the Scotsman Group site that was previously the Hanoi Bike Shop

Greene King and Guinness 0.0 team up to fight discrimination

UK football's anti-discrimination charity, Kick It Out, is leading an inclusivity push in 900 sports bars across the UK

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