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EAT Out Edinburgh has announced a new partnership with Scottish charity Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) as it aims to help children in developing countries. 

Time is running out for those in the hospitality industry to have their say on proposals to ban alcohol advertising.

“The link to rum, sugar, age of empire, transatlantic slavery – Scotland was in the middle of all of that. You walk around the streets of Glasgow, Jamaica Street etc, all the sugar houses that were there..."

Highlights will include the Liquid Academy Live stage, where a number of panel sessions curated by Drink Think and hosted by organisations including SLTN and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association tackle some of the big issues facing Scottish hospitality.

Grahame Harris bought the Original Rosslyn Inn in 1973, developing the business along with wife Maureen, and continues to be involved with the hotel, which is now run by son Richard, today.

There is no missing the spring in the step of a staff with a hit on their hands, singing to themselves as they flit between the warmly lit tables.

The UK’s top alcoholic mix-up remains, by a sizeable margin, the Pornstar Martini, which accounts for 15.5% of sales – while its closest rival is the equally blush-making Sex on the Beach, at 7%.

The Scottish Government has said that it remains committed to introducing a Tied Pubs Code after the legislation was blocked at the Court of Session.

According to Lennoxtown-based business accountant Julie Campbell, using free social media to promote a hospitality offering can be surprisingly impactful on the bottom line, while funding for local advertising and marketing is often available via Business Gateway.

The Teacher Building on St Enoch Square is in the process of being extensively refurbished, with the upper floors set to be operated as serviced apartments for short-term accommodation – while the ground and lower ground floors will be converted into a bar and restaurant