Scotch Whisky Association’s Karen Betts raises a glass to tourism boost.

Raising a glass to whisky tourism

SCOTCH whisky distilleries welcomed a record number of tourists through their doors last year, according to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA)
Nick Livingstone, 7 Saints

A letter from America: part one

Nick Livingstone, winner of the Diageo Learning for Life Saltire Fellowship, writes about week two of the programme, which has taken him to Babson College in Boston
Roy and Theresa McIntosh opened a village shop in their pub.

Hotel becomes the village hub

Borders business opens shop with help from rural pub group

Last straw for Wetherspoon

PUBS giant JD Wetherspoon has announced that it will stop using plastic straws across its estate by the end of the year. The company, which...
The Citizen will be the first venue in Scotland to serve Tennent’s Tank Lager since the ‘80s.

Headline move for operator

New Glasgow restaurant pays homage to site’s newspaper past
Evangelical about wine: Marshall in Ubiquitous Chip

City sommelier is winning at wine

SLTN Award-winner relishes role curating five separate lists at the at Glasgow restaurant Ubiquitous Chip
Nick Livingstone, 7 Saints Preswick

Ayrshire operator is Boston bound

Ayshire operator jetted to Boston to begin the second stage of his Diageo Learning for Life Saltire Fellowship
The revamped Gleddoch hotel and spa

Transformed hotel open for business

The Gleddoch hotel and spa resort on the Clyde estuary has been given a fresh lease of life after a multi-million pound refurbishment
Brian Fulton

Colourful approach to charity

A nightclub operator has dyed his beard blue for the month of September to raise awareness and funds for Glasgow Samaratins.
The Bridge Inn, Peebles

Peebles pub triumphs

A Borders inn has been named CAMRA’s Scotland & Ireland Pub of the Year for 2017.

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