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Games visitors will get warm Well-come

TENNENT Caledonian is gearing up for a ‘record’ number of visitors to its Wellpark brewery in Glasgow this summer. The company has recruited five additional...
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New gin bar heads for capital hotel

THE team behind Edinburgh Gin has launched a bar, visitor centre and distillery beneath The Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh’s west end. The gin-focused Heads...
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New distillery raises the roof

Kingsbarns project a step closer to completion THE construction of a new single malt distillery and visitor centre in a Fife listed building reached a...
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Appeal over stadium booze

THE Tory party in Scotland has renewed calls for the ban on alcohol in Scottish football grounds to be lifted. And the party claims...
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An official boost for craft brewer

Scots firm launches seasonal beer and expands into new markets By Dave Hunter EDEN Brewery, the St Andrews-based craft brewer, has launched a new limited edition...
Kinloch Arms Hotel

Facelift underway at Kinloch Arms

Lessee joins forces with pubco for refurbishment of Carnoustie hotel WORK is underway on a major refurbishment of the Kinloch Arms Hotel in Carnoustie. The...
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Ryder Cup hours for Perth & Kinross

PUBS in Perth & Kinross are to receive additional trading hours for the duration of the Ryder Cup. At a recent meeting, the Perth...
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C&C resigns from Portman Group

C&C Group, the firm behind Tennent’s, has resigned from the Portman Group. Paul Bartlett of C&C said the firm resigned “in order to focus our...
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Trade urged to back 125ml wine serve

OPERATORS are being encouraged to up the availability of 125ml wine measures after the first phase of a campaign to promote their use saw the percentage of venues offering the smaller serve almost double.
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Chardon snaps up Holiday Inns

HOTEL firm Chardon Trading has purchased the Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Royal Mile and Holiday Inn Express Dunfermline. Both hotels were originally built and...

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