Pernod Ricard UK seals long-term partnership with O2 Academy music venues
Havana Club is described as the ‘hero brand’ at the centre of the collaboration, but Jameson, Altos, Absolut, Beefeater and Malibu will also be topping the bill at over 20 AMG venues across the UK.
Port Appin hotel takes Highlands & Islands hospitality employer award
Renowned Argyll coastal venue, The Pierhouse Hotel & Seafood Restaurant at Port Appin, has been named as 2024’s ‘Tourism and Hospitality Employer of the Year’ at the H&I Thistle Awards.
Hotel guests can sleep soundly on the North Coast 500 this autumn and winter
A new partnership between Highland Coast Hotels and Inverness charity business Highland BlindCraft Beds will install over 220 handcrafted beds in its venues around the north Highlands.
Bookshop-themed cocktail bar brings small plates and big reads to Glasgow
The Last Bookstore, which will take the place of the Fat Lobster restaurant on Hope Street, is a new bar and eatery concept from the team behind the popular bars Devil Of Brooklyn and Tabac.
Last call for entries to Scotland’s first ever Best Croissant competition
The contest is being organised by the Edinburgh Butter Company with support from The Balmoral Hotel, Rackmaster Limited, Baking & Catering Equipment, Mark Murphy and Tipo.
Radisson Blu Hotel partners with King’s Theatre for special panto season
Located just a stone’s throw from Central Station, Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow has recently undergone a £15m refurbishment and is aiming to strengthen its ties to the city’s cultural scene.
Glasgow gastropub The Loveable Rogue expands with new site in Strathbungo
Complementing their two successful Rogues in the city’s East and West Ends, The Loveable Rogue Southside opens on Nithsdale Road, in the Strathbungo neighbourhood, on October 17th.
New York-inspired cocktail bar Manahatta arrives in Edinburgh this month
Part of Arc Inspirations, Manahatta Edinburgh joins 17 established bars across nine locations in the UK, including Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield, York, and Harrogate.
Will UK’s latest tobacco clampdown lead to a beer garden smoking ban?
“Where is the evidence that such a measure will have any significant improvement on smoking cessation and how is this going to be policed from the business owners perspective?"
‘Spoons reinstates its shareholder dividend following big profits jump
Chairman Tim Martin is on record saying that his business wasn't unduly affected by Britain’s unseasonably wet summer – but the August riots put a dent in its performance.
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