Property firm snaps up rival
Jones Lang LaSalle and King Sturge merge in £197 million deal. JONES Lang LaSalle has strengthened its standing in the licensed property market in Scotland after agreeing to acquire rival firm King Sturge.
City clubbers give scanner thumbs up
Almost 10,000 clubbers have given the thumbs up to a new fingerprint ID scanner – less than four weeks after it was installed at a Glasgow club.
The Scannet system, which operator Carlo Citti initially launched in Campus on Sauchiehall Street before rolling it out to sister venues O’Couture and Club 520, requires customers to register their passport or driving licence details and provide their thumb print.
Alcohol label laws slammed
Holyrood is watching new Irish measures “with interest”
Fresh calls to scrap licence renewals
Lawyers and trade groups want ten-year lifespan ditched
Glasgow chef’s blooming good idea
A Glasgow chef is spearheading a campaign to bring a traditional summertime ingredient back to Scotland’s plates
Local pubs with heart
Beer and spirits are central to operators’ outlets .
Golden year for island’s single malts
Islay malts Bunnahabhain and Bowmore were amongst the Scotch whisky winners in the International Spirits Challenge 2019 .
Perthshire pub’s new rooms Dun and dusted
A PERTHSHIRE publican has added four luxury rooms to his historic hostelry as he seeks to expand the business
The green green grass of home
Glasgow bar manager Kevin Carr has won the first ever cocktail competition for Speyside distillery Glenfarclas .
Highland tax consultation “astonishing”
HIGHLAND Council is facing criticism after it launched a consultation into the possible introduction of a visitor levy, or ‘tourist tax’.
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