Fresh calls to scrap licence renewals
Lawyers and trade groups want ten-year lifespan ditched
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.
Alcohol label laws slammed
Holyrood is watching new Irish measures “with interest”
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.
Fhior hosts its first exclusive vegan ‘Mixtapes’ fine-dining experience
The Mixtapes concept is an intimate supper club for up to 10 people, taking guests on a culinary journey inspired by the diversity of music mixtapes
A green light for street revamp
LICENSED venues on one of Glasgow’s best-known streets are set to benefit from its “transformation” after the city council approved a multi-million pound project...
Edinburgh’s Frederick St ‘party parlour’ gets a refit to cope with demand
Freddy’s owners, Encore Bars, have reinvested in the venue, with an internal reorganisation and refurb ‘creatively utilising every inch of space’.
Ensure you bark up the right tree
In addition to complying with legislation, there are real benefits to welcoming guide dog owners, writes Emma Brown of Guide Dogs
UNDER the Equality Act...
Right-wing riots caused a 10% drop in national hospitality sales
According to UKHospitality, the impact on sales in towns where further protests were rumoured was as high as 40%, with footfall down by as much as 75%.
Poor broadband is hurting tourism
Trade renews calls for better internet connectivity
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