Rose Street’s Shoogly Peg asks ‘are you lonesome tonight?’

January or not, birthdays mean beers, so it’d be an unwise licensee that lets today go past without celebrating Elvis Presley's 91st

Learning for Life helped 838 into hospitality jobs last year

Diageo's partnerships with employers like the Hilton, Nando’s, and The Ivy create pathways into work for L4L graduates
First Minister John Swinney with Heineken UK’s managing director, Boudewijn Haarsma

Will licensing boards make a World Cup bank holiday worthwhile?

The Scottish National Team's opening game against Haiti, being played in Boston on Sunday 14 June, will kick-off at 2am UK time

Buzzworks chooses North Berwick for its first hotel venture

The restaurant operator acquired The Nether Abbey Hotel as the first step in its stated plan to diversify into accommodation

Grassmarket venues call for action on recurring power cuts

Around 30 restaurants and bars in the area are counting the cost of ‘a significant loss to Christmas trade’ due to electricity outages

Edinburgh Rugby scores new deal with The Black Bull sports bar

Edinburgh Rugby season ticket holders will get 20% off their total bill anytime, while all the club's fans will get 20% off on match days
Fergus McCoss stands outside Ziques in Glasgow.

Hinba grows from Oban coffee shop to fledgling restaurant group

Hinba has more than doubled in size in the last 18 months, to employ over 50 people, with turnover up 150% in the past year.

Ayrshire coast hotel creates 30 new jobs ahead of spa opening 

SimpsInns' £3million investment in The Waterside Hotel has created new sea view bedrooms and a state-of -the-art spa

Kathleen Hood, co-founder of the Lisini Pub Co, dies aged 81

Kathleen devoted over 60 years to the trade and helped build one of Lanarkshire’s best-known and most enduring hospitality groups

Murphy’s Irish Stout woos publicans with a 2026 price freeze

“Murphy’s 2026 price freeze is about backing pubs and giving them price certainty on a brand that is soaring in popularity"

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