Edinburgh’s Kay’s Bar scoops CAMRA beer quality prize

This coming Thursday, January 19, a presentation will be made to the manager of Kay’s, Simon Fisher, by the CAMRA branch chair, Pat Hanson, in the pub itself.

Siberia Bar bosses want to bring the buzz back to Belmont St

As part of the company's 2023 expansion plans, it has purchased a vacant four-storey unit next door to its current premises at 13 Belmont Street, with the stated aim of bringing more vibrancy to the Belmont Street quarter and the wider city centre.

Business rates ‘disadvantage’ north of the Border

Scottish businesses are in ‘jeopardy’, having not benefitted from any business rates relief since June last year, while English businesses have been supported by relief since the pandemic and will continue to be supported by up to 75% relief on business rates.

Let live music work its magic on your bar’s footfall

According to a new report from research consultancy CGA by NielsenIQ, no less than 78% of consumers said that they are more likely to visit a pub, bar or similar venue if it offers live music.

All smiles as pubs pitch in for comedy festival

Pubs and bars around Glasgow will be in good humour this March when they take part in the Glasgow Comedy Festival.
Scott Williams

Williams Bros – the godfathers of Scottish craft beer

There's a good argument that Williams Bros, the Alloa crafter brewer behind Fraoch, Joker IPA and Caesar Augustus among others, has been ahead of the curve since day one.

New energy scheme could cost hospitality £4.5 billion

The UK Government’s new Energy Bills Discount Scheme could see bills for the hospitality sector increasing by a total of £4.5 billion across the UK, trade group UK Hospitality has warned.

If you want to appeal your draft rateable value, don’t delay!

Licensees unhappy with the new rateable value of their premises are being encouraged to lodge their appeals as soon as possible.
Exterior of antionetta restaurant

Loud, bold and Instagram friendly – that’s the plan for Antonietta

‘Fiercely extravagant and audacious’ is how the Vittoria Group describe its new Leith Walk eatery, which seeks to reinvent the traditional Italian offering on the site of the group’s time-served La Favorita restaurant.
a selection of TukTuk Indian food on a table

There’s a new Tuk Tuk in Edinburgh’s Old Town

The new restaurant, in Drummond St, will follow the template of the business’s two foundation Edinburgh and Glasgow venues, offering an authentic selection of small plates inspired by the flavours of Indian railway station and roadside dishes, within a lively and playful interior.

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