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A campaign to oblige employers to ‘take all reasonable steps’ to ensure workers in licenced venues are able to get home safely from work at night moved forward this week, as Glasgow City Council agreed a motion on the provision of late night transport.

The ‘glass-half-empty’ analysis is that a normal summer World Cup could have delivered a multi-million pound lifeline to the hospitality trade far earlier, without forcing a compromise with festive season bookings. 

A family of West Lothian publicans have passed a major milestone as they celebrate 50 years at the helm of their pub.

It is claimed that the City Operations Centre’s advanced analytic ability will ‘drastically’ help the Council and partners respond to emergencies and manage large-scale events like Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and August Festivals.

Glasgow nightclub Bamboo passed a major milestone at the weekend when it celebrated 20 years in business.

A new global campaign encouraging people to drink responsibly during the holidays – while also enjoying the best of the season’s festivities – has been launched by Diageo and its world-leading vodka brand, Smirnoff.

Cities across Scotland should have their own representative advising the local authority on the night-time economy.

The family behind a successful bar and restaurant on Glasgow’s south side has reinforced their commitment to the business with the acquisition of the freehold.

The course will give students the opportunity to interact with a number of Highland businesses, including Mackay’s Hotel, Linds House, Skibo Castle, Glenmorangie House and the Highland Coast Hotels collection.

As Scotland’s Tourism Industry Conference 2022 in Edinburgh got under way, presenter Jennifer Reoch proposed that the audience play a drinking game, and reach for their hidden hipflasks every time a speaker used the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘painful’ to describe the current economic circumstances.