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Nightclubs are to close from 27th December for at least three weeks, the Scottish Government has announced.

Grants of up to £6800 for bars, restaurants and nightclubs have been announced by first minister Nicola Sturgeon as she again advised the public to minimise socialising and confirmed table service and physical distancing measures will come in on 27th December. 

The implementation of the deposit return scheme, which aims to boost recycling rates in Scotland, has been delayed by a further year until 2023.

The first minister has urged the general public to “minimise” their socialising with other households before and after Christmas in order to slow the spread of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.

SLTN and Edrington UK will be celebrating Burns’ Night a little early next month with a special online tasting.

The Scottish Government has drawn fire for encouraging people to cancel Christmas parties – or at least defer them until the new year – without offering any support to affected businesses.

Trade groups have hit out at the Scottish Government’s decision to resume business rates bills for hospitality businesses from April 2022.

Hospitality businesses will receive 50% rates relief for the first three months of the 2022/23 tax year, the Scottish finance secretary has announced.

The spirit of giving is alive and well this month with Brewgooder, the ethical Scottish brewer, joining forces with charitable café chain Social Bite for a festive campaign.

Glasgow burger bar El Perro Negro has expanded into Edinburgh with the opening of an outlet in the city’s St James Quarter development.