VAT rate increases as furlough ends
HOSPITALITY businesses will have to contend with several changes from 1st October, with the VAT rate rising to 12.5% and the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention (furlough) scheme coming to an end.
Fresh calls for staff solutions
THE UK Government has again been urged to take action to help tackle the recruitment and supply chain issues blighting Scotland’s hospitality industry.
Burgoyne retires after three decades
Derek Burgoyne, co-founder of property company Cornerstone Business Agents, has announced that he is retiring after 37 years in the industry.
Fortnight grace period for vaccine passports
Premises required to implement the Scottish Government’s vaccine passport scheme will have a fortnight’s ‘grace period’ to implement the system before facing enforcement, the first minister has said.
Late-night bars can alter operation to avoid passport scheme
Pubs and bars that operate after midnight and which were classed as ‘nightclubs’ for the purposes of the Scottish Government’s vaccination certification scheme will be able to opt out of the scheme by altering their operation, the government has said.
A dram with Edrington and SLTN
SLTN and Edrington UK have teamed up to host a special online tasting for some of the company’s most well-known single malts.
NTIA launches legal challenge to vaccine passports
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) is launching legal action against the Scottish Government’s vaccination certification scheme.
Sturgeon sets out ‘nightclub’ criteria for certification scheme
The Scottish Government has moved to clarify which late-night venues will be affected by the upcoming COVID vaccination certificate scheme.
A knees up in a brewery
Edinburgh craft brewer, Vault City Brewing, has launched a partnership with Glasgow's King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut to launch a 250-capacity live venue at Vault City's Portobello brewery.
Fine dining by the Campsies
A chef who has worked at Michelin Star restaurants in the UK and France has plans to launch a new fine dining restaurant in Stirlingshire after taking on the Kirkhouse Inn in Strathblane.
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