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Pubco Star Pubs & Bars has kickstarted its reopening plans with a new training and support package for its Just Add Talent (JAT) managed operator outlets.

An extension of the furlough scheme, sector-specific grants and an extension of the VAT cut are among the steps that could save the UK’s night-time economy from “extinction”, according to a new UK parliamentary report.

Hospitality venues across the UK were not linked to significant numbers of COVID-19 infections last year, according to a new report.

Two thousand Scottish hospitality workers are to take part in an online training programme after the scheme secured additional funding from the Scottish Government.

Scottish finance minister Kate Forbes has announced that the current non-domestic rates ‘holiday’ is to be extended until April 2022.

A new route map out of lockdown is to be published by the Scottish Government next week, but first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a phased reopening of the economy is “likely to be even more cautious than it was last summer”.

A Scottish Government-funded study by Stirling University questioning COVID safety measures in licensed premises has been branded a “farce” by trade groups.

A trip to Ayrshire to view a house last year was to take David and Karen Miller in a whole new direction – and a move into the licensed trade.

SLTN and Pernod Ricard UK have joined forces to host a special online tasting of the Havana Club rum range - including an exclusive sampling of the soon-to-launch Havana Club Cuban Spiced

Espresso Martini fans across the UK have something to celebrate this month thanks to the team behind Gin71 and Stack & Still.