Forbes: no new money for Scotland
Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes has said she is “surprised and disappointed” that a new £4.6 billion coronavirus fund from the UK Treasury will seemingly contain no new money for Scotland
Treasury announces £4 billion in business support
The UK Treasury has announced a further £4 billion in support for businesses as Scotland and England return to a state of full lockdown
Mainland in lockdown for whole of January
Mainland Scotland will be put into lockdown for the whole of January from midnight tonight (4th January).
Whiskies go under the hammer for The Ben
A number of rare and exclusive whiskies are going under the hammer to raise funds for Scottish licensed trade charity The Ben
Scottish Government outlines £104 million hospitality support package
The Scottish Government has outlined details of a £104 million new year hospitality and tourism support package – including over £50 million earmarked for businesses with rateable values over £51,000 which were left out of its earlier grants schemes.
‘Immediate robust support’ crucial as Boxing Day lockdown looms
An “additional upweighted ‘extraordinary’ package of funding” must be urgently identified from Scottish and UK government budgets to support hospitality businesses and the supply chain when further coronavirus lockdown measures kick in on Boxing Day, business trade groups have said.
Trade facing further lockdown from Boxing Day
Pubs and restaurants across Scotland will have to close from Boxing Day after first minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed all of mainland Scotland will be put under level four restrictions from 26th December.
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian to move to level three
Premises in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and East Lothian will not be allowed to sell alcohol and can only trade until 6pm from Friday (18th December) after first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that all three local authority areas will be put under level three restrictions
Changes to restrictions could secure future of 1800 hospitality businesses
Minor changes to trading restrictions under the Scottish Government’s coronavirus levels system could more than double the economic viability of Scotland’s hospitality businesses, and help secure the future of 1800 businesses and 32,500 jobs, according to a new study
Spirit of Speyside set to return in 2021
The Spirit of Speyside whisky festival is set to return next year, organisers have announced
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