At the cutting edge of Scotch
Gordon & MacPhail, the independent Scotch whisky bottler, distiller and wholesaler, has confirmed the name of its new Speyside distillery
Claims for extended furlough scheme now live
Businesses can apply for payments through the UK Government’s extended Coronavirus Job Retention (or ‘furlough’) Scheme from today (November 11)
Levels ‘tweak’ could be the difference between survival and closure
Trade organisation the Scottish Hospitality Group has called on the Scottish Government to “tweak” its levels system in order to allow later opening in levels two and three
Holyrood committee votes against Pubs Code Bill
The Scottish Parliament committee tasked with weighing the cases for and against a Scottish pubs code has said it does not support the creation of a code in Scotland
Belhaven extends rent concession to Scottish pubs
Belhaven Pub Partners, the leased and tenanted arm of Belhaven, has announced that it will continue to offer a 90% rent concession to any Scottish tenants in areas with level two, three or four restrictions
The Gate moves to tackle food poverty
Glasgow bar The Gate is doing its part to tackle food poverty in the city through a new charity initiative
Renewed calls for licence fee rebate
Renewed calls have been made for the Scottish Government to take action on annual premises licence fees as venues have been forced to close and had trading restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic
Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus moved to level three restrictions
Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus will be moved into level three of COVID-19 restrictions from this Friday (November 13), the first minister has announced
New business fund applications to open this week
The Scottish Government announced today (November 10) that local authority websites will be updated this week to allow businesses to apply for the new ‘Strategic Framework Business Fund’ grants
Ground broken on first ‘vertical’ distillery
Work has begun on what is claimed to be Scotland’s first ‘vertical’ distillery
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