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Chartered accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset has relaunched its helpline in a bid to help operators in the licensed trade navigate the latest round of coronavirus restrictions

A new campaign to raise money for hospitality workers across Scotland kicked off in Glasgow this week

Some of the biggest names in the Scottish hospitality industry have launched a new ‘SOS Save Our Jobs’ campaign in a bid to highlight the impact of government-imposed restrictions on the sector

Growing daytime trade and attracting a wider range of clientele will be crucial for pubs in the coming months, according to Heineken’s on-trade director

The Scottish Government’s ‘levels’ system of COVID-19 restrictions came into force at 6am today (November 2), imposing different trading conditions on licensed premises across Scotland

Wet-led pubs and bars in level two and three areas which "do not have the facilities to provide a main meal" will be able to remain closed in order to access the full Job Support Scheme and larger Scottish Government support grants

The Scottish Government has u-turned on its nightclub support fund, saying grants will be available to all clubs regardless of whether they have traded as bars in the interim or not

The majority of Scotland’s hospitality businesses are going to find themselves “badly affected” by the COVID restrictions confirmed earlier today, say trade groups.

Premises in the Highland, Moray, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland council areas will be able to serve alcohol indoors from Monday (November 2) after first minister Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed those areas will be classed as ‘level one’ under the Scottish Government’s strategic framework

Hundreds of tourism and hospitality businesses in areas with level three or four restrictions are facing “the bleakest of winters” unless there is further support from government, according to the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA)