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There should be no background music – or volume from a television – in pubs and restaurants from today (Friday August 14), first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said

Nightclub operators in Scotland are being urged to complete a quick online survey about the impact of the COVID lockdown on their business in a bid to secure financial support for the sector which still has no opening date in sight

Hospitality workers anxious about returning to work in the time of COVID-19 can turn to a new resource from tourism group Experience Glasgow and trade charity Hospitality Health

Licensed venues in Aberdeen will have to remain shut for at least another week after first minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was “not yet possible to lift any of the restrictions put in place” in the city

Ian Macleod Distillers is looking to lure rum fans to the whisky category with a new bottling of its Smokehead single malt ahead of International Rum Day

Highland business owners have called on the Scottish and UK Governments to create a new ‘growth fund’ to support the region as it attempts to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Pubs and restaurants will be legally required to take customer contact details from next Friday (August 14), Nicola Sturgeon has said

A historic building in Inverness has reopened as a bar for the second time this year after a major refurbishment

City of Edinburgh Council has announced that it is waiving the fees for tables and chairs permits until the end of October

Aberdeen operators have hit out at authorities’ handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and fear they may have traded for more than a week after the initial cases emerged, unaware that someone with COVID-19 could have been in their venue