Bacardi drinks

US drinks giants to split in the UK

Drinks giants Bacardi & Brown-Forman have reassured Scottish licensees that it will be “business as usual” following their decision to part ways in the UK.
Pint of Beer

Greene King in £4.6 billion sale

Belhaven parent company Greene King has announced that it has agreed a £4.6 billion sale to Hong Kong-based property firm CK Asset Holdings.
The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye

Highland tax consultation “astonishing”

HIGHLAND Council is facing criticism after it launched a consultation into the possible introduction of a visitor levy, or ‘tourist tax’.
Hands holding three pints of beer at a bar

Trade is upbeat despite Brexit

Scottish licensees are upbeat about their businesses despite challenges such as Brexit and business rates
Glasgow city centre

Raising the bar in Glasgow

The past, present and future of the on-trade will be the theme at this year’s Best Bar None Glasgow conference.
liverpool-fc-andy-robertson

Broadcaster ready for kick-off

Sky Sports has released its latest raft of top-flight football fixtures for the coming weeks as the domestic season gets up and running north and south of the border .
Slanj iKnow tourist information

Tarbet business is a guiding light

A family-owned restaurant in the village of Tarbet near Loch Lomond has committed to championing its local area in conjunction with VisitScotland.
Huxley Restaurant Edinburgh

Capital inclusion at restaurant

Signature-owned Edinburgh restaurant The Huxley has introduced a new audio menu for blind and partially-sighted customers in partnership with The RNIB.
Empty lapdance club

Consultation on capital SEVs

City of Edinburgh Council has launched a public consultation on the potential licensing of sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) in the city.
El Bandarra Vermut Rosé

All coming up rosé

A rosé vermouth from Barcelona which is said to “taste like summer should” has been introduced in the UK.

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