Rusk & Rusk closes doors of So LA

GLASGOW restaurant group Rusk & Rusk has announced that its So LA venue on the city’s Mitchell Street is to remain closed “until further notice”.

Orkney Distillery shines bright

THE team behind Orkney Distillery is in high spirits after achieving a Five Star Quality Assurance award from VisitScotland – a year after it opened to visitors.
Boris Johnson UK Prime Minister

Trade: PM must prevent no-deal

The calls came as Boris Johnson’s government announced it was working on the assumption of no-deal late last month.
The exterior of the Scottish Parliament

Further calls for lets legislation

Organisations including UK Hospitality and City of Edinburgh Council have backed calls for a dedicated licensing regime for short-term lets.
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.
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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 .

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