Tax and Brexit top election priorities
Candidates from all parties encouraged to support hospitality
By Dave Hunter
Taxation and Brexit have been cited as the most important issues for the licensed trade...
Uddingston venue hits headlines
A FORMER newsagent in the Lanarkshire town of Uddingston has been transformed into a steakhouse following a £200,000 revamp.
Cocktails & Steaks, which was at...
What are you waiting for?
NATIONAL Waiters’ Day once again championed the skills and dedication of front of house staff across the trade.
Held last week (May 16), the campaign,...
Cream of the crop
Fife Creamery showcases top producers at special exhibition
BRIDGING the gap between Scotland’s catering businesses and the nation’s fine larder of quality produce has been...
Trade urged to remain vigilant
Licensees should be ‘alert but not alarmed’ following attacks
By Gillian McKenzie
OPERATORS of bars, restaurants and nightclubs have been urged to remain vigilant following terror...
Edinburgh bartender is ‘toast of Paris’
EDINBURGH bartender, Jonathan Arthur, is celebrating after winning Courvoisier’s Toast of Paris International Cocktail Competition.
Arthur, of Bramble Bar and Lounge, beat finalists from Canada,...
McEwan’s parent bought for £55m
PUBS and brewing business Marston’s has agreed to buy the brewing and brands business of Charles Wells, parent company of McEwan’s, for £55 million.
In...
Licensed trade ladies dig deep for The Ben
LADIES from across Scotland’s licensed trade pulled out all the stops to raise £4500 at The Ben’s Fashion and Fizz event last week.
The event,...
Just one week left to enter SLTN Awards
The clock is ticking and there are only a few days left to finalise your entries to this year’s SLTN Awards.
There are more than...
Should councils control rates?
Trade split on suggestion local authorities should run the show
By Dave Hunter
The licensed trade is split over suggestions that all control of business rates...
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