Lessees take to pub like ducks to water

A GLASGOW pub has reopened following a major refurbishment. The Dug ‘n’ Duck in Millerston was subject to a £262,000 joint investment between pubco Punch...

Gin brand tees up celebration

WEMYSS Malts, the family-owned drinks firm, got into the swing of things earlier this month with a raft of activities around the Ricoh Women’s...

It’s a grape time in Leith

A FORMER art gallery has been converted into what’s claimed to be Leith’s first wine café. Toast offers a list of mainly biodynamic, organic and...

Ox and Finch team to launch Edinburgh restaurant

The team behind Glasgow’s Ox and Finch, Jonathan MacDonald and Daniel Spurr (centre and right), are set to open a Mediterranean mezze restaurant and...

City distillery plots castle move

THE couple behind Stirling Gin have announced plans to open a new distillery and visitor centre in the shadow of Stirling Castle. Stirling Gin was...

Bar group rejects rival’s proposed merger bid

Nightclub operator Revolution Bars Group has rejected a proposed merger bid from rival Deltic Group.

Berry good move for restaurateurs

THE owner of a Dunblane hotel has teamed up with the husband and wife duo behind Juniper bar and restaurant in Tillicoultry to open a new brasserie.

Edinburgh bartender has Southern spirit

AN Edinburgh bartender emerged victorious at the 2017 Southern Showdown Competition. Nicole Sykes, of The Voyage of Buck, in Edinburgh, beat five bartenders from other...

The Plumpy Duck is new on the bill

A NEW restaurant has opened within The Bowfield Hotel & Country Club in Howwood, Renfrewshire. Forming part of a £1.5 million investment by parent company...

Drinks giant backs festival

DIAGEO Reserve brands has been announced as the headline sponsor for the inaugural Edinburgh Cocktail Festival, which got underway today. The month-long festival, running from...

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