Quality at heart of Airlie Arms’ offer

Award-winning Angus licensees don’t do things by halves By Jack Walsh THERE’S no denying that any investment in the on-trade carries a certain degree of risk....

Quiz night cleans up for charity

A QUIZ night organised by Matthew Clark’s Edinburgh team raised over £900 for the clean water project backed by social enterprise craft beer producer...

Livingston pub carves out a new identity

MANAGED pub group Mitchells & Butlers has relaunched its Livingston outlet under its Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery brand. Brucefield Farm, which previously traded under M&Bs’...

Food and drink festival hops into Glasgow

FOOD and drinks festival North Hop is rolling into Glasgow later this month, showcasing the very best of Scotland’s burgeoning food and drinks scene. Taking...

The Jools in Perth’s crown

PERTH licensee John Bryden and daughter Georgia caught up with Jools Holland after sponsoring his recent show at the city’s Concert Hall. John’s Loft nightclub...

Business rates appeals rise

The number of appeals against the last non-domestic rates revaluation had increased on the previous round, new figures have shown. According to numbers released by...

The right support can pack a Punch

Partnership approach working for Edinburgh lessees with two venues By Jack Walsh The path to becoming your own boss is rarely a straightforward one, especially in...

Group plays the Long game

Kilmarnock bar and restaurant The Long House has been given a new look. Owner Buzzworks Holdings completed the £250,000 revamp of the venue’s interior, exterior...

Boards: keep your neutrality

Newly-elected administrations implored to ignore party politics By Dave Hunter A VETERAN Scottish licensing lawyer has called on the country’s new licensing boards to maintain their...

Another slice for the capital

THE team behind Italian street food and pizza bar Civerinos on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile has opened a second restaurant in the city. The new 80-cover...

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson