Mixed views of review site
Calls for verification system and greater control
By Jack Walsh
A NEW partnership between VisitScotland and TripAdvisor is said to hold the potential to inject up...
Full tale of event hasn’t been told
Cocktail festival expected to boost profile of Scottish bartending
THE organiser of bartending festival Tales of the Cocktail expects the event’s tenure in Edinburgh to...
A Fierce expansion
ABERDEEN-based craft brewer Fierce Beer is set to expand production after securing funding from Barclays bank.
The £120,000 funding package will go towards the cost...
Livingstone wins Diageo fellowship
AYRSHIRE operator Nick Livingstone has secured the inaugural Diageo Learning for Life Saltire Fellowship.
Livingstone, who runs the 7 Saints bar in Prestwick, gained the...
There’s no ‘I’ in beer
TEAMWORK will be the name of the game at Stewart Brewing’s annual beer festival next month (May 13), when the firm unveils several limited...
AFS under fire from industry
ALCOHOL Focus Scotland (AFS) has been criticised by the drinks industry following the release of the charity’s latest report, which makes over 40 policy...
Pubs the lifeblood of communities
Traditional bars have an important role to play, owner says
By Jack Walsh
Pubs across Scotland have weathered their fair share of storms down the years, with...
Capital bartender the toast of Paris
EDINBURGH bartender Jonathan Arthur is to go head to head with bartenders from across the world after winning the UK final of Courvoisier’s Toast...
Boozy Cow wades in to Dundee
SCOTTISH not-for-profit bar group The Boozy Cow opened the doors of its new Dundee restaurant today (April 24).
The new Dundee eatery, the fourth in...
Marital move for hotel business
THE Seamill Hydro Hotel in West Kilbride has completed works on a new £5 million wedding venue following a £2.5 million cash injection from...



























