Chip shop giant plans pub estate

FISH and chip shop operator Harry Ramsden’s will expand into the Scottish pub market May 26 with the opening of a gastropub in South...

Trade split on EU referendum

Hospitality managers will vote for Britain to remain in the EU – but only by a slim majority, a new survey by the Institute...

Gin firm takes the biscuit

The firm behind Edinburgh Gin has unveiled its second distillery in the capital. Located in a former biscuit factory in Leith, the new distillery will...

The beat goes on at Sub Club

When the doors open at Sub Club on a Saturday night, it’s possible that the parents of some customers in attendance will have met...

Bellshill hotel opens after revamp

A new hotel has opened in the Lanarkshire town of Bellshill following a root and branch refurbishment. Pub group Bozzco Inns has launched the Belmill...

From Middle East to the west coast

Hotelier couple swaps Abu Dhabi for Isle of Mull By Jack Walsh With a blanket of snow covering the ground at the end of April, The...

Licensed trade ladies back The Ben

FASHION and fizz were on the menu as ladies from across Scotland’s licensed trade raised £6000 for The Ben.   More then 200 women attended The...

Dram fine festival draws to close

The curtain has come down on this year’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival – but organisers are preparing to do it all over again...

Perthshire hotel opens riverside terrace

A Pertshire hotel has launched a new riverside terrace in the shadow of a historic bridge over the River Tay. The new Garden Terrace was...

Tributes paid to Bill Smith

TRIBUTES have been paid to Bill Smith, the chairman of Stirling-based bars and clubs group Castle Leisure, who passed away earlier this month aged...

Columns

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