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Ryder Cup hours for Perth & Kinross

PUBS in Perth & Kinross are to receive additional trading hours for the duration of the Ryder Cup. At a recent meeting, the Perth...
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C&C resigns from Portman Group

C&C Group, the firm behind Tennent’s, has resigned from the Portman Group. Paul Bartlett of C&C said the firm resigned “in order to focus our...
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Trade urged to back 125ml wine serve

OPERATORS are being encouraged to up the availability of 125ml wine measures after the first phase of a campaign to promote their use saw the percentage of venues offering the smaller serve almost double.
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Chardon snaps up Holiday Inns

HOTEL firm Chardon Trading has purchased the Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Royal Mile and Holiday Inn Express Dunfermline. Both hotels were originally built and...
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Claims police overstep powers

‘Target-based’ approach damaging trade relations, lawyer says.
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Fresh appeal for Scottish pub code

Holyrood should adopt Westminster measures, says lessee.
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Brewer targets on-trade growth

CARLING owner Molson Coors has bolstered its Scottish team as it bids to grow the business further north of the border and provide greater support for pub operators.
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Sky’s the limit at Clouds & Soil

THE team behind Leith venue Bond No.9 has branched into the centre of Edinburgh with the launch of Clouds & Soil on Picardy Place.
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Hawthorn takes root

A new pub company has secured a considerable presence in Scotland through the acquisition of 131 tenanted and leased pubs.
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Whyte & Mackay is the spirit in the sky

WHYTE & Mackay took its latest campaign to new heights last week by opening a pub at the top of Clydebank’s Titan crane. The pop-up...

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