Capital operator turns a corner
Shilling Group acquires outlets in Edinburgh and the Borders
EDINBURGH-based bar operator The Shilling Group has bolstered its estate with a new bar in the...
The LUAC crafts a place in west end
Focus on fonts, fridges and frozen pint glasses at new venture
AT first glance, it’s perhaps not their usual style.
Yes, there’s a robust range of...
Voyage of discovery for Johnnie Walker
WHEN whisky brand Johnnie Walker travels, it travels in style.
Luxury yacht John Walker & Sons Voyager has spent the past year sailing around...
Review website branded ‘unfair’
Licensee calls for introduction of pubs and bars section
By Gillian McKenzie
A GLASGOW licensee is calling on TripAdvisor to introduce a ‘pubs’ category on its...
Trade group slams glass ‘ban’ plan
Proposed blanket policy in Highlands ‘disproportionate’, says SBPA
By Dave Hunter
PROPOSALS to force all licensed premises across the Highlands to use toughened or plastic ‘glasses’...
Heineken invests in Scottish estate
Outlets overhauled in Star Pubs & Bars refurbishment scheme
FIVE Scottish bars are to benefit from a £603,000 investment by Heineken-owned pubco Star Pubs &...
Hotel group set for expansion
THE Shawlands Park Hotel in South Lanarkshire is set to be expanded after its parent company secured a £6 million funding package.
Ayrshire-based RAD Hotel...
Marston’s continues Scottish expansion
BREWER and pub group Marston’s is set to continue its expansion into Scotland with a new outlet in a housing and retail development in...
Monaco adventure for whisky bar
THE team behind the reigning SLTN Whisky Bar of the Year will take their knowledge of rare malts further afield next month with a...
Old Pulteney sales up by a quarter
SALES of Inver House Distillers’ single malt Old Pulteney grew by almost a quarter in value in the year to December 2012, according to...
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