hush_inverness_thumb

Lapdance ruling welcomed

A RECENT decision to allow an Inverness nightclub to introduce lap dancing nights has been welcomed by a licensing lawyer. Stephen McGowan of TLT Solicitors...
ItsBetterDownThePub.com

Trade urged to back new pubs campaign

Initiative to showcase important role bars play in everyday life LICENSEES, bar staff, pub groups and drinks firms are being urged to get behind a...
Scotland’s hotels are outperforming the UK as a whole in revenue terms, according to new figures

Strong growth for Scots hotels

Aberdeen and Edinburgh credited with bolstering performance Scotland’s hotels are significantly outperforming the UK as a whole in revenue terms, according to new figures. Overall rooms...
• Keep still: the Abercrombie coppersmith team at work.

Element of whisky growth

DRINKS giant Diageo has installed new copper stills at its Linkwood and Mannochmore distilleries as part of its five-year whisky investment plan. The Johnnie Walker...
•The Roxburghe in Edinburgh.

New hotel a Crowne jewel

INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has expanded its Crowne Plaza brand into Edinburgh with the launch of a new hotel. The 198-bedroom Crowne Plaza Edinburgh –...
LOCH Ness Brewery has appointed Wick-based wholesaler Sutherland Brothers to distribute its portfolio of beers in the Highlands and Islands.

Monster deal for brewery

LOCH Ness Brewery has appointed Wick-based wholesaler Sutherland Brothers to distribute its portfolio of beers in the Highlands and Islands. Founded in 2011, the brewery...
• One of Williams Bros’ finalist beers.

Scottish beers are in the mix

BEERS from two Scottish breweries have made the cut in Sainsbury’s Great British Beer Hunt. Alloa-based Williams Bros Brewing Co took three of the top...
• Sommelier Sean Simpson.

Flight of the sommelier

GLASGOW restaurant La Bonne Auberge has introduced ‘wine flights’ to showcase a range of different wines. Chosen by sommelier Sean Simpson with the restaurant’s executive...
Julie Trevisan Hunter of the SWE and Jon Hunt of Hamilton & Inches.

Scotch Experience toasts 25 years

THE Scotch Whisky Experience has launched a new blended whisky to mark its 25th anniversary. The Edinburgh visitor attraction has released just 252 bottles of...
CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have called on the Scottish Government to ensure tenants and lessees north of the border are covered by a proposed statutory code of practice for large pub companies.

Pubco reform campaigners lobby Scottish Government

CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have called on the Scottish Government to ensure tenants and lessees north of the border are covered by a proposed...

Columns

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