Multi-buy ban hits off-trade sales
New report attributes 2.6% drop in alcohol purchases to legislation
THE amount of alcohol sold in Scottish shops has fallen 2.6% in the year since...
Plans for Princes Street premises
Shop units could be converted to cafes and restaurants
By Dave Hunter
EDINBURGH has moved a step closer to having licensed premises on Princes Street after...
Highland hoteliers open watering hole
Am Fuaran said to be first public bar in village for 20 years
By Gillian McKenzie
THE owners of an Inverness-shire hotel have launched a new...
Police powers call rebuffed
Convener “frustrated” at suggestion boards are failing to act
By Gillian McKenzie
A CALL for police to be given greater licensing powers if boards are “unable...
Pubco campaign heads to Scotland
Group wants proposed code of practice to cover Scots tenants
By Gillian McKenzie
CAMPAIGNERS for pubco reform have called on the Scottish Government to ensure tenants...
Whisky group lodges minimum pricing appeal
THE Scotch Whisky Association has lodged an appeal against the Court of Session ruling that minimum pricing is legal.
In his judgement earlier this month...
Fife pub a cut above the rest
A FIFE licensee claims his pub is the first in Scotland to offer haircuts to customers.
The Jubilee Tavern in Burntisland has been given the...
Tennent’s buoys C&C revenues
A strong performance from Tennent’s Lager helped to offset a dip in cider sales in the most recent financial results from C&C Group. ...
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...
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...
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