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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 revenues are up.

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. ...
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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...
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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...

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