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Operators must comply with new premises licence holder (PLH) refresher training or risk having their business closed down. That was the stark warning from SLTA chief executive Paul Waterson last week as he urged licensees to start planning for refresher courses now. Speaking at the trade group’s AGM at Braid Hills Hotel in Edinburgh, Waterson stressed the importance of PLH refresher training, which must be undertaken five years from the date the licence was issued.

IRN-Bru is back on TV screens with two new adverts as part of a fresh burst of marketing activity. Continuing the ‘Irn-Bru gets you through’...

UNCERTAINTY over the future of Scotland’s tax regime, post independence, is stifling investment, according to a Scottish hotelier. Maurice Taylor, owner of Chardon Management, said...

SCOTTISH Borders Brewery is set to launch a new range of ales made from naturally-foraged products. The microbrewery, which has just celebrated its second birthday,...

LOCAL beer is offering a “lifeline” to pubs across Britain, according to the Society of Independent Brewers. Publishing its 2013 Local Beer Report, SIBA said...

THE Scottish Government has reiterated its commitment to introducing a minimum price for alcohol as plans for a similar policy down south appear to have faltered. Scottish health secretary Alex Neil said that the Scottish Government has a “firm commitment” to minimum unit pricing for alcohol, regardless of what happens in England.

A GLASGOW operator has called for order on trading hours in the city, claiming “some casinos are effectively operating as nightclubs”. Donald MacLeod, whose CPL...

Kilchoman to build new bonded warehouse after securing funding ISLAY’s newest whisky distiller has unveiled ambitious expansion plans to build a new bonded warehouse on...

WHOLESALER Inverarity Morton has bolstered its sales force with the creation of a new area team in Scotland. Jane Campbell, who previously covered Glasgow city...

Harnessing technology can help improve efficiency, as Gillian McKenzie reports TECHNOLOGY is playing an increasingly important role in bars, restaurants and hotels as operators face...