BII appoints new chief executive
PUB industry body BII has appointed a new chief executive.
Tim Hulme will join the BII on January 7, 2013, and work with current chief...
Officers put up for award
THE officers behind Pubwatch schemes in the Govan, Craigton and Cardonald areas of Glasgow have been nominated as community champions.
Licensing standards officer Julie Kane...
Mixed reaction to autumn statement
CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s autumn statement provoked a mixed reaction from business and licensed trade groups last week.
While organisations like the British Retail Consortium and...
Inverarity Morton bolsters its wine team
SCOTTISH wine and spirits merchant Inverarity Morton has expanded its wine team with two new appointments.
Claire McLachlan has joined the company from wholesaler Bellevue...
Leith pub hosts police surgery
LEITH’S Foot of the Walk pub is hosting a new weekly surgery designed to help police engage with locals.
The scheme, which kicked off earlier...
Tsingtao backs Hogmanay bash
CHINESE beer Tsingtao is to sponsor this year’s Hogmanay party at Merchant Square in Glasgow.
Under the deal, the beer will be listed in a...
Colquitt forms wine Alliance
ALLIANCE Wine has added to its management team with the appointment of Mike Colquitt to the role of export development manager.
Colquitt will join the...
New owner for Glasgow’s Radisson Blu
GLASGOW’S Radisson Blu hotel has been bought by Azure Property Group for an undisclosed sum.
The deal comes a year after the 250-bedroom Argyle Street...
Don’t miss games duty deadline
OPERATORS with gaming machines in their outlets should register for the new Machine Games Duty (MGD) system now.
The BBPA said licensees who miss the...
Tragic end for Ben visitor
TRAGEDY struck Scotland’s main licensed trade charity last month when one of its most popular figures was killed in a road accident.
John Morton, 78,...
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