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,...
Drambuie takes a pew at Tron Kirk
DRAMBUIE is set to play a key role in Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations this year by hosting a series of events in the city’s historic...
Neil goes to Brussels
HEALTH secretary Alex Neil went to Brussels last week to put forward the case for minimum pricing.
Neil met officials from business and health departments...
It’s well worth looking beyond the traditional Christmas wines
“CHRISTMAS time, mistletoe and wine, children singing Christian rhyme” – schmaltzy, sentimental nonsense from the grannies’ favourite, Cliff Richard.
Don’t get me wrong, I...
Revamp for historic pub
A HISTORIC Inverness pub has reopened following a major refurbishment.
Gellions licensee Rory Munro and landlord Punch Taverns invested a combined £100,000 in the three-week...
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