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Stock your bar for better business Welcome to our special report on Scotland’s top 60 brands. Here you’ll find comprehensive listings of the country’s favourite...

Hospitality businesses that went into the recession carrying high levels of debt remain vulnerable as the economy continues to stagnate. But there is no evidence that banks are rushing to pull the plug on the licensed trade. SLTN spoke to corporate restructuring specialist Blair Nimmo of KPMG last week after a difficult summer that’s seen three established licensed businesses – Castle Inns, Festival Inns and the Peckham’s licensed deli group – move into administration.

Dundee board backs measure as part of anti-underage drinking moves. Plans by Dundee licensing board to introduce a bottle marking scheme to combat underage sales have been opposed by a major on-trade group. The Dundee authority has been seeking views on targeting the voluntary scheme at ‘premises with off-sales facilities’ to tackle the proxy sale of alcohol to persons under 18.

Tennent's Lager is taking its Training Academy to the Northern Isles. Scotland's biggest alcohol brand has struck a deal with wholesaler JW Gray which will see it establish new satellite training centres in depots on Orkney and Shetland. The centres will run courses on a variety of topics, including food hygiene, wines and spirits, management skills and customer service. JW Gray has already been running a range of courses for islanders, which have largely focused on alcohol legislation.

STAFF from Glasgow pub the Edward Wylie showed their adventurous side recently when they climbed Britain’s highest mountain for charity. Sixteen staff from the...

MARINAS and piers on the west coast of Scotland are to get a multi-million pound upgrade as part of a drive to position the...

THE new owners of what’s said to be one of Orkney’s best known hotels are banking on a bumper summer season – after carrying...

THE Society of Independent Brewers has taken residence in its first ever HQ – at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent. Working out of SIBA’s...

Refurbishment creates two distinct room styles at Glasgow hotel THE firm behind Glasgow’s Radisson Blu hotel has introduced two distinct styles of bedroom following its...

Deloitte says sales process is in early stages ADMINISTRATORS acting on behalf of Castle Inns have confirmed they have opened dialogue with prospective buyers for...