Marston’s marches north
A MIDLANDS brewer and pub company with more than 2000 bars in England and Wales is aiming to make its first foray north of...
Value over volume strategy hampers Tennent’s sales
THE volume of Tennent’s sold in the Scottish off-trade has continued to slide as brand owner C&C Group pursues a value strategy on the...
Borders drinks firms form a new alliance
THREE Borders drinks firms have joined forces in a bid to increase distribution of their brands.
Born in the Borders is a collaboration between the...
SLTA calls for gaming law review
UK laws governing gaming machines are discriminating against pubs, according to the Scottish Licensed Trade Association.
The trade body has written to business, innovation and...
Glasgow chef strikes gold at awards
BRIAN Maule has beaten competition from across Scotland to be named the country’s top chef.
Maule, who opened his Glasgow restaurant Chardon d’Or (‘golden thistle’)...
Capital Residence named top hotel
EDINBURGH’S The Chester Residence has been named the top hotel in Scotland at this year’s Scottish Hotel Awards – the first time an ‘aparthotel’...
April showers dampen trade
WET weather slowed sales for the operator behind the All Bar One, Browns and O’Neill’s brands in the first quarter of the year, it...
Pub firm rings the changes in Helensburgh
PUB giant JD Wetherspoon has opened a new outlet in Helensburgh, The Henry Bell.
Wetherspoon said the pub, located on the site of a...
Miller to launch microbrewery
FOR the best part of a decade, he headed the Scottish sales operation of one of the world’s biggest brewers. Now Paul Miller, the...
Locals lap up community vibe
WHAT makes a great community bar in 2012?
A good place to ask would seem to be the Deoch an Dorus at Glasgow’s Partick Cross.
The...
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
