Fuel cuts don’t go far enough
MICROBREWERS say moves to cut fuel duty and scrap the fuel duty escalator don’t go far enough to tackle the “crippling” cost of transporting...
Ayr group takes on Wetherspoon
Buzzworks seeks judicial review of Prestwick licence grant
AYRSHIRE operator Buzzworks has launched a legal challenge against the board’s decision to grant pub giant JD...
Pub problems accelerate
Osborne’s Budget brings more woe to Scottish trade
CHANCELLOR George Osborne heaped even more pressure on Scotland’s pubs after increasing alcohol duty by 7.2% –...
Pub group aims to double estate
Maclay credits tighter financial controls with profit rise
MACLAY Inns aims to double its 26-strong pub estate in the next five years.
Speaking to SLTN as...