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PERHAPS it was deliberately timed for the end of the pantomime season. Sky, for so long a thorn in the side of the trade, made...

THE High Court will next month consider how the ‘Murphy’ ruling on foreign decoders will apply to UK law. In October European law chiefs ruled...

COCKTAILS and Burns Night might not be a traditional pairing, but it’s a partnership the firm behind Crabbie’s ginger wine aims to highlight this...

PUBS and hotels are set to benefit from savings under a Scottish Government business rates relief scheme. More than half (59%) of hotels are paying...

THE introduction of the Alcohol Act late last year is changing the way that Scottish consumers buy their wine. That’s the view of major producer...

AN Edinburgh-based restaurant group has returned to its original owner – four months after going into administration. David Howie Scott founded the Howies chain...

Life in the pub trade may not be a bed of roses these days, but a husband and wife team in the east end of Glasgow are showing it can still be profitable – and fun. In an interview with SLTN this issue, as part of our New Year New Career feature, Iain and Katie McLaren explain why they’ve not looked back since leasing The Kimberley Tavern in Tollcross Road in October 2010.

An Edinburgh bartender has beaten competition from across Scotland to reach the final of the UK-wide Bacardi Legacy cocktail competition. ordon Purnell of The Voodoo Rooms won the regional heat with his Silver Ghost cocktail, which combines Bacardi with lime and apple juices, velvet falernum liqueur, rock candy syrup, egg white and cardamom.

>Whyte & Mackay looks set to remain under the ownership of Indian businessman Vijay Mallya – despite a 60% dip in profits its last financial year. A spokesman for the Glasgow-based distiller, whose brands include the Whyte & Mackay blend and single malts The Dalmore and Jura, said Mallya’s UB Group has “no plans to sell the company”.

DRINKS dispense company Innserve is on a mission to find the country’s top cellars. And it’s being helped along the way by Rupert Lovebeer –...