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The firm behind Airth Castle and Glenbervie House hotels has bolstered its portfolio with two Perthshire properties. Aurora Hotel Collection has bought Cairn Lodge in Auchterarder from liquidator Campbell Dallas in a seven-figure deal brokered by Jones Lang LaSalle. Chief executive Steven McLeod told SLTN work is already underway on a £1 million refurbishment of Cairn Lodge, with the property to be relaunched as The Cairn – a five-star, 16-bedroom hotel, bar and restaurant, in February. Aurora, meanwhile, has taken over the management and marketing of the Kenmore Hotel at Loch Tay.

It’s shaping up to be a vintage Christmas for entry-level wines, writes Guy Chatfield THE trade at Christmas fascinates me as there always seems a...

Chef and course tutor Steve Brown tells Scott Wright why the Edinburgh School of Food and Wine has a vital role to play in...

BARS, restaurants and hotels deemed the most stylish in Scotland were honoured at a special awards ceremony late last month. The Bon Vivant in Edinburgh...

HEINEKEN UK is supplying beer and cider to two of Edinburgh’s newest venues. The brewer, whose portfolio includes Foster’s, Heineken, John Smith’s and Strongbow,...

A NEW whisky show launched in Edinburgh last week, pledging a fresh spin on the “stuffy” events traditionally held by the trade. Organisers Scott Martin...

A HOST of venues have been confirmed as finalists in this year’s Scottish Restaurant Awards. After weeks of public voting, organisers 5pm.co.uk and Business 7...

GLASGOW-based whisky blender and bottler Douglas Laing & Co has exceeded its own trading expectations with its latest set of financial results. The family-owned firm,...

IT’S official: Alcohol Focus Scotland has acknowledged that Scotland’s licensed industry has been subject to a whole series of new licensing legislation over the...

AN Indian restaurant operator is bidding to put Stirling on the curry map. The Kama Sutra Group has launched a restaurant on Stirling’s Upper Craigs. The...