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SBPA insists trade should have say on impact of legislation THE good and the bad inherent in Scotland’s licensing framework have been exposed in a...

Licensees shouldn’t be afraid to challenge decisions, says Frances Ennis BRIGHTCREW, which owns and operates an adult entertainment venue in Glasgow, won a legal battle...

THE Caledonian Brewing Company has invested a ‘six-figure’ sum to continue its sponsorship of annual culture fest the Edinburgh Fringe. The Unbeatable campaign will see...

POOR weather in June was blamed for an 8.2% slump in the volume of soft drinks sold across Britain. Publishing its interim management statement for...

THE Isle of Arran is set to rock next month to its first ever music and ale festival – and licensed trade charity The...

Whisky liqueur launches new product based on 15 year old Speyside malt DRAMBUIE is making a play for malt whisky drinkers with the launch of...

From October 1, changes in weights and measures legislation will see the legal introduction of the 2/3 pint. Solicitor Stephen McGowan wonders if it...

Operator makes capital move and rebrands Glasgow outlet after clinching Clydesdale deal IT seems hardly a week has passed in recent months without the recession...

Animee designed to restore beer industry’s reputation among women, Molson Coors says GLOBAL brewer Molson Coors is intensifying its efforts to court female drinkers with...

The landscape of Scotland’s independent trade changed again last week when Glasgow-based G1 Group swooped to buy the bulk of Festival Inns’ Edinburgh estate out of administration – and brought together two of the industry’s best known entrepreneurs. G1 boss Stefan King paid a reported £30 million to add the Murrayfield Hotel, Three Sisters, Bank Hotel, and the neighbouring Biddy Mulligans and Grassmarket Hotel, to his 40-strong managed empire.