Don’t ignore the fire risk signs
Infringement of fire safety regulations can have unthinkable consequences, writes fire safety consultant Dene Mitchell
Are you disposing of data properly?
Operators of licensed trade businesses must ensure confidential waste is shredded or risk hefty fines, writes Brian McCulloch
A CABINET full of supplier records here,...
Property market will return to good health
Apart from stating the obvious – that no one really knows where we are and what is happening – clients, buyers, stakeholders and even my wife all regularly ask me what the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown has been on the market so far
Time to take on the health lobby
The arguments against minimum unit pricing are overwhelming
IT is very rare for a politician not to take the credit for a favourable trend or...
Events, dear boy, events
PUBS around the country were teeming with Tartan Army foot soldiers last weekend as Scotland began its qualification campaign for the World Cup in...
Tax hopes set to be dashed?
TIM Martin, the ebullient boss of pub giant JD Wetherspoon, never disappoints a trade journalist in need of a quote.
Martin was in typically outspoken...
Retailers deserve moment in sun
THE burden imposed on the on-trade by the tidal wave of alcohol legislation introduced in recent years has been well-documented on the pages of...
Economic crisis ‘worse than COVID’
Urgent action is needed from both governments to protect the hospitality sector amid economic crisis, writes Colin Wilkinson, managing director of SLTA.
Simple steps to cut some costs
Summer can be an expensive time for pubs, but saving money can be easier than you think, writes Mark Bowen of Scottish Power
WHETHER you...
Time to tackle pubco inertia
IT wasn’t so long ago that it seemed positive steps would finally be taken to improve the tempestuous relationship pub tenants often have with...
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Luke Richardson
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