Property firm snaps up rival
Jones Lang LaSalle and King Sturge merge in £197 million deal. JONES Lang LaSalle has strengthened its standing in the licensed property market in Scotland after agreeing to acquire rival firm King Sturge.
Alcohol label laws slammed
Holyrood is watching new Irish measures “with interest”
Fresh calls to scrap licence renewals
Lawyers and trade groups want ten-year lifespan ditched
City clubbers give scanner thumbs up
Almost 10,000 clubbers have given the thumbs up to a new fingerprint ID scanner – less than four weeks after it was installed at a Glasgow club.
The Scannet system, which operator Carlo Citti initially launched in Campus on Sauchiehall Street before rolling it out to sister venues O’Couture and Club 520, requires customers to register their passport or driving licence details and provide their thumb print.
New president elected at The Ben
LICENSED trade charity The Ben has elected Andrew Lawrence as its new president.
Succeeding Sue Buchanan, Lawrence, a national account controller with Diageo, takes on...
Beer garden is flying high
EDINBURGH bar The Blackbird has a new-look outdoor space with a dedicated ‘gin hut’ and custom mural.
The eye-catching art, hand-drawn by Kent-based artist Mr...
2010 rates appeals rejections revealed
FIGURES obtained by SLTN reveal that more than half of all appeals lodged by licensed operators against the 2010 business rates revaluation were rejected...
Autumn football fest for on-trade
THE summer may be fading but the heat is just getting turned up on the new football season.
Family firm to resurrect famous distillery
IAN Macleod Distillers has announced plans to resurrect a famous distillery.
Minimum pricing gets the green light
THE UK Supreme Court today dismissed the Scotch Whisky Association’s (SWA) appeal of the introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol – allowing for the Scottish Government to proceed with implementing the policy five years after it was passed by the Scottish Parliament...
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