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Trade group UK Hospitality Scotland is urging the Scottish Government not to further delay the easing of restrictions in Scotland as the prime minister looks set to pause the easing in England.

Writer and ambassador Charles MacLean has been awarded an MBE in the latest honours for his services to Scotch whisky, UK exports and charity.

Nightclub and music venue operators can apply to access a £13 million Scottish Government emergency fund from next week which aims to help businesses “prevent insolvency or significant job losses due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic”.

Scottish restaurateur Stefano Pieraccini is the latest well-known name to take space at Edinburgh food hall Bonnie & Wild.

Glasgow's long-established Ho Wong restaurant is to stage a comeback later this year after the team behind the eatery secured new premises in the city.

The Scottish Government has said that it will publish the results of its review of physical distancing guidelines “shortly”.

Expanding a business can be tough at the best of times, but in the midst of a pandemic it’s not for the faint hearted, as Phil Donaldson – the operator behind Dundee bars group Macmerry 300 – will attest.

Scottish brewer and bars group BrewDog is helping its on-trade customers to reduce their carbon footprints through a new initiative.

A Scottish hotels group is doing its part to reward the country’s unpaid carers by donating bed and breakfast stays at all eight of its hotels.

Scottish hotels group Crerar Hotels is taking steps to tackle the industry staffing crisis with a new initiative to help the company attract and retain more employees.