Grants available for trade staff in need
LICENSED trade charity The Ben is calling on those who have fallen on hard times to apply for one-off grants as part of the...
Scottish success at SIBA awards
Breweries bring home the silverware in Sheffield
SCOTTISH breweries celebrated success at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Independent Beer Awards, taking home more...
Portion control plans slammed
It’s not up to trade to police customers’ diets, say groups
A SCOTTISH quango has drawn fire from the hospitality industry over suggestions that all...
Budget blasted by drinks groups
Drinks duty increase is a ‘major blow’ to the industry
DRINKS firms, trade and consumer groups have blasted the UK government after chancellor Phillip Hammond...
Rates appeals should proceed
Cap on increases only brings ‘temporary respite’
OPERATORS intending to appeal their business’s new rateable value should proceed, despite the 12-month 12.5% cap on rates...
Tourism championed in Glasgow
SCOTTISH Tourism Week officially got underway yesterday (March 15) with two keynote speeches from Holyrood tourism minister Fiona Hyslop (pictured above).
Speaking at the...
New coin nearly quids in
BAR, restaurant and hotel staff are being urged to get ready for the roll out of the new £1 coin, which goes into circulation...
Managing a successful course
THE first graduate of an Aberdeen hotel’s trainee management programme is set to take up a management role within the business.
Having completed The Chester...
Apprentices drop Anchor in Glasgow
THE DRG (Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group) is to welcome aboard a raft of trainees under its Modern Apprenticeship scheme.
The group, which owns 18 outlets...
New look for Inverness indie
AN independent Inverness hotel has reopened following a £250,000 refurbishment.
The Heathmount, which has been owned by Fiona Newton (pictured) for over 30 years, was...
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