Islay trade set for summer boost
Operators welcome Loganair decision to add extra flights to island
By Gillian McKenzie
Operators and distillers on Islay could benefit from an extra tourism boost this...
Budding Ayrshire chefs on course
Seven budding chefs from North Ayrshire have celebrated the completion of a ten-week cookery programme.
Run by the charity Springboard Scotland, Let’s Cook taught young chefs...
A different take on Scotch
ENCOURAGING people to look differently at Scotch whisky was the name of the game at a Haig Club-sponsored event in Edinburgh this month.
Create:Eat:Whisky, organised...
Job done at whisky attraction
THE multi-million pound refurbishment of The Scotch Whisky Experience came to a conclusion earlier this month with the completion of a major renovation of...
Pubco to offer apprenticeships
PUBCO and brewer Greene King is to offer 300 apprenticeships for young people in Scotland over the next year.
The Belhaven owner will work with...
First bar for I&G
Edinburgh beer firm Innis & Gunn has announced that it will open its first bar in the summer.
The Beer Kitchen by Innis & Gunn...
Brewer pipes up with anniversary beer
Stirling's Black Wolf Brewery has joined forces with Stockbridge Pipe Band to create a new cask beer to mark the group’s 20th anniversary.
Stockbridge Pipe...
Aberdeen chef joins the board
THE executive chef of an Aberdeen hotel has joined the board of the Federation of Chefs Scotland (FCS).
Kevin Dalgleish, who oversees The Chester Hotel’s...
Games boost for attractions
VISITS to Scotland’s main tourist attractions increased last year as a result of the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup.
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University claim...
Italian chain heads for capital
RESTAURANT chain Ask Italian is to open a new eatery in Edinburgh early next month.
The casual dining brand already has restaurants in Glasgow and...
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