Buzzworks in Easter charity drive
Buzzworks Holdings, the independent Scottish hospitality group, is hosting an Easter raffle to raise money for the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Inverness whisky heritage revived by £7.5m low carbon distillery and brewery
Inverness’ first new distillery in 130 years has officially opened – the Uile-bheist facility on the River Ness. The name is Gaelic for ‘monster’.
A festival with good intentions
This is set to be a good month for beer fans and charities in the north east of Scotland as the Midsummer Beer Happening takes place in Stonehaven .
Aurora to shine in Perthshire
The firm behind Airth Castle and Glenbervie House hotels has bolstered its portfolio with two Perthshire properties. Aurora Hotel Collection has bought Cairn Lodge in Auchterarder from liquidator Campbell Dallas in a seven-figure deal brokered by Jones Lang LaSalle. Chief executive Steven McLeod told SLTN work is already underway on a £1 million refurbishment of Cairn Lodge, with the property to be relaunched as The Cairn – a five-star, 16-bedroom hotel, bar and restaurant, in February. Aurora, meanwhile, has taken over the management and marketing of the Kenmore Hotel at Loch Tay.
Tourism optimism after Brexit vote
More than half of Scottish businesses ‘confident’, survey says
MORE than half of Scottish tourism businesses are confident about the next 12 months following the...
Curtain abruptly falls on Edinburgh musical institution The Jazz Bar
The basement venue’s laid back vibe – brought to life by a carefully curated line up of jazz musicians and a quality bar offer – had attracted a loyal regular audience.
New era for Dundee pub
The Mercantile pub in Dundee is set to reopen in April – after a four-year closure – following a major refurbishment
Brewer makes a Krafty move
BUSINESS is said to be booming for a craft brewery which relocated to Linlithgow earlier this year.
Krafty Brew moved from Edinburgh to the Star...
Staff protection law is outlined
Consultation on proposed Protection of Workers Bill launched.
Mercat launches home-working ‘hub’
An East Lothian operator is looking to establish his bar and restaurant as a ‘hub’ for local home-workers with the launch of a new service.
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