No ‘polluter pays’ plan for Glasgow
POLICE have moved to reassure Glasgow’s late night operators they will not be asked to pay for extra police on the city’s streets. Bar and club owners feared a blanket ‘polluter pays’ style fee could be levied on late night venues after a newspaper report claimed that some nightclubs were funding extra officers to patrol the city centre.
New alliance in the capital
Michelin star chefs open brasserie in Edinburgh hotel
CELEBRATED chefs – and father and son team – Michel and Alain Roux have opened a new...
Coronavirus: Parliamentary inquiry into hospitality and tourism recovery launches
A group of Westminster politicians has launched an inquiry into the best ways to support the hospitality and tourism industries after the COVID-19 shutdown is lifted
The Sun Inn shines spotlight on quality
Teamwork underpins SLTN Award-winning gastropub .
Young brought in to open new business
TENNENT Caledonian Breweries has added another well-known brewing figure to its senior management ranks.
Jim Young, formerly of Scottish & Newcastle and most recently managing...
Craft brewers in bottling alliance
Deal with Highland beer firm brings boost for Shetland business
SHETLAND-based Lerwick Brewery has signed a bottling deal with Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore which it...
Bar spirits into the off-trade
Bon Vivant operator moves into the retail business
THE team behind Edinburgh’s Bon Vivant bar is set to branch into retail with the opening of...
Sky Sports price increase
Sky has announced that it is increasing its Sky Sports subscription prices by 10% from August 1.
The broadcaster said the increase reflects the larger...
Olympic boost for pub giant
STRONG trade during this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games is credited with boosting sales across JD Wetherspoon’s pubs.
The firm posted an 8.4% increase in...
Graduate recruitment programme is a roaring success
Crerar Hotels, the Scottish hotels group, has revealed that it received over 200 applicants to its new graduate management programme within 48 hours of its launch.
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