Training timebomb is still ticking
IT has all the makings of a perfect storm... another one.
Now that the inaugural refresher training deadlines for the first ‘batch’ of personal licence...
Committee listens to Bill concerns
It remains to be seen if issues around overprovision, clubs and transfers are addressed, writes licensing lawyer Stephen McGowan
THE Local Government and Regeneration Committee...
Health report highlights alcohol pricing gulf
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
It seems barely a week goes by without the publication of a report about alcohol.
Last week it was the turn of...
New limit driving pubs to the edge
By Gillian McKenzie
IT had been in place for a little over a week but it was already making its mark on the trade.
Operators I...
Did indyref hurt Scotland’s appeal?
Country must continue to attract the international talent pool businesses require, writes recruitment specialist Louise Gibson
THERE was a perceptible air of angst and anticipation...
Huge career opportunity is there for the taking
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
IT will come as no surprise that business rates has dominated almost every conversation I’ve had with operators since the start...
You turn if you want to
SO the UK government has U-turned on minimum pricing, shelving proposals to introduce a 45p a unit price in England and Wales.
Crime prevention minister...
Calls to axe the escalator grow louder
HERE we are again. The Budget is less than two weeks away and the prospect of yet another duty hike looms large over the...
Beer tie loosened after Bill amendment?
By Gillian McKenzie
IT has spanned several years, dividing opinion and polarising the industry; and, last week, the debate over the ‘beer tie’ took another...
Trade braced for football stadia fallout
THE debate surrounding the availability of alcohol in football stadia was back in the spotlight last week.
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy kicked off the...
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