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...
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...
Trade needs Brexit clarity as a matter of urgency
With Scotland’s hospitality sector said to employ around 27,000 EU workers, much greater detail of the long-term situation is needed
Time to act as lower limit takes its toll
“VITAL to the Scottish economy”, “one of our biggest employers” – the praise for our tourism industry just kept on coming from deputy first...
Lidl case underlines importance of due diligence
A COURT of Session judgement that Glasgow licensing board was wrong to suspend a Lidl store’s licence after one failed test purchase was the...
Time to promote hospitality careers
Trade must spread the word on industry’s excellent long-term prospects, writes recruitment specialist Hazel Neill
THE hospitality industry has changed out of all recognition in...
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Jack Cummins
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