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...
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...
Training troubles continue
By Gillian McKenzie
THE deadline by which the first batch of personal licence holders had to complete refresher training passed on Sunday (August 31).
And as...
Crafty move can pay dividends for pubs
By Gillian McKenzie
WITH eight new microbreweries said to have opened north of the border in the last 12 months and a host of Scottish...
Let’s hope consumers vote for the trade
IT’S finally here. Two years after the Edinburgh Agreement was signed, paving the way for a referendum on Scottish independence, today is polling day.
Scottish gin still in good spirits
Scotland is, of course, synonymous with whisky.
But if recent activity is anything to go by, it seems another spirit could soon be vying for...
Further twist in the beer tie debate
By Gillian McKenzie
ITS removal has been the end-goal for pubco reform campaigners for many years.
Pub companies, on the other hand, say scrapping it will...
Sun brings a shot in the arm for the trade
WHAT a difference the sun makes!
Throw in a ‘double’ holiday weekend and a triple dose of Premier League football action and it’s an almost...
Tourism industry’s cup runneth over already
THE draw of major events and the resulting benefits for Scotland’s hospitality industry and licensed trade were underlined again last week with the news...
Operators deserve moment in spotlight
SCOTLAND’S public transport and roads network were well-used by the SLTN team over the summer as we travelled the length and breadth of the...
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