Trade needs a break if it is to flourish
IN just seven weeks time we will honour some of the very best people and premises across Scotland’s licensed trade.
The SLTN team is busy...
Our industry needs greater support not another tax
The number of overseas visitors coming to Scotland at an all-time high, a bumper year for whisky tourism, a record season for cruise ships – 2018 wasn’t short on positive tourism tales
Local beer crafts a bright future
THE buoyancy of the craft beer scene was underlined again earlier this month when the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) published its 2013 Local...
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...
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...
Trade staff must be respected
GREATER protection for bar staff against abusive or threatening behaviour edged another small step closer last week
Licence fees could be next in line for change
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
Hot on the heels of an SLTA survey which revealed that licensees see legislation as the single biggest threat to their...
Contentious tax should not have been swept through
An apparent disregard of the views of those in the industry – and the use of the tourist tax as some sort of political bargaining chip – has further riled operators and trade groups
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...
Rates reprieve is welcome but it’s reform that is required
Comment by Gillian McKenzie
THE sighs of relief across the Scottish trade were virtually audible.
Finance minister Derek Mackay’s announcement – less than six weeks before...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
