Time to raise a glass to the 125ml wine measure
By Gillian McKenzie
OPERATORS are being encouraged to increase the availability of 125ml wine measures in a new campaign by the Scottish Government Alcohol Industry...
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...
Ongoing PLH uncertainty is a disgrace
TOWARDS the end of last week, I made SLTN’s latest regular call to check if there had been any movement on the personal licence renewal training requirements.
Rates report misses the mark
PERHAPS I was a bit too optimistic, but I know I wasn’t alone in hoping the Barclay group would finally address the business rates imbalance.
Time for the trade to shine
THE clocks went forward last weekend and spring is well and truly in the air.
For the team at SLTN that can only mean one...
Business impact must be given full consideration
BARELY a week goes by without some new initiative or piece of legislation being introduced without, it seems, full consideration of the wider implications...
Make PLH renewal a top priority
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect vast numbers of personal licence renewals to have been lodged .
Is proposed fit and proper test fit or proper?
By Gillian McKenzie
WHEN Scotland’s top licensing lawyers gathered in Glasgow late last week for Scottish Licensing Law & Practice’s annual conference, the new licensing...
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...
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...
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