Scotland’s licensed hospitality sector has welcomed a late increase in business rates relief after Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance…
Inverness Cocktail Week returns this month
Inverness Cocktail Week is returning for a second year, with a 10-day city-wide run planned from 20 February to 1…
Innis & Gunn founder calls on government to ‘save the pub’
Innis & Gunn founder and master brewer Dougal Sharp has called on both the UK and Scottish governments to take…
Ally Shaw wins Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award
Ally Shaw, Head of Drinks at Sebb’s in Glasgow, has won the Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award for his work at…
Ôir Group to launch Uncle Tiger at Bristo Place later this month
Uncle Tiger, a new late-night venue from Ôir Group – the team behind Lucky Yu, Bodega and The Captain Darling…
Music Venue Trust warns Scottish venues are unfairly at risk
Music Venue Trust has warned that grassroots music venues in Scotland are at risk of closure unless the Scottish Government…
Scottish Pubs Code lets Edinburgh bar cut pint cost by 25%
An Edinburgh bar has cut the price of a pint by 25% after becoming one of the first venues in…
Buzzworks reports growth as group eyes next phase of expansion
Buzzworks has reported an 8.4% rise in revenue to £37.3m for the 53 weeks to 4 May 2025, as the…
Bartender cocktail challenge launched by The Physician
The Physician Bar in St Andrews is inviting bartenders across Scotland to enter its first-ever Pancake Day cocktail competition, taking…
The Cavens Arms in Dumfries sold after 22 years
The Cavens Arms in Dumfries has changed hands for the first time in over two decades, with ownership passing from…
SBPA calls for full rates relief pass-through to Scotland’s pubs
The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has urged the Scottish Government to fully pass on the Barnett consequentials arising…
Northern Ireland rates U-turn sparks fresh calls for Scottish action
Scotland’s hospitality trade bodies are urging Holyrood to take note after Northern Ireland dramatically paused a business rates revaluation that would…
Encore Bars brings second Boston Bar to Edinburgh
Encore Bars Group is set to open a second Edinburgh location of The Boston Bar next month, bringing the Irish-American…
Greene King pubs roll out inclusion training in football-focused partnership
Greene King is set to deliver inclusion training to more than 16,000 pub staff through a new three-year partnership with…
Pressure builds on Scottish Government over hospitality rates relief
The Scottish hospitality sector is urging the Scottish Government to deliver on its commitment to pass on funding from Westminster…
Pubs top growth channel as December like-for-like sales rise
Britain’s managed hospitality groups recorded overall like-for-like sales growth of 2.9% in December, according to the latest NIQ RSM Hospitality…
Wetherspoon sales rise after strong Christmas, but higher costs hit profit outlook
JD Wetherspoon plc has reported improved trading over the Christmas period and across the year to date, but warned that…
The Comet lands in Helensburgh following full refurbishment
Amber Taverns has launched its latest Scottish pub with the opening of The Comet in Helensburgh this week. The premises…
