Licensee Nan O’Brien is retiring from the trade and has put her Ayr pub, Wellington’s Bar on Wellington Square, on the market.
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29 per cent of Christmas parties booked in pubs in 2018
A third (29%) of customers choose a pub for their Christmas party, while 56% choose a restaurant and 8% choose a hotel last year in the UK, according to research by guest experience management expert HGEM.
Chef Stuart Ralston to open second Edinburgh restaurant
Chef-patron of Edinburgh’s Aizle restaurant, Stuart Ralston, plans to open a new restaurant in mid-August called Noto on Edinburgh’s Thistle Street.
Eden Mill co-founder Paul Miller scoops marketing award
Eden Mill co-founder Paul Miller has won an industry recognition for his entrepreneurial marketing skills. He was presented with Global Marketer of the Year at the 22nd Academy of Marketing Science world congress at the University of Edinburgh.
GM Spotlight: Chris Stewart
Seeing as it’s summer, we decided to spotlight seven GMs of venues renowned for their excellent outdoor areas. Here’s what CHRIS STEWART of Angels Hotel, Uddingston, had to say.
GM Spotlight: Dennis Forsyth
Seeing as it’s summer, we decided to spotlight seven GMs of venues renowned for their excellent outdoor areas. Here’s what DENNIS FORSYTH of Cheers, Fraserburgh, had to say. Dennis Forsyth is the big personality behind Fraserburgh’s Cheers Cafe Bar, which has been in business for some 40 years. Dennis took…
Binnie brothers open Fletcher’s in Stirling
Brothers Adam and Connor Binnie are hoping to disprove the old adage about working with family by opening a new bar and restaurant with seven rooms on Uppercraigs in Stirling called Fletcher’s. Located in the former Cook’s Kitchen, it boasts seven rooms, a bar and a 100-cover restaurant and is…
Bar Number Two for Fierce Brewery
Fierce Brewery is extending its reach southward. The Aberdeenshire craft brewery, owned and operated by husband and wife team Dave and Louise Grant and David McHardy