20-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Doorstaff at 15 pubs and clubs in Glasgow began wearing body cameras last Friday to crack down on violence. The pilot scheme launched by Strathclyde...
22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Tradeteam has signed a five-year distribution deal with C&C Group to service its Scottish customers. This comes six months after the two...
08-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Tennent's Lager is unveiling a £1m industry training facility on Thursday (11 November) at its Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow.
Roy Beers: Glasgow needs more good pubs - not more anti-trade hysteria
05-Oct-2010
It's bonkers, of course, but there's a political head of steam behind it which could prove hard to resist. There's a general climate of wanting to...
Glasgow faces freeze on new pub openings
02-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Glasgow is facing a ban on the opening of new pubs, clubs and off-licences - and other Scottish councils are being urged to follow suit. The city's...
23-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
JD Wetherspoon is set to open its 11th pub in Glasgow after securing a site at Queen Street station. The managed pub operator is planning to invest...
Glasgow pubs face 'unfeasible' clampdown
06-Aug-2010
A Scottish trade chief has slammed wide-ranging plans to crack down on the way pubs in Glasgow operate. In a report seen by The Publican, containing...
'Pub last orders could soon be soft drinks only'
06-Aug-2010
Bars could be forced to sell only soft drinks in the hour before they close and put health warnings on cocktails in order to help tackle Glasgow's...
06-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Glaswegian pubs and clubs could be forced to serve soft drinks only in the last hour of service under new recommendations by the Health and Social...
15-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Thirteen supermarkets in Glasgow have been refused permission to extend their shelf space to sell alcohol. The applications — which relate to...
Roy Beers: Ronnie Clydesdale - a 'godfather' of the Scottish licensed trade
07-Apr-2010
They rightly concentrated on the fact that he virtually invented "fine dining" single-handed back in the early 70's, when the restaurant sector was...
SBPA elects new president
16-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) members have elected Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company's Ken McGown as their new president.
Glasgow pubs get emergency three-month licensing extension
05-Nov-2009
Pubs in Glasgow have been given an extra three months to have a premises licence in place following further chaos in the wake of the new regime....
'Smoking ban cuts heart attacks by 10 per cent'
13-Sep-2009
"The ban on public smoking has caused a fall in heart attack rates of about 10 per cent, a study has found. Researchers commissioned by the...
Diageo rejects government-backed proposals for Scottish bottling plant
09-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Drinks giant Diageo looks set to make up to 900 of its Scottish staff redundant after rejecting government-backed proposals to keep two of its...
AB InBev sells Tennents brands to C&C Group for £180m
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Following months of speculation, drinks giant AB InBev has finally sold its Tennents lager brand to Magners cider maker C&C Group for £180m....
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInbev) has sold Tennent's lager and its associated trading assets to C&C Group for £180m.
31-Jul-2009 By Sonya Hook
Tiger beer is to be rolled out in a draught format across the UK, following successful trials earlier this year. Draught Tiger contains the same...
29-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
One of Scotland's largest bar, restaurant and hotel businesses, Dark Star Scotland, has been placed in administration. Administrator Tenon Recovery...
'Rap music invented in medieval Scottish boozers, not New York'
29-Dec-2008
Rap music was invented not in New York's Bronx ... but in medieval Scotland, a historian has claimed. Celts taunted each other with insulting rhymes,...
Pub plan could save landmark church
27-Aug-2008
The church of Scotland has given its blessing to what may be Britain's only "pub in a church" plan, in a bid to save a landmark A-listed place of...
First Scottish eco pub unveiled
28-Apr-2008
"This place will do a ton," says the taxi driver as he takes me the short distance from Croy railway station to an idyllic stretch of the Forth and...
Carling logos to be removed from kids' Celtic and Rangers shirts
09-Apr-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Coors Brewers and Celtic and Rangers football clubs have announced that Carling branding will be removed from children's replica shirts from next...
Roy Beers: Ready for round two of the great war on smoking?
25-Mar-2008
It's still, take your pick, either the "greatest health reform for a generation" or (my preference) a crude attempt at social engineering which badly...
Door workers receive metal detecting "wands
12-Dec-2007
Door workers manning pub entrances in Scotland have become among the first in the UK to receive hand-held metal detector "wands" in a bid to prevent...
Roy Beers: So here it is, Merry Blitzmas…
11-Dec-2007
Don't drink too much. Don't eat too much. Don't spend too much (unless you're filthy rich, obviously) and don't get robbed, mugged or worse while...
Roy Beers: Your Local needs you - for heaven's sake go and have a drink!
15-Nov-2007
"What are you annoyed about this week?" I asked, hoping for a suitable cue for an interesting subject to write about.The new (Scottish) Licensing Act...
18-Oct-2007
A Scottish doctor believes Glasgow's glass ban should be rolled out to the whole country
09-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Glasgow is to recruit a team of drunk inspectors in a bid to clampdown on bars serving drunks
Pete Robinson: Scottish smoking ban "has cured death
11-Sep-2007
In a recent study of just nine out of 100 hospitals 'north of the border' a Glasgow research team claims a spectacular and unprecedented reduction of...
Budda is reborn
29-Jun-2007
With its recent purchase of the Bar Budda chain - which had been in administration since August last year - Glasgow-based hotels firm the McKever...
Irn-Bru ad takes to the air
21-Dec-2006
Irn-Bru is launching the first Christmas TV ad in its 105-year history, backed with a £250,000 investment. The track "Walking in the Air", from The...
29-Nov-2006
Pubs in Glasgow look set to face a midnight glass ban if they plan any extended hours this Christmas. Licensing officials have told pub operators...
01-Nov-2006 By M&C Report
Report shows badly designed and over-crowded bars, poorly trained staff and rivalry between customers lead to pub violence.
12-Sep-2006
Fresh from banning smoking in public places it appears the Scottish Executive is about to unveil plans to raise the age limit for buying fags to 18....
20-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Glasgow City Council has decided against a blanket ban on pubs using glasses and instead will target certain premises. Under the new plan, venues...
02-Jun-2006
MORE than 160 pubs have launched a legal challenge to Glasgow's controversial glass ban - saying it should be decided on a pub to pub basis. Acting...
09-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Scottish licensees could end up in jail if they don't sweep up after smokers who pop outside for a fag. Two Comments
Glasgow faces glass and bottle ban
04-Jan-2006
Pubs and bars in Glasgow are gearing up for a ban on glasses and bottles as the authorities aim to tackle alcohol-related violence.The ban is set to...
Pubs in Scotland trial anti-tampering devices
19-Dec-2005
An anti-tampering device designed to prevent drinks from being spiked is being piloted at pubs in North Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire.The 'SafeFlo'...
Seven free-of-tie pubs released in Scotland
03-Jun-2005
Seven high-volume free-of-tie pubs have come on the market in Scotland. The Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) pubs are not...
Glasgow pubs face ban on displaying team colours
25-Nov-2003
Glasgow pubs could face a ban on displaying the colours of Rangers or Celtic under plans set out by the City's Licensing Board. The board has...
Private buyers miss out as pubcos battle for Scottish pubs
16-Jun-2003
Demand for pubs in the West of Scotland is far outstripping supply because of the activity of the large pub companies, says agent Christie & Co....
Hampden's dry no more
24-Apr-2003
Alcohol was sold to sports fans at Hampden Park for the first time in more than 20 years but the move is unlikely to see an end to "dry" rugby and...
Glasgow's Bed is now Blanket
10-Apr-2003
Bed a nightclub that opened in December on the site of the former Velvet Rooms in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street has been forced to change its...
Carling launches Scottish assault
07-Jan-2003
Carling has emphatically launched a full-blooded assault north of the border, signing shirt sponsorship deals with Scotland's two biggest football...
Two die after TB hits Glasgow pub
12-Dec-2002
by MA Reporter Two men have died after contracting tuberculosis in a Glasgow pub, health officials have confirmed. Five people were diagnosed with...
Glasgow considers happy hour ban
13-Nov-2002
Glasgow Council is the latest council to consider introducing a ban on price promotions and happy hours for licensees in the city. Many local...
Licensed property market flourishing north of the border
16-May-2002
Scotland is becoming one of the most sought-after locations in the licensed property market, according to agent Christie & Co.Demand for pubs,...
Glasgow pub and club group under fire for late night bid
19-Apr-2002
Glasgow based G1 pub and club group has been slammed by a Glasgow residents' group over a bid to open its outlets in Glasgow's Merchant City until...
