The country's finest licensing legal minds were there to discuss the way the run-up to the country's new Licensing (Scotland) Act is shaping.The news...
For readers of this paper, Scotland - like Czechoslovakia in the 1930s - is a small, faraway country of which we know little, at least where beer is...
News that Scotland is to clampdown on alcohol drinks promotions was greeted with a cheer from licensees across the country. Finally someone is taking...
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...
The Scottish Executive has defended its handling of the new Licensing Act, following a high profile complaint from Glasgow licensing board.New board...
Well, D-Day has finally arrived and I'm sure many publicans breathed a huge sigh of relief at lunchtime on Sunday July 1 when they opened their doors...
A look at what's new in the world of pub suppliers Join the Courvoisier club Beam Global UK has launched an initiative to help UK pubs generate more...
The first thing that hits you about BII Scotland's new barperson of the year, Josie McCready, is her indefatigable spirit. "It takes a lot to get me...
Scottish health activists have slammed a voluntary approach by the drinks trade to promote responsible drinking.Senior medical figures and academics...
Scotland's 'lifetstyle' rural pubs market is booming on the back of red hot interest from England - even if a sizeable number of investors ultimately...
Sport will lose out, argues Stephen Crawley, if there is a ban on alcohol sponsorships I saw snippets of the John Smith's Grand National on the TV on...
An Inverness licensee who claims he is "certain" to be a member of the Scottish Parliament blames a year of the smoking ban for this month's closure...
New government initiatives aimed at tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland should not be fully installed until the 2009 Licensing Act has come in, says...
Scottish publicans could be forgiven for a certain level of paranoia when it comes to the powers-that-be trying out big ideas on them.Having already...
Pubs in Scotland are under threat a year on from the smoking ban, says the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA). The claims that a smoking ban...
Trade bodies in Scotland have expressed reservations about a lack of consultation and hasty roll out of a national test-purchase scheme. The Scottish...
SCOTLAND WILL not become a round-the-clock drinking culture when the new licensing regime comes into force.That was the message from Michael McMahon...
The number of pubs in Scotland fell between 2004 to 2005, according to the latest licensing statistics. However, between 1980 and 2005 there has been...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
