It’s been a year since husband-and-wife team Michael and Laura O’Hare sold their pubs the Rhoderick Dhu in Bothwell Street and Gabriel’s in Paisley, but they have now returned with a bang having just completed a £500K refurbishment of the former Hayburn Vaults on Dumbarton Road, which they have now named the Deoch an Dorus [...]

Stephen Carter, chairman of De Vere’s luxurious Cameron House on Loch Lomond, has been named Hotelier of the Year. A panel of former winners selected Stephen for his outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry and his dedication to encouraging and developing young people both at Cameron House and across the wider industry. He was presented [...]

Lewes Castle, the largest castle in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis, is set to become a hotel and museum following a £13.5m revamp. The project, which has received £4.6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, should be completed in 2014. The majority of the cash has been raised, although there is still a [...]

Late last month, Antonio Carluccio paid a visit to Glasgow to celebrate the opening of Carluccio’s Glasgow. It’s the first Scottish outlet for the chain that bears his name. Chief Executive of Carluccio’s, Simon Kossof, revealed that there are 56 Carluccio outlets in the UK, and that initially they had looked at Glasgow, Edinburgh and [...]

FullerThomson has taken over the lease on Belhaven pub The Millhouse at the bottom of Glasgow’s Byres Road. Acting manager Alex Mctorque told DRAM, “The company is currently outlining plans for how to take the pub forward in terms of a refurbishment and marketing strategy, and although no timeline has been discussed, any changes that [...]

Signature Pubs has sold Aberdeen’s Bieldside Inn to PB Developments Ltd for just under £1.5m. The pub was Signature Pubs’ very first unit, and was given a major refurbishment in 2004. Garreth Wood of Signature Pubs told DRAM, “There is obviously a nostalgia attached to Bieldside, as it was our very first purchase, but it [...]

Residential property tycoons Archie and Grant McArthur of McArthur Property Ltd. have diversified into the licensed trade by opening the £1m Braes bar and restaurant in Dunoon. The father and son team will also open a boutique hotel in the former St Catherine’s Hotel on the banks of Loch Fyne in late 2012. Grant McArthur [...]

Crieff Hydro has announced plans for a £100 million expansion of its Perthshire estate. A spokesperson told DRAM, “The plans are still at the consultation stage, and the application to Perth and Kinross council includes the construction of 200 lodges between Crieff and the nearby village of Gilmerton, a 100-bed care home and additional leisure [...]

The restaurant at Glenapp Castle Hotel, in Ayrshire, has been awarded four AA Rosettes. It is the latest in a string of awards to be showered on the hotel over recent years following the appointment of Head Chef Adam Stokes in 2008. Fay Cowan, who runs Glenapp Castle alongside her husband Graham, said, “We’re delighted [...]

The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews has achieved the Investors in People Silver Award. Says General Manager, Daniel Pereira, “Fewer than 1% of businesses assessed achieve the Silver standard – so we are delighted to have been recognised for our dedication to delivering excellent learning and development for our team.” He continues, “It is [...]