Tighter rules for hospitality operators in Scotland welcomed by SLTA

New statutory guidance for the hospitality sector in Scotland announced on Friday, including making collecting customer contact details mandatory, has been welcomed by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), which said some businesses had been breaking the rules.

Rick Stein has urged hospitality workers looking for employment to head to the coast as the staycation boom sees his restaurant group launch a recruitment drive to fill 39 vacancies.

Administrators have resigned from overseeing Signature Living’s Coal Exchange hotel and said they are “hopeful the Official Receiver or any subsequent liquidator will be able to achieve a better result for the company’s creditors”.

Following the tragic death of an engineer working on a commercial kitchen appliance, the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA) and ceda has issued an advisory notice covering the installation and servicing of electrical equipment.