THE historic Caledonian Brewery on Edinburgh’s Slateford Road is to close down, putting 30 jobs at risk and signalling the demise of the last major brewery in the city.
The decision announced by Dutch owner Heineken this week looks set to end more than 150 years of brewing tradition at Caledonian, which was established by George Lorimer and Robert Clark in 1869.
SPECIAL SERIES: THE Scottish tourism industry is braced for a difficult first full summer coming out of coronavirus with major staffing problems, rising costs and fewer bookings than expected creating a challenging backdrop this year.
PART ONE: ‘Bleak’ summer ahead for Scottish tourism as 300 hotels on market
PART TWO: Family to sell hotel after 67 years 'with very heavy heart'
PART THREE: Hotel opening hit as building material costs double
Historic hotel once owned by duke sold
THE historic Tongue Hotel has been bought by Highland Coast Hotels from David and Lorraine Hook.
Built in the mid-1800s when it was owned by the Duke of Sutherland, the 19-bedroom Tongue Hotel is a former sporting lodge in the village of Tongue. It overlooks the Kyle of Tongue, Ben Loyal, and the Viking-built Castle Varrich.
Record profit despite semiconductor shortage
CALNEX chief executive Tommy Cook said the company has suffered “a lot of pain” accessing vital supplies of semiconductors in recent months, though so far there has been no tangible damage to business.
His comments came as the Linlithgow-based company posted a double-digit increase in annual revenues and profits as demand remains high for its telecommunications testing equipment.
Insight, opinion, analysis
Kristy Dorsey: CEO pay at 63 times more than wages means that it’s time for a reality check
Ian McConnell on Wednesday: Is incredible luck of Johnson and Co. running out as they flounder amid crisis?
Scott Wright: Major deals giving confidence to Scotland's property market
Ian McConnell on Friday: UK Government looks sadly incapable
Brian Donnelly: Nicola Sturgeon's Indyref2 property market threat
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