A request to install a new coffee machine at Aston Villa's training ground turned into a barista training session with star players and manager Unai Emery for a young Brechin business. Maison Dieu Coffee Roasters was set up in 2020 by...
Read MoreTwo Angus businesses have scooped major industry awards at a ceremony in Glasgow. The 2024 Scottish Bar and Pub Awards - or hospitality Oscars - took place at the Doubletree Hilton. Forbes of Kingennie and Carnoustie pub The Craw's nest were the...
Read MoreAn Angus distillery has launched a limited edition gin inspired by the famous overnight railway journey from London to Scotland. Caledonian Sleeper Gin, by Arbikie Distillery, is on sale from 10 June with proceeds going to the Railway Children charity's Glasgow...
Read MoreAngus drinks brand Hipflask Spirits has won a deal for its products to be stocked in Morrisons. The brand was created by Kim Cameron, who is also the entrepreneur behind Gin Bothy. Produced in Forfar, Hipflask Spirits was conceived with the mass...
Read MoreAn Arbroath butcher has cooked up success with an updated black pudding recipe. Steven Bennet, owner of DH Robertson on Fisheracre, lifted the East of Scotland regional title in the 2024 Black Pudding Championship and was named reserve champion for the...
Read MoreOne of Tayside's favourite bar restaurants, the Birkhill Inn, has been voted best pub in Angus in a national competitition. The "Birkie" won the accolade in the annual National Pub & Bar Awards, fighting off stiff competition from pubs and bar...
Read MoreMarshmallows went from an appearance on a Monifieth girl's birthday list, to her parents' successful side hustle, Phlump. "We were an accident," laughs Gemma Chapman, half of the husband and wife duo behind Phlump gourmet mallows. "We were never meant to...
Read MoreAward-winning pie maker Hayley Wilkes, from Barry Downs, Angus will appear on Channel 4’s ‘Aldi’s Next Big Thing’ on Tuesday 9 April at 8pm. The entrepreneur and founder of WeeCOOK Kitchen - known for their pies - was picked from hundreds...
Read MoreWetherspoons in Arbroath has secured a policy-busting night-time extension to allow children in the premises until 10pm. The Corn Exchange wants to satisfy demand from families eating later meals in the town centre venue. However, it stressed the move would not turn...
Read MoreFormer Little Green Café employee Lucy Nicholl has hired some of her former colleagues as she transforms the now defunct social supermarket into café Ten57. Lucy Nicholl, a former employee at The Little Green Café in Forfar, will reopen the venue...
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