As reported by
The Morning Advertiser (MA), on 23 March members of Scottish Parliament passed The Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill heralding the creation of a statutory pubs code and an independent adjudicator role.
The Bill was originally put forward by Labour MSP Neil Bibby in an effort to ensure tenants in brewery-owned pubs are not bound to what are seen to be unfair deals and gives around 700 Scottish tied pubs similar rights to those in England and Wales.
Provisions set out will cover all the tied pubs in Scotland owned by Admiral Taverns, Greene King/Belhaven, Hawthorn, Trust Inns, Punch and Star Pubs and Bars.
A GROUP of residents has vowed to protect their local pub after recent interest from developers. The Blue Bell, Mount Pleasant, Mickley has been trading throughout lockdown and plans are afoot to open the new ‘Stables Bar’ in an outbuilding as restrictions are eased. The pub, owned by Trust Inns, has been on the market for over a year and has recently had its price reduced. A planning application had been submitted to build three homes on the pub car park, with the sale advertised as having “considerable scope for a range of uses, subject to the granting of relevant permissions”.