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MacMerry300 owner accused of lying to press amidst Covid breach scandal

9th January 2022

As staff collectively launch grievance against company MacMerry300 – which owns Abandon Ship and The Bull in Glasgow – for “systemic mistreatment”, Unite the Union further claim that owner Phil Donaldson has made false statements in his latest press release. Staff employed at 13 bars across Glasgow and Dundee are accusing top management of “neglecting” ...


Best student pubs in the West End

15th September 2021

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Jamie Byrne suggests his top five watering holes for students As the enormous wave of thirsty students return to the bustling streets of Glasgow’s West End, it is a necessity for all new students to get to terms with their local watering holes. Generation after generation of students have had a major impact ...


“Circuit breaker” lockdown in Scotland from Friday 6pm

7th October 2020

The new lockdown restrictions will last for just over two weeks with pubs, restaurants, most indoor sporting facilities, and some leisure venues in the Greater Glasgow. Scotland will enter a “circuit breaker” lockdown this Friday from 6pm in an attempt to slow down increasing Covid-19 rates. Announced by Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, today, Scotland ...