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The Herald Scotland
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Tearoom at same Scottish roadside site for 87 years sold
Barry McNeil, director at Cornerstone Business Agents, handled the sale of the Tinto Hill Tearoom in Thankerton. He said: "The tearoom is a popular and much-loved roadside stop-off, situated on the A73 halfway between Biggar and Lanark. "Loved by several generations of locals and passers-by, a tearoom has traded from the site in some format since 1938. "We were able to attract significant levels of interest in the site before completing the deal." He said the team is "delighted to confirm the successful sale". Donald Trump calls for more North Sea drilling with Aberdeen 'the hub' Donald Trump has called on the UK to continue drilling for oil in the North Sea and keep Aberdeen as "the hub". The US president says drilling needs to incentivised by the UK government and posted on his Truth Social platform that things need to change to help bring down energy costs. Mr Trump has been vocal about the North Sea oil industry in the past and now wants to see Scotland and the rest of the UK stop building 'unsightly' windfarms and focus on oil instead. He insists there is still at least 100 years of drilling left for companies and it will help Aberdeen and the rest of the country. AROUND THE GREENS ⛳ Golfing as they did in Edwardian times This article appears as part of Kristy Dorsey's Around the Greens series Believed to be the only pure hickory golf course in Europe, the greens and collars at Kingarrock in Fife are hand-cut, with fairways and tees mowed using 1920s-style trailed gangs. No fertilisers or artificial irrigation are used anywhere on the course, which provides a more natural, less manicured, and therefore more authentic feel.
The Herald Scotland
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Family sells restaurant in Scottish town after 42 years
Barry McNeil, director at Cornerstone Business Agents, brokered the deal for Ziggy's Restaurant and Bar in Saint Andrews in Fife. The restaurant will open under the new brand this summer. (Image: Cornerstone Business Agents) He said: 'Acting on behalf of Phil and Annie Wishart, Cornerstone Business Agents are delighted to advised and secured the sale on a new lease basis of Ziggy's Restaurant to Buck's Bar. 'We are delighted to have helped secure the arrival of Buck Bar number six to Saint Andrews.' The Buck's Bar brand and chain, as well as Thundercat and Thunderdog, is owned by Michael Bergson. READ MORE: 'Phil and Annie, first opened Ziggy's in 1983 and are delighted to conclude the sale to Michael and his team. 'In the preparation for a sale, we met with the family on several occasions and collectively decided we would proceed on a confidential basis - we specifically targeted Buck's Bar as we overwhelmingly believed Buck's Bar was the right fit for the site and Saint Andrews.' Mr Bergson said: 'We are delighted to have signed the deal for Buck's No.6 which will open late summer 2025.'
