Popular Post Crow Posted November 10, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 The report also added and named two businesses s that already " sell really responsibly " that's great , however is it the correct use of NHS resources to specifically be seen apparently to endorse off - licenses ? I dont doubt for one minute that these ( named ) business's are good and stock high quality brands , however to shop here ( as apparently the NHS are encouraging me to do ?) would be a treat for me.I ,like many folk , have to manage my budget. I enjoy a glass of wine with my meals ( previously reported by the national press as good for your heart ! - a researched study that has however since been questioned )I shop at supermarkets where I can buy a half decent wine that is affordable - drinking out is not an option as it would involve driving and is expensive.Does the report intimate that alcoholics are only to be found in a lower earning bracket or do the named establishments only serve a better class of alcoholics ?!It is unfortunate that this report whilst trying to tackle alcohol misuse, a real problem , not just in health issues and strain on already stretched NHS resources, appears to have been hijacked by the directives of the Scottish Govt. and the arrogant and snobbish directive to shop for alcohol at two named shops.!Please can the NHS in Shetland refrain from any involvement in private business.What happened to the dedicated alcohol and drug centre ?and finally . Hey , it's my bloody choice under a democratic system to make autonomous decisions ( and a human right I believe ) I dont want to be governed by a fascist dictatorship , and if this is a taste of Scottish Government's influence in these Islands ( and i feel some sympathy towards the author's of the report if this is the case ) then im joining " Wir Shetland"Cheers George., menkeeeaneahi, Da Burra Shop and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnie ii Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 how does the wine shop sell its white cider and vodka differently to everybody else? Girzie and Crow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostrider Posted November 10, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 I dont want to be governed by a fascist dictatorship , and if this is a taste of Scottish Government's influence in these Islands ( and i feel some sympathy towards the author's of the report if this is the case ) then im joining " Wir Shetland"Cheers Its a Communist one. Not that that makes any real difference, the rhetoric may change, but the end result on the ground is pretty much the same. Having only ever had Socialists (aka the pretty face of Communism) in power in Holyrood, and only ever likely to have Socialists in power in Scotland, welcome to a taster of what an independent (Communist Republic) Scotland will inevitably be like. Had the referendum gone the other way, you'd be addressing the person behind the counter as 'Comrade' whenever and wherever you bought your tipple of choice by now. Da Burra Shop, Nigel Bridgman-Elliot and Crow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 John Tulloch (Shetland Products) Ltd t/a Hughson BrosLerwick Amazing. In their report NHS Shetland have listed a wholesales business as an off-license. Wonder if the authors had had one or two too many? Crow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnie ii Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 probably because they have an off licence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colin Posted November 10, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 probably because they have an off licenceNot as far as I know. Also included is another wholesaler (J W Gray & Co), Lerwick Brewery and a distillery on Unst. AFAIK, not one of these sells to the "general public" and have a general "Trade Only" policy. Imagine the furore if someone tried to prevent any of the above from supplying their customers before 5pm.... All in all, the reports seems to be badly written, poorly researched and, presents figure that are just not credible. I would be amazed (well, maybe not....) if anyone on the licensing board takes it seriously. Da Burra Shop, George. and Frances144 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnie ii Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 they all definitely have off licences as well as wholesale licences check the register grays and hughsons both supply weddings among other things for the general public and the distillery in unst has a shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hughsons will love it if, as is being suggested, alcoholic beverages have to be sold after 5pm. Their customers will love it too, if they can't have a dram until how many hours after the wedding. It's pure, utter garbage, generated by the lowest of the low in the NHS. What people will do to make themselves feel important. p.s The homebrew is doing well. Da Burra Shop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 OK, I didn't know that the Unst distillery ran a shop and I stand corrected for my oversight on on J W Grays and Hughson Bros but, the two wholesalers are not "Retail Outlets" in the general sense and, that is what I thought was being discussed. George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 That kind of activity though is an entirely different ball game to what kind of activity the likes of Tesco or the Coop are up to, its as much on a different scale as a country shop whose entire displayed alcohol stock could be carried away in a fish box is compared to what the Coop and Tesco do, and it tells its own story that all of them have had to be lumped together to try and make the report say what they want it to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 As opposed to telling the truth. If NHS Shetland came up with the truth they would probably be laughed at slightly less than they are at present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cilla Cone Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Laekly ower weel buying drink ida toon eftir 5pm if you bide daer. A'm no gyaan tae neck drams at 10 ida moarnin', bit a'm sure as hell no maakin fir da toon at da back o' tae-time idder. George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyShetland Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Alcohol advice centre gets shut down after years of dispute...NHS soon learns they are unable to cope...Cant sell alcohol anymore Auld Mossyface and George. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsup Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 meanwhile back in the real world? New business park could cater for food & drink sector says HIE JerseyShetland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 I see overprovision of off-sales in toon is back on the agenda. Does anybody know what the current policy is? I had a google but didn't find anything conclusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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