Names have been changed for anonymity. “The Scotsman venues themselves are one of the most mismanaged,” said one student who works for the Scotsman Group. “[They] treat the staff so poorly, and there’s no value for staff.”  The Scotsman Group seems ubiquitous in the hospitality business in St Andrews. Market Street alone hosts the Vic, Forgan's, and Mitchell's. On South Street, the Group owns the Bothy and SPACE Cafe, as well as No. 1 Apartments — the recently-built SPACE accommodation — and...

Edited on 18/11/2025 Summers in St Andrews consist of the sounds of bagpipes and wedding bells. The atmosphere is bright, easy, with laughter and chatter of wedding guests in black tie echoing down North Street. St Andrews is a popular spot for past students, locals, and repeat tourists to come together to celebrate getting married.  Richard Barton was married in St Andrews in 2002. He first came to the town as a teenager. “We stayed at one of the university halls, and we came for two or...

“I view cooking as a kind of window into different cultures.” In 2023, Khinley Trott, then a second-year student studying International Relations and Philosophy, applied for MasterChef “on a whim” to push himself and his limits. He appeared in Series 20 of MasterChef UK. “I started cooking when I joined university, so I'd been cooking for about six months at that point, and I enjoyed challenging myself and finding new recipes, particularly of places that I've lived in.” Raised in various...