the portland arms

**andrew.bowles30** · 22-May-12, 22:12

hi the portland arms opens its door on sat thank god it was such a shame it was allowed to close but the good news two great local men have taken it on and this time hopefully its for good bar meals and the bar will be open for meals hope to take on staff once it gets busy again

**cuthill** · 22-May-12, 23:39

Good to hear,wish them GOOD LUCK.

Tilly Teckel · 23-May-12, 00:08

I agree, I've missed the Portlands! Good luck to the new guys

**jac1791** · 23-May-12, 06:56

Who has taken it over? Wish them luck, it's a shame the hotel closed!

**scorpion** · 23-May-12, 18:29

Apparently Mr Bowles who opened the thread is one of the "two great local men " now running the Portlands !

**Corrie 3** · 23-May-12, 19:11

Originally Posted by scorpion

Apparently Mr Bowles who opened the thread is one of the "two great local men " now running the Portlands !

Is Ducati the other one?

C3..............

**Moira** · 23-May-12, 19:15

All best to the new folk at the Portland Arms.

I've driven through Lybster on a few occasions recently and it was so sad to see the hotel closed up and abandoned.

Looking forward to visiting it again now though....

**changilass** · 23-May-12, 19:27

Think the opening post is a bitty cheeky if indeed he is one of the 'great local men'.

Would have been more impressed if it had been put in the business section with a bitty more honesty and openess.

Tilly Teckel · 23-May-12, 20:08

Nothing wrong with a bit of self-promotion!

**changilass** · 23-May-12, 20:15

No there isnt, so long as you say its self promotion.

**Droopy** · 23-May-12, 20:18

http://forum.caithness.org/showthrea...13-televisions

Classy!.....

**focusRS** · 23-May-12, 20:32

Not good to see a well known local hotel closed so best wishes for the future.

**black16i** · 23-May-12, 20:33

Originally Posted by Droopy

http://forum.caithness.org/showthrea...13-televisions

Classy!.....

and what is wrong with them looking for cheap TV's? they are starting out in business and probubly have a budget to work to, give them a year to settle in and they may buy new, problem with some people is that they just look to find faults with everything, i wish them all the best for giving it a go!

**only me** · 23-May-12, 21:06

good luck nice place glad someone is giving it a go just at the right time i would say

**starfish** · 23-May-12, 21:12

Originally Posted by black16i

and what is wrong with them looking for cheap TV's? they are starting out in business and probubly have a budget to work to, give them a year to settle in and they may buy new, problem with some people is that they just look to find faults with everything, i wish them all the best for giving it a go!

totally agree people on here are to ready to put people down for trying i say good luck if it was not for these people the portlands would become another run down building for people to complain about

**ducati** · 23-May-12, 21:14

Nope. Nothing to do with me.

**Moira** · 23-May-12, 21:22

Local businesses, especially new starts, need to be encouraged.

What's the problem if they enjoy a few days of "glory" on the main forum before being removed to the Business Section? That was the case with another new business a few weeks ago with the new garden centre/cafe at Lochshell.

With the current difficult economic climate, especially in Caithness, should we not be supporting local, enterprising initiatives instead of "raining on their parade"?

I'd rather read a post with some hope for the future of Caithness and potential business than some of the other stuff I've read recently.

**secrets in symmetry** · 23-May-12, 22:11

Originally Posted by changilass

Think the opening post is a bitty cheeky if indeed he is one of the 'great local men'.

Would have been more impressed if it had been put in the business section with a bitty more honesty and openess.

Lol! I realised what Andrew was saying straight away!

I think the 30 in andrew.bowles30 refers to the number of threads he can start on the same topic before he gets into trouble with the moderator.