THE Thistle Tavern in Dunfermline has been earmarked for a £300,000 refurbishment. 

Plans have been confirmed by owners Star Pubs & Bars for the pub, which will be renamed the Rumblingwell to mark its new direction as a family-friendly establishment. 

The overhaul will transform the premises from the inside out, bringing it up to date with a new, larger kitchen to enable the pub to offer a fresh menu for the increased number of diners it has been catered for. The outside of the pub will be redecorated with the addition of a beer garden and new large flatscreen TVs. 

Building work will begin once a new operator is found to take on the business. 

It will be one of the first pubs in Scotland to run on a new low-risk, low cost turnover and profit-share model called Just Add Talent. 
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nder the agreement, operators only fund their business and their staff’s costs, while Star Pubs & Bars pay for all other costs including electricity, heating, rates, food, beer and maintenance costs. The revenue and profit are then shared between both parties. 

Brian Davison, Star Pubs & Bars regional operations director, said: “We’re very excited to be investing in The Thistle Inn. 

“It’s a great pub in a good location that just needs to be upgraded and brought up to date. 

“Its size and potential make it ideal as one of our first Just Add Talent Agreement sites in Scotland which, we believe, based on experience elsewhere, will be very popular with people wanting a low-risk, low cost route to running their own pub.” 

Anyone interested in finding out more about this opportunity should contact Star Pubs & Bars on 08085 94 95 96.