'Cigarette vending machines should be banned'

Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of cigarettes to...

Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of cigarettes to underage children have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past year - The Daily Telegraph

The great British pub is in its worst-ever crisis with an astonishing 20,000 facing closure. A shocking 40 per cent of all boozers are heading for the bitter end because of the smoking ban, soaring taxes, cheap supermarket and the 'new puritans' (those against 24-hour drinking) - The People

There have been 175 million fewer pints sold in the nine months from July to last April as smokers have been driven outside. Total sales of alcohol fell 8 per cent, compared to a steady three per cent fall in previous years, just under half of which was attributable to the smoking ban, according to research company Neilson - The Independent

Pub operators spent an average of £6,200 a site on kitchen upgrades and other measures in the run-up to the smoking ban. Nowhere was the transformation more radical than at JD Wetherspoon, which for decades had built its reputation on cheap beer, fruit machines and no-frills pubs. Food-related sales (which include drinks bought with meals) account for more than 60 per cent of JD Wetherspoon's revenue. The Guardian

Almost two thirds of publicans now support the smoking ban despite more than half seeing a drop in trade.The figure has risen to 64 per cent, up from the 57 per cent when the ban came in a year ago (figures are from The Publican ​survey) - Sky News

The smoking ban has been described as the "single most important health measure for a generation". A leaked report by chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, reveals that 234,060 people gave up smoking in the months immediately before and after the law was introduced a year ago - a 22 per cent increase on the previous year - The Daily Telegraph

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