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Pubwatch warning on public bodies

Pubwatch warning on public bodies

By Michelle Perrett

National Pubwatch has issued another warning against getting public bodies involved with decisions to ban offenders, after schemes in North Wales teamed up with hospitals.

Coulson: change of use can take a long time

Change of use for retirement

By Peter Coulson

To retire and use your pub as a home and not a business, you need to arrange change of use from commercial to residential, says Peter Coulson.

Smoke ban: 175m fewer pints drunk

Smoke ban: 175m fewer pints drunk

By John Harrrington

On-trade alcohol volumes fell 8% in the nine months to March 2008 as the smoking ban battered pubs. Around 175m fewer pints were drunk overall as a...

Robinsons

Robinsons

William Robinson Director How many pubs do you operate? 405. How many of those are already smoke-free? 50. How much have you invested in preparing...

Question time

Question time

As many questions were left in the air as answers over the implications of the smoking ban during the Welsh legs of a series of BII roadshows...

Back to the ban

Back to the ban

By James Wilmore

The countdown has begun. In less than a year smoking will be banned in all pubs across England and Wales. Of course licensees are already facing up...

Smoking ban Q&A

Smoking ban Q&A

When will the ban be introduced?As it stands, summer 2007. Where will the smoking ban apply?In all enclosed public places, including pubs, bars,...

Town & country

Town & country

With some form of smoking ban now certain across the rest of the British Isles, James Wilmore went to Ireland to find out how licensees are coping.In...

Taking a stand

Taking a stand

The Publican's Butt Out! campaign has had overwhelming support. Tom Sandham went along to a Pubwatch meeting in South-East London to hear what the...

Smoke protector

Smoke protector

The possibility of a smoking ban in Scotland is growing more likely. Tom Sandham reports.After a week of announcements from the Scottish Executive,...

Goodbye drink ads?

Goodbye drink ads?

Is alcohol advertising about to go the same way as tobacco? How will licensees be affected if it does? Adam Withrington reports.Although it may have...

Ireland strife?

Ireland strife?

The UK will be watching the effects of the fledgling smoking ban in Ireland very closely. Tom Sandham visited Dublin to see how the capital's pubs...

Student union's

Student union's

smoke ban axed by Tony Halstead A ban on smoking at five student union bars at Leeds University has been reversed after takings nose-dived a massive...