Vaping
10-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland
Controversial plans from the Welsh government to ban e-cigarettes from all public places have been amended-but the ban could still be put introduced in ‘eating places’ like pubs and restaurants.
24-Apr-2015 By Michelle Perrett
An industry chief executive is calling on the Government to give clarity to the industry over e-cigarettes.
14-Apr-2014 By Phil Mellows
It’s the biggest thing to happen to smoking since the ban. Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) are on fire.
17-Mar-2014 By Noli Dinkovski
A Scottish electronic-cigarette maker has claimed to have addressed the growing number of vaping bans in pubs with a new product that doesn’t emit any visible vapour.
18-Feb-2014 By Robyn Black
Cigarette ads are to return to TV this month – albeit for e-cigarettes rather than traditional tobacco products.
17-Oct-2013 By Phil Mellows
Anti-smoking campaigners are urging pub operators to keep their policies on electronic cigarettes under review as controversy grows around the devices – which deliver nicotine without burning tobacco and produce vapour rather than smoke.
E-cigarettes to be classified as 'medicines' to help smokers quit
13-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski
E-cigarettes are to be reclassified as “medicines” in a move to make them safer and more effective in reducing the harm caused by smoking.
07-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has defended its position after it emerged that the use of e-cigarettes had been banned inside all of its pubs.
04-Oct-2010 By Rachel Barnes
Smokers visit pubs more often, stay longer and spend more per visit than non-smokers, so you need to look after them well, says Rachel Barnes.
14-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Cannabis should be legalised and sold under licence in shops alongside tobacco and alcohol, according to one expert.
Pall Mall cigarettes in the pink
21-Jun-2010 By Robyn Black
British American Tobacco UK has been chosen the colour pink to brighten up packs of Pall Mall cigarettes.
Mark Daniels: The Marmite Theory
08-Feb-2010
If I were the owner of a gambling website business, right about now I'd be starting to get very, very worried. I shall explain: I have deduced this...
Smoking ban laws could cover entrance to pubs
01-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Smoking could be banned in the entrance to buildings - including pubs - under new government plans. Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today...
MPs agree to ban on cig vending machines
13-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
A ban on cigarette vending machines now looks certain to happen after MPs agreed they should be outlawed. An amendment to the Health Bill by Labour...
Mark Daniels: Smoking shelter fumble
13-Oct-2009
I'm quite fussy about locking up the pub's car park at the end of the day. When the pub shuts I go round, check the car park for abandoned vehicles...
25-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
A complete ban on cigarette vending machines in Scottish pubs has moved a step closer after MSPs voted in favour of the bill.
06-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Cigarette manufacturer Imperial Tobacco has joined forces with CSR Solutions to launch a personal ashtray brand. Butts Out is a pocket-sized ashtray...
BAT trials 'less toxic' cigarettes
22-May-2009 By Robyn Lewis
British American Tobacco has revealed it is testing a new "less toxic" tobacco. The cigarette manufacturer, which owns brands such as Lucky Strike,...
Smoking dispute hits new heights
05-Mar-2009
A licensee who was sacked for smoking now has to climb scaffolding to get into the flat above the pub. Paul Brown, 47, was left fuming after being...
Mark Daniels: Electronic Cigarettes: Socially Acceptable, or Totally Taboo?
12-Dec-2008
Wouldn't it be great if we could get the smokers back in the pub again?They're a contentious bunch, those smokers. Single-handedly, they're the...
Remote control option to limit cig vending machine sales
09-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore
Tough plans to clamp down on children buying cigarettes from vending machines in pubs - and a ban on cigarette displays in shops - have been unveiled...
03-Dec-2008 By Tony Halstead
Licensees are being caught out by new-style entrapment tactics employed by trading standards officers to target underage tobacco sales. Officers are...
29-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Retailers have been reminded that new legislation requiring picture warnings on cigarette packets comes in to force on Wednesday 1 October. The 15...
'Village pub invaded by 800 Nazi supporters'
25-Sep-2008
A village pub has been invaded by more than 800 white nationalists from Britain, Germany and Eastern Europe. The Bungalow Inn in Redhill, Somerset...
09-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association has called on the Government to shelve plans to push sales under the counter — a point backed by the BII.
Huge drop in smokers visiting pubs
08-Sep-2008
Three quarters of licensees have reported a drop in the number of smokers visiting their pubs since the smoking ban was introduced.Nearly half of the...
LGA calls for ban on cig machines
10-Jul-2008
Council leaders have backed Government calls for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines. It comes after a six-month test purchase...
Tough proposals on cig machines
05-Jun-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Electronic ID card to buy fags in pubs Tough measures to stop sales to children are proposed as an alternative to a ban on cigarette vending...
02-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Vending machines face ban and sales could be forced under counter
'Cameron welcomes further smoking crackdown'
25-Mar-2008
David Cameron, the Conservative leader, gave a cautious welcome to proposals for a further crackdown on smoking which would ban shopkeepers from...
Outside fag-ban plan dropped
06-Mar-2008
Barnsley council has abandoned plans to ban smoking outside pubs. The climbdown followed a meeting with members of the British Beer & Pub...
Chris Maclean: Smoke-free convert
20-Dec-2007 By Chris Maclean
On Monday night I spent a pleasant evening in a bar in northern France. When I returned home and removed my clothes the smell of cigarette smoke on...
Pete Robinson: Discarded fag ends and 'irresponsible' landlords
20-Sep-2007
A while back I wrote about the dishonest claims that smokers dump over 100 tons of fag ends in town centre streets every day, pointing out this...
Hamish Champ: Charlie & The Smoking Museum
20-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
Now you know my views on the smoking ban but let's put that to one side for a moment. How many of you smokers out there want a lasting reminder of...
Majority of smokers prefer pubs since ban
16-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
Sixty-one per cent of smokers think bars and pubs are nicer without smoking, with 90 per cent of non-smokers agreeing, a poll has revealed. However,...
Tobacco: there's still an opportunity
01-Aug-2007
Smoking might be banned but there's nothing illegal, subject to multiple restrictions, about pubs selling tobacco - and making a profit from what has...
Tobacco: There's still an opportunity
31-Jul-2007
Smoking might be banned but there's nothing illegal, subject to multiple restrictions, about pubs selling tobacco - and making a profit from what has...
We go undercover in a London bar flouting the smoking ban
18-Jul-2007
Pubs across the country now have signs forbidding smoking, but the notice Blu Tack-ed above the entrance to the Hey Jo club is different.It reads:...
Chris Maclean: smoke free and scared
03-Jul-2007 By Chris Maclean
Forty-eight hours into the ban. Am I alone in feeling it's kind of scary?On Saturday night there was talk of little else by smokers and non-smokers...
Is snuff good enough?
14-Jun-2007
Many of your smokers will not want to give up tobacco in time for the smoking ban. But you can at least encourage them to make their habit as...
08-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Licensees may be forced to clean up cigarette butts dropped anywhere in a 100-metre area outside their pubs
A clean break
26-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
Deciding make your pub smoke-free before the ban can be a tough decision in itself. But for Mary Winter she added an extra pressure.As well as...
Chris Maclean: fear of the smoke ban
08-Feb-2007 By Chris Maclean
I am reluctantly paying some attention to the smoking ban. It is going to affect us all and the consensus seems to be that we must prepare for it. I...
Pinstripe: Shooting, rugby and cigarettes
02-Feb-2007
I know it's only anecdotally arrived at but I reckon when it comes to industry 'R&R', half the sector and their business acquaintances love...
NewsDigest
23-Nov-2006
A new report calls for raising the age for buying cigarettes in Scotland from 16 to 18. It also calls for the licensing of cigarette sales north of...
12-Apr-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Tobacco companies are rumoured to be looking to strike up partnerships with licensees in order to ease the pain of the smoking ban. Some tobacco...
Final countdown to tobacco regulations
17-Dec-2004
Licensees are being warned to ensure their pubs comply with the new point-of-sale regulations on tobacco, which come into effect next week.From...
Back-bar special: Go up in smoke
11-Jun-2004
Until the law says so, smoking is still legal in pubs, so why not take advantage?The smoke ban clouds are gathering and the health warnings grow...
Good Pub Guide author slams smoking charter
29-Oct-2002
The success of the industry's charter on smoking could be damaged by comments made in the latest edition of the Good Pub Guide.In the introduction to...
Pubs urged to cut risk of fire
12-Apr-2001
Licensees should review safety procedures, says specialist.Licensees have been warned to review fire precautions following the release of figures...
