Cigarette

Advisory group slams litter moves

24-May-2007

Government plans to force pubs to clear up cigarette butts dropped outside their premises have been slammed as unfair by an advisory group. CSR...

Licensees could be forced to sweep streets

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...

Pubs and tobacco firms look to beat smoking ban

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...

Tobacco should be banned says medical journal

05-Dec-2003

Tobacco should be completely banned in the UK, according medical journal The Lancet.The journal said thousands of lives would be saved by making...

Herbal bid to sidestep Irish smoke ban

04-Dec-2003

A plot by the Irish Cigarette Machine Operators Association (ICMOA) to evade next year's smoking ban in pubs by introducing herbal cigarettes to pubs...

Tobacco tax cut demanded

02-Oct-2003

Smuggled cigarettes being sold openly under the nose of Parliament has led the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (TMA) to renew its call for...

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...