Hamish Howitt

Smoke ban rebel fails in High Court

19-Mar-2009 By MA reporter

Blackpool smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has failed in a High Court claim that the ban is unlawful and a breach of human rights. Howitt - landlord of...

Blackpool smoke ban rebel loses licence

02-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has today effectively been stripped of his premises licence after a High Court judge upheld an appeal by his local...

Judge to rule in smoke ban case

02-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore

A High Court judge will rule today on a case involving smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt and his battle to save his premises licence. Howitt defended...

Break smoke ban and lose your licence

02-Dec-2008 By MA reporter

High Court says allowing smoking in pubs breaks the crime and disorder licensing objective in a case involving smoke rebel Hamish Howitt and Blackpool Council.

Smoke ban rebel: Byelection a disgrace

11-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt slammed the Haltemprice and Howden byelection as a "disgrace" after polling just 91 votes. Howitt came 12th out of 25...

Smoking ban - the story so far

26-Jun-2008

JULY 2007It started in England at 6am on July 1, 2007. Rebellious licensees bragged about flouting the smoking ban, with councils initially only...

Smoke rebel can't be DPS at own pub

17-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Blackpool host "broke licensing objectives" Hamish Howitt has been banned from being designated premises supervisor (DPS) at his pub because he...

Rebel Howitt barred from DPS role

15-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

Rebel Howitt banned from being DPS at his pub for flouting the smoke ban

Howitt wins licence appeal

10-Apr-2008

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has won his appeal against Blackpool Council's decision to revoke his premises licence for Delboy's Sports Bar. Howitt...

Rebel Howitt wins fight to keep pub open

10-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt has won his fight to keep his Blackpool pub open. Howitt won his appeal against Blackpool Council's decision to revoke the...

Smoke rebel to pay £4k

03-Apr-2008

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has been ordered to pay almost £4,000 in the latest prosecution for flouting the ban. But he is "very pleased", saying...

NewsDigest

27-Mar-2008

The wife of smoke-ban rebel Hamish Howitt is being prosecuted for not being a member of the local pubwatch. Blackpool Council brought the prosecution...

Howitt drops smoke ban appeal

15-Jan-2008

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has withdrawn his appeal against his original conviction for flouting the smoking ban.Howitt withdrew his appeal at...

Howitt appeal set for January 15

07-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt is due to appear in court next week to appeal against his original conviction for flouting the legislation. Howitt,...

Smoke rebel Howitt: I'll go to jail for beliefs

21-Nov-2007 By Ewan Turney

Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt has urged the authorities to put him behind bars. Howitt, owner of Delboys Sports Bar which incorporates Happy Scots...

Smoke rebel Howitt back in court today

21-Nov-2007

Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt faces his second court appearance on charges of flouting the ban

Howitt's bars off the market

20-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt is taking his bars off the market and has vowed to take his fight to the European Court of Human Rights. Howitt,...

Blackpool council explains smoke rebel's review

20-Nov-2007

Blackpool Council has confirmed three of the four licensing objectives had not been upheld at Delboys

Howitt has premises licence revoked

19-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt today had his premises licence revoked by Blackpool Council. The council's licensing panel revoked the licence on...

Smoke rebel Howitt has licence revoked

19-Nov-2007

Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt has had his premises licence revoked. Howitt, the first licensee to be fined for flouting the smoking ban, said he...

Smoke ban rebel guilty

05-Nov-2007

Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt of Delboy's sports bar in Blackpool is fined for flouting the ban

Smoke ban rebels faces court on November 5

06-Sep-2007

Smoking ban flouter Hamish Howitt has changed his name by deed poll to Hamish ŒGuy Fawkes¹ Howitt to celebrate the first day of his court case ­...

Smoke rebel voted out of Pubwatch

10-Aug-2007 By Joe Lutrario

Hamish Howitt has receives vote of no confidence from the Pubwatch group he chaired for publicly flouting the smoking ban

Pete Robinson: Has Hamish had it?

01-Aug-2007

This concerns smoking-ban rebel Hamish Howitt who runs the Happy Scots bar in Blackpool. The authorities are out to get Hamish one way or another....

First rebel smoke ban host prosecuted

26-Jul-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

Blackpool bar owner Hamish Howitt has become the first licensee to be prosecuted for allowing customers to flout the smoking ban. Howitt, chairman of...