18-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend
Claims that London councillors are considering a ban on smoking in beer gardens to “extend alfresco dining areas” have been denied by the council at the centre of the controversy.
25-Oct-2013 By Poppleston Allen
The smoking ban had a dramatic effect on the pub trade as operators up and down the country were tasked with ensuring that customers could still enjoy a cigarette as well as a pint. Many premises provide designated smoking areas or smoking shelters but...
03-Jul-2012 By Mike Berry
Five years after the introduction of the smoking ban in England, almost seven out of 10 licensees want the legislation amended to allow for separate smoking rooms in pubs.
MPs reject Tory's bid to amend smoking ban
13-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
MPs have today rejected a bid by a backbench Tory to amend the smoking ban. David Nuttall, MP for Bury North, tabled a 10-minute rule Bill in...
13-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
An MP's bid to change the law to let pubs offer separate smoking areas has failed at the first stage. MPs today voted against the Ten Minute Rule...
Caroline Nodder: Will new government reverse the march towards an outdoor smoking ban?
01-Jul-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Nothing is guaranteed to get the collective goat of the pub sector more than the smoking ban. The mere mention of it can send users of our website...
Simon Eldon-Edington: Don't look back in Anger…The UK pub trade associations' bizarre love affair with Sir Liam
06-Oct-2009
"You know that the constant habit of drinking has made the English famous among all foreign nations?" We all love a pub quiz: So is the above...
Campaigners launch bid to amend smoking ban
23-Jun-2009
A new campaign to amend the smoking ban was launched in London today, backed by TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson and pro-smoking group Forest.The...
New smoke-shelter threat to pubs
27-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
Pubs that use plants or bushes as the walls of smoking shelters face a new threat of having the structures ruled illegal. Updated guidance for...
10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
A promise to investigate the beer tie, cut duty on beer and allow licensees to decide on their own smoking policy — that's all in UKIP's pub manifesto.
'Half an hour of passive smoking can harm health' - study
07-May-2008
Boffins from the University of California are claiming that even half an hour spent in a smoky room can be harmful to health.A study found that even...
Legal advice: New noise regulations
04-Apr-2008
Although some licensees are bemoaning the impact of the smoking ban on profits, it is clear to see that it serves a purpose for non-smoking bar staff...
Pete Robinson: Truth or consequences
30-Jan-2008
Meanwhile any tobacco related item which could be detrimental to their cause is carefully censored. To read their garbage you'd think pubs were...
Councils wind up inspections
08-Nov-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Councils are winding down their inspections of English pubs to see they are complying with the smoking ban. New figures from the Department of Health...
02-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Community pubs struggling six months into ban
Marston's post-ban food sales increase
30-Aug-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Substantial numbers of Marston's pub tenants have recorded increased food sales since the introduction of the smoking ban on 1 July, according to a...
Smoke-ban plans frustrated
16-Aug-2007
While it is still too early to assess the overall effect of the smoking ban, there are indications of frustration, even among non-smoking licensees,...
Pubs crack down on smoking in letting rooms
15-Aug-2007
Pubs with letting rooms are using the implementation of the smoking ban as an opportunity to crack down on the potentially dangerous practice of...
Early days?
23-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
News - OK, hearsay - reaches me that a couple of regional brewers of not insignificant size have experienced a near 20 per cent sales slump across...
LETTERs
12-Jul-2007
The smoking ban starts to bite Is there any hope left for this country? Sunday saw the first day of the smoking ban in pubs. It was the first day of...
Wetherspoon profits hit by smoking plans
09-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon's investment in no-smoking initiatives will hit the group's full year profits, it announced today.Updating the market on its third...
05-Mar-2007
Unintended consequences fear
THE GUV'NOR
01-Feb-2007
Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, considers the smoking ban I always thought the traditional silly...
Pinstripe: Smoking. Yes it's bad for you, but I love it
26-Jan-2007
Smoking stuff in a bit.First...farewell then Eldridge Pope. News of the £155m deal, which broke yesterday, reached me as I was attempting to drive...
Laurel acts early on smoke-ban schedule
25-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Laurel Pub Company expects to have about 50 non-smoking pubs before the ban is introduced in England on 1 July. The company, owned...
12-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
Trade groups are demanding clearer guidelines on smoking shelters, Government regulation of councils and fairer fines when smoking is banned. They...
Surviving as a smoke-free pub
03-Oct-2006
Come the smoking ban next summer, pub tenants are likely to be the most vulnerable group. Running community locals where most customers like a...
19-Sep-2006
A smoking ban in enclosed public spaces will be introduced in Wales next April, before similar laws in England.
City comment: Hamish Champ
15-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon's results encapsulate the concerns of those who fear a smoking ban. Sales in its non-smoking Scottish pubs are dipping and margins...
07-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
A total of around 220 Mitchells & Butlers food-focused pubs are now non-smoking, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. The move means M&B is now...
LETTERs
07-Sep-2006
Unite to reverse smoking ban I write regarding Dave Daly's comments on the smoking ban (The Guv'nor, Morning Advertiser, 7 September). At last,...
Agents: smoke-free plans help sell pubs
31-Aug-2006
Go smoke-free now, if you're thinking of selling your pub. Smoke-free businesses will be easier to sell than pubs that still allow smoking, according...
Health minister hears new demands on smoking from the BBPA
15-Jun-2006
A new string of demands from the hospitality industry ahead of the smoking ban has been made to health minister Caroline Flint.With the Health Bill...
07-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The Government has been warned to take account of the damage it does to personal freedoms with legislation like the smoke ban. The Economic Affairs...
Robert Feal-Martinez
30-Mar-2006
The Wiltshire licensee is an outspoken critic of the pub smoking ban. He believes that the legislation fails to take account of public opinion, making it undemocratic
24-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A study into the impact of banning smoking on the health of bar staff is to take place in Scotland. NEW COMMENT
JD Wetherspoon halts non-smoking pubs' roll-out
03-Mar-2006
JD Wetherspoon is calling a halt to its roll-out of no-smoking pubs until the government brings in the full smoking ban next year.Wetherspoon...
Al Fresco: Trading spaces
01-Mar-2006
You think you know what outdoors is? John Porter asks some awkward questions.It all sounds quite straightforward. Once the legislation kicks in the...
10-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The GMB has today launched a register targeting employees who are exposed to second hand smoke in preparation for any potential legal claims.
What the Sunday papers said
18-Dec-2005
The influential Commons select committee on health will this week back calls from medical experts for a nationwide ban on smoking in pubs, bars and...
Hewitt defends smoking ban exemption of private clubs
01-Dec-2005
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has defended the government's plans to exempt private members' clubs from the proposed smoking ban.During a debate...
LETTERS page from 01/12/2005
01-Dec-2005
How will my B&B cope with the smoking ban? and others including licensing letters.
Castle's widow calls smoking plans a 'fudge'
29-Nov-2005
The widow of entertainer Roy Castle has branded the government's plans for a partial ban on smoking in public as a "fudge".Fiona Castle was speaking...
Manchester pubs pledge action on smoking
10-Nov-2005
Hundreds of licensees in Manchester may voluntarily ban smoking in their pubs as a protest against a food-led smoking ban.Members of the Manchester...
Smoke ban to spark lawsuits
03-Nov-2005
The Government's 'shambolic' smoking ban will lead to a flood of lawsuits - that's the stark warning from personal injury solicitors Thompsons. The...
Letting off Steam - What are your views on the Government's plans to ban smoking
01-Nov-2005
What are your views on the Government's plans to ban smoking only in pubs that serve food, rather than all pubs? Lia Vittone, licensee, the Chimney...
Planning laws could prevent outdoor smoking areas
09-Sep-2005
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has called on the government to issue planning guidance to local authorities if a smoking ban...
Craft Talk - Smoking out clientele
01-Sep-2005 By Richard Punshon
In this month's column, Craft Guild member Richard Punshon considers the imminent smoking ban and how it's likely to affect the trade. If the...
Councils use licensing reform to force no-smoking areas
01-Sep-2005
Two local authorities are bringing in a smoking ban through the backdoor using the new Licensing Act.Both St Albans Council and Preston City Council...
North East smoke-free body slams smoking proposals
12-Aug-2005
Fresh, the campaign for a Smoke Free North East, has slammed government proposals for a ban on smoking in places with food.The group says that...
