Smoking Charter

Spark up!

30-Jun-2005

Take your chance to respond to the smoking consultation, speak up for your pub and add your voice to The Publican's submission to the Department of...

CAMRA joins the fight against pub smoking ban

04-Mar-2004

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has joined the fight to stop a smoking ban in Britain's pubs.The consumer association has become the first...

Scottish trade hits out at Smoking Charter 'failure'

01-Oct-2003

Scottish trade leaders have defended themselves against accusations that the Scottish Smoking Charter is a failure. Last week doctors launched a...

Scottish smoking ban postponed

04-Sep-2003

A total ban on smoking in pubs in Scotland has been put on the back-burner, despite pressure from an MSP.The Scottish Executive has revealed that it...

Bish hits out over ASH's criticisms

28-Aug-2003

The chairman of the Charter Group Nick Bish has hit back at claims by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) that the Smoking Charter has been an...

AIR swamped by requests for policy statements

12-Jun-2003

Atmosphere Improves Results (AIR) has received more than 2,000 requests from licensees for policy statements, following the announcement of the...

Passive smoking may not damage health

16-May-2003

New research into passive smoking effectively clears pubs of any blame for customers' health problems.The study, published in the British Medical...

Banning smoking could increase profits, says TUC

12-May-2003

Banning smoking in pubs could increase profits, says to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).New research by the TUC and Action on Smoking and Health...

More than half the Irish population want a smoking ban in pubs

24-Feb-2003

Almost 60 per cent of the Irish population think the forthcoming smoking ban in pubs is right, says a new survey.A poll carried out for the Irish...