Gale's: smoke ban victim?
17-Nov-2005
England will have its own bizarre solution thanks to the barmy smoking proposals The PMA Team, Deputy Editor No apologies for returning to the...
Rebel MPs vote to vote against smoking ban
17-Nov-2005
Rebel Labour MPs are set to vote for a total ban on smoking in a bid to defeat the government on its current plan.Fifty-nine MPs, the majority of...
My Shout
10-Nov-2005
David Elliott says the smoke ban plan shows the trade's influence with ministers has hit a new low While relaxing recently, enjoying my fourth pint...
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...
Letters
The truth is out there
03-Nov-2005
After last week's smoking ban announcement, people are looking for answers.For now, the national focus on the smoking ban has moved on. Bird flu,...
Pub trade vows to continue fight against smoke ban
03-Nov-2005
The pub trade is vowing to continue the fight against a smoking ban following the announcement of a ban in food-led pubs from 2007.The Health Bill...
The Smoking ban - Questions and Answers
Licensees' reaction
03-Nov-2005
Gerry Murray Newmarket Inn, Nottingham 'I don't think the Government has considered it will cost a lot to keep the streets clean after people go...
Trade slams 'madness' of smoking proposals
03-Nov-2005
Government contempt prompts dismay by Ewan Turney The Government has shown 'complete contempt' for the public in pushing ahead with its plan to ban...
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...
Smoking room plans attacked as divisive
27-Oct-2005
Trade leaders fear unfair proposals will close thousands of smaller pubs by Tony Halstead Trade leaders have claimed that plans for special smoking...
Publican Conference to tackle smoke ban implications
26-Oct-2005
Operators facing a smoke-free regime could get some pointers on how to get their properties ready for the onslaught of a smoking ban at The Publican...
Northern Ireland smoke ban leaves England vulnerable
20-Oct-2005
Pressure on the government to announce a full smoking ban in England is reaching fever pitch after Northern Ireland became the latest country to opt...
Making a Ban Stand
20-Oct-2005
Pub: Bar One Nine.Location: Keynsham, Somerset.Licensees: Alison and Richard Smith.Alison and Richard have pre-empted a smoking ban by introducing a...
Food-led smoking ban will not work claims M&B
29-Sep-2005
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) claims a trial smoking ban at its pubs in Grimsby has illustrated the disastrous consequences that will arise if...
M&B lashes food-based Government smoke ban
29-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney One of Britain's largest managed operators has told the Govern-ment that a total smoking ban is preferable to its current proposals...
Smoked out?
29-Sep-2005
Speculation over the impact of a smoking ban on the leisure industry is increasing, as companies consider how to overcome the proposed changes, says...
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...
Trade petitions Govt to phase in smoking ban
08-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney The trade has warned the Government that its plan to ban smoking by 2008 in all pubs that serve food will not achieve either of its...
Smoking consultation: Waiting game
07-Sep-2005
The day when the government must make up its mind about smoking is getting ever closer. Daniel Pearce looks at what the trade told the Department of...
Licensees make their voice heard on smoking ban
02-Sep-2005
A last-minute flood of submissions from licensees will be heading to the Department of Health (DoH) on Monday as its smoking consultation draws to a...
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...
All out smoking ban demands reach fever pitch
25-Aug-2005
Demands from the anti-smoking lobby for the government to scrap its current plans and introduce an all-out smoking ban are reaching fever pitch.As...
11 days to air smoking views
25-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Licensees have just 11 days to deliver their views on proposed smoking legislation before the deadline for submissions on the...
Tobacco lobby slams ASH figures
22-Aug-2005
New research showing the majority of the public want smoking banned in pubs has been derided as "distorted and desperate" by tobacco...
Just two weeks remain to air
18-Aug-2005
your views on smoking bans by Andrew Pring Licensees have just over two weeks left to influence the Government's smoking-in-pubs plans. Hundreds of...
Ashes to ashes?
18-Aug-2005
Wales is preparing to say goodbye to smoking in licensed premises, but will the small Welsh pub survive? TONY HALSTEAD reports It's impossible to...
Government urged to rethink smoking ban
11-Aug-2005
Trade leaders meet to discuss practical options By Tony Halstead The Government is being pressed to consider practical alternatives to its proposed...
Speak up on smoke ban
11-Aug-2005
Licensees and pub operators are being urged to make their voices heard before the close of the Government's smoking cons- ultation on September 5.Key...
HSC backs full smoking ban
03-Aug-2005
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has called for the government to go one step further and ban smoking in all public places, including non-food...
Licensees' fury over council's backing for blanket ban
28-Jul-2005
Licensees in the London borough of Camden are furious that local councillors have come out in favour of a blanket smoking ban. In response to a...
Trade warms to positive side
21-Jul-2005
of smoking ban says Fleurets by John Harrington Licensees are gradually coming round to the idea that a smoking ban would not damage trade. That is...
Licensees call for exemptions on smoking ban
21-Jul-2005
Licensees are calling for the government to consider a 'third way' over its plans for a smoking ban in public places.At a Publican Forum held...
Still up in the air
21-Jul-2005
As The Publican's Butt Out! campaign gathers pace in Wales, Daniel Pearce went to Cardiff to speak to licensees about their fight against a smoking...
Smoke ban fails to faze incomers
20-Jul-2005
Almost a fifth of licensees would consider leaving the trade if a smoking ban was introduced, reveals a new survey from property agent...
Party politics
14-Jul-2005
As the new public health minister, Caroline Flint is charged with managing the government's smoking policy. Daniel Pearce asked her for more...
Poll: two-thirds oppose total pub smoking ban
14-Jul-2005
by John Harrington Public support for a smoking ban in pubs has risen sharply in recent years, but two-thirds of people still oppose a total ban....
Pubs ready for stub out
08-Jul-2005
Michelle Perrett looks at how the trade plans to cope with a possible ban on smoking. Reports that a smoking ban is on its way are nothing new to...
Trade Secrets - Fingers on the Pulse - The Bell at Sapperton, Gloucestershire
01-Jul-2005
This month, Mark Taylor talks to Paul Davidson and Pat LeJeune, proprietors of the Bell at Sapperton, Gloucestershire Consistency Since we've been...
TUC in campaign for total pub smoking ban
30-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney The Trade Unions Congress (TUC) is urging bar staff to push health secretary Patricia Hewitt for a total smoking ban. Last week,...
Smoking ban is hot topic at Catering Forum
29-Jun-2005
The controversy triggered by government proposals for a limited smoking ban in public places was at the heart of the 10th annual Catering Forum last...
Staff reject smoke ban
24-Jun-2005
A huge majority of bar workers are against plans to bring in a smoking ban in pubs.In a major new study of people working in pubs revealed...
Winning hearts & minds
23-Jun-2005
The way is open now for the pub trade's own sensible and measured approach Andrew Pring, Editor It was probably no coincidence that Mitchells and...
Smoke ban proposals universally condemned
23-Jun-2005
The government's plans for a "half-way house" smoking ban, forcing pubs to choose between smokers and food, have been condemned by all...
Smoking ban: the details
23-Jun-2005
As the government has announced it will stick by its original plan to only ban smoking in pubs which serve food, The Publican answers the questions...
Total smoking ban on Scilly Isle Tresco
09-Jun-2005
The only pub on the Scilly Isle of Tresco is set to ban smoking next month. Alan Baptist, general manager of the New Inn, said: "We stopped smoking...
Government to move towards outright smoking ban?
02-Jun-2005
Fresh speculation is mounting that the government could change its position and introduce an all out smoking ban by the end of 2008.Health Secretary...
