Smoking Ban

Scottish smoke ban takes toll

26-Mar-2008

A total of 350 pubs have closed in Scotland since the smoking ban was introduced two years ago today. The number, from CGA research, is double the...

Wethering the storm

17-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

It is fair to say that when a UK-wide ban on smoking in pubs was first mooted three years ago many observers expected JD Wetherspoon would be hit by...

£12,000 blow for smoke ban rebel Tony

07-Mar-2008

A licensee who was found guilty of flouting the smoking ban has labelled his punishment "pathetic."At court yesterday Tony Blows, who runs the Dog...

Pub crisis: 27 close each week

05-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

Almost four pubs shut for good every day as smoke ban takes its toll

Parts of pubs to convert into bookmakers

28-Feb-2008

Two pubs in Scotland have won planning permission to convert part of their premises to betting shops, in what's believed to be a first in the UK.The...

'The kiss of death' if cigs banned outside

28-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Barnsley could be the first town in Britain to ban smoking outside pubs. In a consultation document, Guidelines for Street Cafés, the South...

Barnsley wrong over outdoor smoking ban

26-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Council belief that outdoor eating areas should be no smoking is wrong

Back to Basics: Help your customers kick the smoking habit

25-Feb-2008

Love it or loathe it, the smoking ban is here to stay. Outside space and patio heaters can go some way towards keeping puffing customers coming...

Smoke ban not closing pubs

25-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Health secretary says ban will not create long-term economic problems

Barnsley looks to ban street smoking

22-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Barnsley could be the first town in Britain to ban smoking outside pubs. In a consultation document, entitled "Guidelines for street cafes", the...

Laurel to ditch 40 ailing pubs

21-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

Pubco hatches plan to rid itself of sites hit by smoke ban

Laurel to ditch 40 ailing pubs

21-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

Pubco hatches plan to rid itself of sites hit by smoke ban The devastating effect of the smoking ban has forced Slug & Lettuce operator Laurel...

S&N warns of more beer price rises

19-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

Revenue at Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) was up 7.9% on last year to £4,150m - chiefly driven by "outstanding" results at Baltic Beverage...

Dudley host fined for flouting ban

14-Feb-2008

A West Midlands licensee is the latest to be fined for flouting the smoking ban. Josephine Garfield has been ordered to pay £2,615 after admitting...

Smoke petition sent to Parliament

14-Feb-2008

Customers at a Lancashire pub have petitioned Parliament to let them smoke in their local. Petitions are written requests to Parliament presented...

Irish pubs to become internet cafes by day

13-Feb-2008

Pubs in rural Ireland could become internet cafes by day in a bid to beat a devastating business slump. More than 1,000 rural pubs have closed in the...

Wet-led pubs at risk from smoke ban

01-Feb-2008

Almost 2m adults go out less since the smoking ban, according to new consumer research conducted by Mintel. The survey predicts a tough time ahead...

Hot beverage boom at Wetherspoon

22-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team

Managed operator shifts 1m cups of tea and coffee over festive period

ePub: Outdoor TV keeps smokers happy

21-Jan-2008

One pub that certainly seems to be benefiting from the smoking ban is the New Foresters in Nottingham, which has seen profits rise by more than 20...

Pete Robinson: Apocalypse now!

16-Jan-2008

The Gala Bingo hall closed without warning and now has a 'for sale' sign on the premises. With the writing on the wall for local social clubs what...

Subdued trading at Punch Taverns

16-Jan-2008

Smoking ban and declining consumer confidence cited for profit drop

Pub smoke inspections fall as compliance stays high

10-Jan-2008

Councils are continuing to wind down inspections of English pubs to see if they comply with the smoking ban. A new Department of Health survey of 91%...

Pete Robinson: Another year over...

07-Jan-2008

Our industry leaders and spokesmen joined hands with the politicians and antis to reassure us of the "new opportunities" to come. You were all going...

Property agent calls for realism over pub sales

07-Jan-2008

Mark Greig, managing director of Paramount Investments, a property agency which sells pubs on behalf of clients, has called on industry campaigners...

Chris Maclean: Smoke-free convert

20-Dec-2007 By Chris Maclean

On Monday night I spent a pleasant evening in a bar in northern France. When I returned home and removed my clothes the smell of cigarette smoke on...

Pubs Move Outdoors to Beat Smoke Ban Blues

17-Dec-2007

The largest survey of licensee opinion since the smoking ban reveals the massive investment made by pub operators to beat the loss of smoker...

The alternative annual rewind

13-Dec-2007

A bar full of beds, toilet shenanigans and a drop of Blond Bitch - cheers to another crazy year for pubs January Thefts of beer glasses and ashtrays...

Smoke rebel West faces court

11-Dec-2007

HeyJo club owner Dave West faces magistrates today on charges of flouting the smoking ban

Smoke rebel West: Case adjourned

11-Dec-2007

The case against smoke ban rebel Dave West has been adjourned until March. Owner of HeyJo club West (pictured), reportedly worth £100m, and...

Pete Robinson: Are opinion polls damaging your pub?

07-Dec-2007

Apparently most of you 'support' the smoking ban, have 'embraced the opportunities' in the legislation, and would hate to see it rescinded. Is that...

Pubs to get Xmas boost, survey claims

06-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore

Pubs could be set for a Merry Christmas after a survey revealed that consumers will spend 18 per cent more than last year on going out. Despite...

Pubs set for Christmas boost?

06-Dec-2007

Consumers are planning to spend 18% more in pubs and restaurants this Christmas, says Deloitte

Greene King expects challenging winter

04-Dec-2007

Suffolk brewer and operator unveils jump in profits but faces tougher winter challenge

Pete Robinson: Beer prices will more than DOUBLE!

21-Nov-2007

My warning has always been that the smoking ban isn't the end of the matter. It was the beginning. The vicious onset of a war on pubs. A war that...

Pub closures in wake of smoking ban "inevitable", says Enterprise boss

20-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen said while most of his group's pubs were coping with the smoking ban, closures across the industry in the...

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...

Breath of fresh air

15-Nov-2007

Susan Nowak talks to licensees in different locations to assess how the smoke ban has affected food sales Seagulls wheel dizzily across a cloudless...

Profit surge at Young's

15-Nov-2007

London brewer and operator Young's has unveiled a 72.1% uplift in profit for the 26 weeks to 29 September 2007. Across its 112-strong managed estate,...

Smoke rebel club HeyJo faces court

14-Nov-2007

Smoke ban rebel club HeyJo has been served with a court summons by Westminster council. Flamboyant owner Dave West (pictured), reportedly worth...

Pete Robinson: The German "smoking ban" is a big joke

14-Nov-2007

Let me begin by declaring I have no time for the corrupt army of EU bureaucrats ensconced in Brussels but I regularly travel throughout Europe on...

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...

JD Wetherspoon predicts year-long sales decline

06-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ

JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said sales across the group could decline for the next 12 months as its customers adjust to life under the...

Parliament smoke ban protest march

06-Nov-2007

A Reading licensee plans to organise a march on Parliament in protest at the smoking ban, which has seen trade at her pub nosedive by 40%. Host Jo...

Government claims most support the smoke ban

02-Nov-2007

Three-quarters of all adults support the smoking ban, according to a Department of Health survey. The survey also revealed that 79% believe the ban,...

More pubs turning to stripper nights

01-Nov-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

More pubs are resorting to strippers and exotic dance nights to pull in badly-needed trade as the economy worsens and the smoking ban begins to bite....

Number of smoke ban inspections down

01-Nov-2007 By John Harrington

The number of inspections carried out to ensure compliance with the smoke ban are down

The smoking ban has forced some pubs to resort to strippers and exotic dance nights

01-Nov-2007 By Tony Halstead

More pubs are resorting to strippers and exotic dance nights to pull in badly needed trade as the economy worsens and the smoking ban begins to bite.

Smoke ban rebel selling up

26-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney

Smoke ban rebel Tony Blows is quitting the trade - an announcement which comes on the day he pleaded not guilty in court for flouting the ban. Blows...

Exclusive research: more pubs backing the ban

25-Oct-2007

Three out of four licensees say they would not overturn the smoking ban even if they could, according to research carried out for The Publican and...

Now the smoke has cleared...

25-Oct-2007

The facts surrounding the smoking ban are slowly beginning to emerge.Three months into England¹s smoking ban ­ and six months into the ban in Wales...