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...
Skip for your supper
12-Jul-2007
While many pubs are doing more to attract families to help cushion the impact of the smoking ban, few have gone so far as to introduce playground...
Blue sky dining
12-Jul-2007
The smoking ban presents a big opportunity for licensees to maximise their food offer in outside areas of all shapes and sizes. Mark Taylor explores...
Hamish Champ: And I thought I had it tough...
10-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
Many licensees who fear that their livelihoods - and pub customers their way of life - will be hit for six thanks to the smoking ban have been making...
Historic day for pubs as ban becomes fact
05-Jul-2007
There were hopes that the ban would coincide with warm weather, but despite the heavy rain the big English stub-out went smoothly The introduction...
community - mixed results but food is not the only solution
05-Jul-2007
The Pheasant, a Marston's leasehold near the centre of Newtown, has created a cosy back courtyard with a heated jumbrella and gazebo for live bands....
Licensees heading for council showdown over smoking
05-Jul-2007 By Eleanor Goodman
Councils across the country are adopting a 'softly softly' approach to enforcement in the first days of the smoking ban. Early signs are that no...
Wholesaler focus: Supply and demand
05-Jul-2007
IT USED to be so simple. Customers came in for a pint and a fag, had a selection of perhaps three flavours of crisp and two kinds of sandwich to...
04-Jul-2007 By John Harrington
A licensee who is defying the smoking ban has been sent a warning letter from his council. But Tony Blows has told the MA he is determined to...
What the papers say - July 3, 2007
03-Jul-2007
One of Britain's biggest pub groups Greene King has dismissed concerns about the smoking ban and said that sales on the day it came into force were...
E-pub: monitoring the ban
03-Jul-2007
Whether it's reality TV or iconic images of the July 7 bombers about to attack London's transport network, modern Britain is clearly obsessed with...
E-pub: biometrics in the pub
03-Jul-2007
Fingerprints used to be the territory of detectives dusting for dabs at a crime scene. But technology is increasingly allowing governments and...
Hamish Champ: Day one of the smoking ban
02-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
So, how was it for you? After a very enjoyable day watching England trounce the West Indies at Lord's yesterday I entered a nearby licensed premises...
Facelifts, food and families help pubs into the new era
02-Jul-2007
Nearly half of licensees gave their pub a revamp before the smoking ban kicked in, according to exclusive research from The Publican. Of these nearly...
Food for thaw
01-Jul-2007
Michael Herson, MD of market consultancy the Strategy Works, examines how food suppliers have prepared for the smoking ban While licensees may hold...
What the Sunday papers said
01-Jul-2007
As the smoking ban in England drew nearer Tony Blows, landlord of The Dog Inn in Ewys Harold, near Hereford, said he was prepared to go to court as...
29-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Group seeking amendments to the smoking ban has issued a Judicial Review at the High Court today.
The smoking ban: a buying opportunity?
29-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ
An affront to democracy or the best health and safety legislation ever introduced? We've heard many views on the smoking ban, my favourite coming...
Business Opinion
28-Jun-2007 By with James Crawfurd Porter, managing director of T
Smoke ban prefects will make sure we stick by the rules That renowned Yorkshireman and dedicated smoker, the artist David Hockney, has been...
Punch
28-Jun-2007
Francis Patton Customer services director How many pubs do you operate? Approximately 8,400 in England, Wales and Scotland. These are a combination...
Reflecting on the end of an era
28-Jun-2007
It's the biggest thing to hit pubs since the introduction of the drink-drive laws. Licensees tell Noli Dinkovski what the smoke ban means to themAlan...
The long road to going smoke-free
28-Jun-2007
Preparing for the ban has proved a logistical nightmare for many pub companies. Rosie Davenport reports from across the country on the action...
THE GUV'NOR
28-Jun-2007
Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, ponders the Yin and Yang of the smoking ban Out of the ashes of...
Robinsons
28-Jun-2007
William Robinson Director How many pubs do you operate? 405. How many of those are already smoke-free? 50. How much have you invested in preparing...
What the papers say - June 28, 2007
28-Jun-2007 By Eleanor Goodman
Sales of anti-smoking aids, such as nicotine patches and gum, in the UK are set to break through the £100m mark this year, says a new report. The...
27-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
A Southampton licensee is hoping to get round the smoking ban by declaring his pub is 'foreign soil'. Bob Beech wants to turn his bar into an embassy...
Learn from experience
27-Jun-2007 By Eleanor Goodman
From 6am Sunday, all enclosed public places in the UK will become smoke-free zones. Cigarettes will be banished from pubs, bars and nightclubs in...
Chris Maclean: smoke ban quiz!
27-Jun-2007 By Chris Maclean
The smoking ban is only days away and pubs are thinking of ways to mark the passing. Here there is a smoking dinner on Saturday night. Elsewhere I've...
21-Jun-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Prime Minister's wife advises nightclub owner over smoking ban challenge
21-Jun-2007
With just ten days to go until the English smoking ban, Smokefree England has released figures it says show support has never been higher. According...
Creative challenges
21-Jun-2007
BII's chief executive John McNamara on food, the smoking ban and the BII's new food qualification Describe the BII's new Essentials in Catering...
Reading the smoke signals
21-Jun-2007
The imminent smoking ban in England presents a significant trading opportunity - despite licensees' fears that it will ruin their businesses -...
WKD smoke ban prizes up for grabs
21-Jun-2007
Beverage Brands (UK) has responded to the imminent smoking ban in their own inimitable style by producing head-turning point-of-sale kits with a WKD...
New Pitcher & Piano smoking ban plans
20-Jun-2007 By Jo Bruce
Marston's Pitcher & Piano has launched a new menu and upgraded outside areas to help cater for smokers. The new summer menu, which is P P's...
There is life after the smoking ban
14-Jun-2007
There is life after the smoking ban - that will be the message of a new series of forums run by The Publican in conjunction with Racing UK and John...
What the papers say - June 14, 2007
14-Jun-2007
Pub regulars could turn to snuff when the smoking ban comes into force, creating a revival of the peppery tobacco powder for the first time in more...
Smoke ban: councils need a soft approach
14-Jun-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Local councils are being advised to take a "softly- softly" approach to pubs that breach the smoking ban. A new guide for councils on enforcing the...
What the Sunday papers say
10-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ
More than eight million people in the UK are 'problem drinkers', says the Sunday Express, defined as a man who drinks eight glasses of alcohol in a...
Extra 1.8 million customers due to smoke bans?
08-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
An extra 1.8 million customers are expected to visit pubs, clubs and wine bars in England and Wales as a result of the smoking bans, according to a...
01-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney
A mass light-up will take place at a Bolton pub on 1 July in defiance of the smoking ban. Nick Hogan, licensee of the 750-capacity Swan in...
31-May-2007 By Andrew Pring
Young's delivered a sparkling set of full-year results today, with pre-tax profits up 18.5% (post exceptionals) to £12 million and managed house...
Snacks focus: Fill the snack gap
24-May-2007
For a long time now, the date of July 1 will have been highlighted in red ink on your calendar. That inky outline is just as bold in the offices of...
The smoke ban time bomb
24-May-2007
With the smoking ban in England ominously close, many licensees have failed to plan their strategy - despite what could be a watershed moment for...
21-May-2007
Manchester trade group issues smoke ban advice after a number of calls from 'worries' licensees
17-May-2007
Calor is giving Morning Advertiser readers the chance to win a free site survey to help them make the most of their outside areas ahead of the...
Three-day trial for smoke ban
17-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A three-day smoking ban in a small village produced a mix of winners and losers. Villagers in Walkington, in East Yorkshire, conducted a trial in...
Chris Maclean: the play's the thing
16-May-2007 By Chris Maclean
I'm told the smoking ban is now less than 50 days away and the smug and self-righteous at Smokefree England continue to send out their propaganda.I...
More than a third of pub-goers say smoky venue is a turn-off
12-May-2007
A smoky atmosphere is the biggest reason for avoiding a pub or bar, according to a survey published by the Department of Health. The survey of 1,700...
LETTERs
10-May-2007
Council's smoke ban mistakes The new smoking ban law that has just come into force in Wales states that to accommodate smokers you can have a...
BarTalk
10-May-2007
Will you be sorry to see Tony Blair go? Nigel Oxford Three Compasses Hornsey London No. I thought he was a really insincere person right from the...
