17-Nov-2006 By Tony Halstead
Retailer apathy will be the trade's worst enemy when the smoking ban arrives next summer, a senior pub company executive has warned. Hosts who fail...
Licensees warned of "apathy" over smoking ban
16-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees have been warned of the dangers of "apathy" when it comes to next summer's smoking ban. "Apathy with the ban is the most dangerous thing...
Licensing minister speaks out over smoking ban
16-Nov-2006
Licensing minister Shaun Woodward says the government is working hard to get the smoking ban details correct. During an exclusive face-to-face...
Welsh minister says smoking ban receiving support
13-Nov-2006
Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons says the business case for a smoking ban is receiving support from Welsh pubs. In an article written by the...
'No action is not an option'
12-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
With a claimed 90 per cent of Punch Taverns' estate in possession of outside areas - whether gardens or adaptable car parking areas - chief operating...
Pub deals expected as sector gears up for smoking clearout
10-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Several key pub deals will be unveiled in the next month as leading operators move to 'tidy up' their estates prior to next year's smoking ban in...
Refurbishment: air quality after the smoke ban
07-Nov-2006
With confirmation that England and Wales will ban smoking in pubs, many companies supplying air quality equipment lost interest in the licensed...
Bar chains encourages staff to quit smoking
02-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Bar chains Brannigans and Mood have launched a new campaign to help their staff quit smoking before next summer's smoking ban arrives. The Trash The...
A breath of fresh air
02-Nov-2006
Since the Irish smoke ban, trade at pubs has picked up after an initial dip. The findings of MA's visit to Ireland will be reported over the next...
26-Oct-2006 By Roger Protz
Where does freedom end and authoritarianism begin? That question was prompted by a speech given by pubco boss Chris Holmes to the annual awards lunch...
26-Oct-2006 By Graham Ridout
With the smoking ban drawing near, attention isn't focused just on outside trading areas - hosts are also revamping and replacing interior furniture....
Fresh Thinking on the smoking ban
19-Oct-2006
Fresh Air, Fresh Thinking is the new initiative being launched in The Publican this week to help the licensed trade look forward with confidence to...
19-Oct-2006 By Peter Coulson
MA Legal Expert Peter Coulson on the implications of the smoking ban.
Union on track with smoke ban plans
18-Oct-2006
The Union Pub Company (UPC) believes all its pubs will be ready for the smoking ban by next March. The tenanted and leased arm of Wolverhampton &...
12-Oct-2006 By Jo Bruce
Punch Taverns has appointed a new catering development team to help its tenants boost food sales in preparation for the smoking ban. The company aims...
Trade associations submit concerns over smoking ban
12-Oct-2006
The government consultation on the details of the impending smoking ban ended on October 9. The guidelines explain how the ban, which comes into...
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...
Handy hints for revamps
12-Oct-2006
As part of our campaign, Alan Sperring of the Pub
11-Oct-2006
Scottish bar staff have showed marked improvement in breathing-related problems within weeks of the smoking ban, scientists claim. The report from...
BBPA demands government action over smoking ban
09-Oct-2006
Pubs need effective information and a start date for the smoking ban, says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).In its submission to the...
Trade bodies deliver smoke ban warning
09-Oct-2006
Ministers have been warned that they have only one chance to get the smoking ban right, in submissions delivered to the Department of Health...
09-Oct-2006
The British Beer and Pub Association has raised concerns about the implementation of the smoking ban. In its submission to the Government's public...
Trade urged to "get out of denial" about the smoking ban
06-Oct-2006
An industry leader has delivered a sharp rebuttal to critics who think the trade should still be fighting the smoking ban - and urged them to "get...
06-Oct-2006
English pubs are better placed for the smoking ban than their Scottish and Irish counterparts but must prepare now, says trade chief. Scottish and...
Trade: smoke ban rules must be fair
05-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
Two influential trade bodies have called for national guidance for councils to ensure the smoking ban is enforced uniformly. Business in Sport and...
05-Oct-2006 By Tony Halstead
Trade group leader Paul Kinsey has slammed the mounting volume of regulation being heaped on the industry, culminating in the "shambolic" lead-in to...
A Kent pub's solution to the smoking ban
03-Oct-2006
Licensee Robert Wigham's solution to the impending smoking ban is rather like a classic sports car owner attaching an ultra-modern Formula One...
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...
Scottish licensees face tough winter, trade leader warns
28-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore
The winter months and tougher enforcement are about to tighten the screw on pubs in Scotland already struggling with the smoking ban, according to...
THE AGENTS
28-Sep-2006
Perusing the Morning Advertiser last week, I realised just how much the impact of the smoking ban is preoccupying everyone - and yes, it is...
Smoke ban boost for pub food sales
28-Sep-2006 By Fiona McLelland
More pubs are expecting food sales to increase this year compared to last year, according to PubChef's Food Report published this week. While...
All systems go
28-Sep-2006
Technology aimed at pubs has never been so sophisticated. Jo Grobel kicks off a five-page review of what's on offer with a look at systems geared around food
25-Sep-2006
A Scottish councillor will go to Parliament this week in a bid to have the smoking ban extended to open-air pub gardens. Angus councillor Peter Neild...
Still no start date for English smoking ban
21-Sep-2006
The Department of Health is still refusing to set a start-date for the smoking ban in England despite the announcement from Wales last week.Welsh...
21-Sep-2006 By Tony Halstead
Nightclubs and disco bars have lost out to pubs in the post-reform battle for trade says Tony Halstead
19-Sep-2006
Trade accuses Welsh Assembly of playing a political game and calls for single date for England and Wales. NEW COMMENT
19-Sep-2006
A smoking ban in enclosed public spaces will be introduced in Wales next April, before similar laws in England.
Prepared to be pragmatic
15-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
When JD Wetherspoon (JDW) revealed its annual results recently - and the impact of the Scottish smoking ban - shares in the chain fell four per cent...
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...
14-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon has set its sights on ramping up its opening programme once the impact of the English smoking ban has settled down in a couple of...
11-Sep-2006
According to a Cancer Research survey, Scottish bar workers believe the smoke ban has had a positive impact on their health.
New smoking rules could prompt High Street shakeout
08-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon believes next year's smoking ban in England and Wales could throw up a number of investment opportunities, as High Street rivals...
Legal advice: Smoke ban starts to hit trade in Scotland
08-Sep-2006
News from Scotland was gloomy last week, with the trade reporting a drop in alcohol sales of over 10 per cent since the introduction of the ban on...
Learn smoke lessons now
07-Sep-2006
This week the Morning Advertiser takes a small group of licensees to Ireland to learn first-hand about the effects of the smoking ban. The trip...
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,...
01-Sep-2006
Freedom to Choose, www.thebigdebate.org have reported their judicial review on the smoking ban element of the Health Act is on time and on target. NEW COMMENT
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...
Back to the ban
24-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
The countdown has begun. In less than a year smoking will be banned in all pubs across England and Wales. Of course licensees are already facing up...
23-Aug-2006
Anti-smoking group ASH has said the figures released today by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association are not a true reflection of the impact of the...
