Around this time 10-years ago pubs and punters were nervous for the future of their local watering holes – with good reason. The smoking ban was days away from coming into force which, as predicted, changed the dynamics of pubs permanently.
A pro-smoking campaign group has called on the Government to review the impact the smoking ban had on pubs, and to “consider alternatives to the policy”, as the UK approaches its 10-year anniversary.
The smoking ban became a fact in England on 1 July 2007 with an unprecedented impact for pubs. But how has the trade changed in the past 10 years since it came into force?
Claims that London councillors are considering a ban on smoking in beer gardens to “extend alfresco dining areas” have been denied by the council at the centre of the controversy.
Swansea Council is facing criticism for asking if e-cigarettes should be banned in outside public spaces in a consultation which could impact pub gardens.
It has been eight years since the smoking ban was introduced in England, yet the thorny topic has reared it head once again after recent research unearthed public support for amending the legislation. PMA reports.
A new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs has called on the Government to reduce VAT, halve alcohol duty, amend the smoking ban and scrap cumulative impact zones in order to help stop pubs closing.
The explosion in the use of electronic cigarettes has handed pub operators a dilemma in terms of whether or not to allow ‘vaping’ indoors. The Publican's Morning Advertiser takes a look at the practice and analyses the latest tobacco trends
The smoking ban had a dramatic effect on the pub trade as operators up and down the country were tasked with ensuring that customers could still enjoy a cigarette as well as a pint. Many premises provide designated smoking areas or smoking shelters but...
More than one in five British people (22.4%) say they visit the pub more frequently than they did before the smoking ban, according to a new survey of 4,817 UK pub customers by Market Force Information.
Five years after the introduction of the smoking ban in England, almost seven out of 10 licensees want the legislation amended to allow for separate smoking rooms in pubs.
Licensees can win a pair of exclusive tickets to the Great British Pub Awards simply by filling in our survey on the impact of the smoking ban on pubs and bars.
A Staffordshire licensee who had been attempting to keep his pub afloat by selling meals for one pound has had to call time on the business amid falling profits and upwardly spiralling costs.
So David Cameron has announced that he supports the smoking ban and thinks that it has worked — cue every smoking zealot spouting figures to the contrary, and everybody else telling them to shut up and get on with it.
Licensee Mark Daniels would vote for a repeal of the smoking ban so he can spend more time playing on his PlayStation and less time picking fag ends out of his pansies.
A few weeks ago, after an orchestrated campaign of ignoring their indoor smoking ban, Dutch bar owners succeeded in changing their law to once again...
Holland's decision to partially overturn its smoking ban has brought renewed hope to the campaign for restrictions to be eased over here. Smokers in...
A Tory MP is set to launch a bid to amend the smoking ban next week, claiming the legislation has "failed" for pubs and clubs. David Nuttall, MP for...
Scottish pub property sales haven't just slowed down - they've fallen off a cliff. That's the frank assessment from a number of agents who have seen...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
