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Smoke ban rebel selling up

Smoke ban rebel selling up

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...

Smoke rebel faces prosecution

Smoke rebel faces prosecution

Smoke rebel Tony Blows is being prosecuted for flouting the ban at his Dog Inn pub in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire. Blows will appear before...

Legal surgery

Legal surgery

Graeme Cushion, partner at licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, answers more of your food legislation questions Q I own a busy pub/restaurant on...

MyShout

MyShout

If the Scots gave up eating deep-fried Mars bars I'd believe in their new found health, says Stephen Oliver If my head's in the oven and my arse is...

Great stub out increases litter

Great stub out increases litter

The smoking ban has led to a 43% rise in cigarette butts dropped on pavements in England, a new survey shows. The survey of 140 councils by the Keep...

Shisha shutdown?

Shisha shutdown?

PUBS THROUGHOUT England joined Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a new smoke-free era at 6am on July 1. With smokers no longer attracted to pubs to the...

THE GUV'NOR

THE GUV'NOR

Mike Bell The smoke ban could be a blessing for pubs if licensees are prepared to go with the flow, says the licensee of West London's Portobello...

LETTERs

LETTERs

Smoke-ban has killed the pub The economics of running a community pub mean that most are one-person operations, unable to employ additional staff to...

THE GUV'NOR

THE GUV'NOR

John Baldwin Pubcos need to do more to protect the traditional community pub, says the licensee of the Big 6 in Halifax, Yorkshire I recently took...

Licensing@aol.com

Licensing@aol.com

Smoking when closed Q I should like to know whether it is legal to allow smoking when the pub is closed for business, but friends of the licensee are...