Al Fresco: Trading spaces
01-Mar-2006
You think you know what outdoors is? John Porter asks some awkward questions.It all sounds quite straightforward. Once the legislation kicks in the...
Leaders of the pack
24-Feb-2006
S&N's Tony Froggatt claims to owe the company's success to 'impressive brand momentum' and a new management structure. Hamish Champ reports.A...
What the Sunday papers said
19-Feb-2006
The UK Food Standards Agency is to follow up an investigation in America by its US counterpart after benzene, the carcinogenic chemical, had been...
Anger at smoke ban fines
16-Feb-2006
A last-minute move to massively ramp up the fines awaiting licensees who fail to effectively police the smoking ban has been met with outrage by the...
13-Feb-2006 By John Harrington
Union Pub Company (UPC) is to trial a range of ideas to help pubs adapt to the expected smoking ban.
10-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The GMB has today launched a register targeting employees who are exposed to second hand smoke in preparation for any potential legal claims.
Bar Talk
26-Jan-2006
Is an all-out smoking ban now the best option?
MPs urged to support level playing field on smoking
23-Jan-2006
MPs are being urged to support clear legislation on smoke-free workplaces and to oppose any exemption for private members clubs in the forthcoming...
Scottish licensees face smoking ban uncertainty
18-Jan-2006
Licensees in Scotland still face uncertainty over how the incoming smoking ban will be interpreted by local authorities. The Scottish Licensed Trade...
Partial smoking ban is 'unworkable' say MPs
05-Jan-2006 By Ewan Turney
MPs have slammed the Government's proposals to exclude drink-only and private members' clubs from a smoking ban as 'unfair, unjust, inefficient and...
THE GUV'NOR
08-Dec-2005
The licensee of the Radnor Arms in Corston, Wiltshire, fears he will have to throw two years' hard work down the toilet and sell his business if a...
Hewitt defends smoking ban exemption of private clubs
01-Dec-2005
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has defended the government's plans to exempt private members' clubs from the proposed smoking ban.During a debate...
Get creative with ways to trash the ash
01-Dec-2005
A smoking ban is on the way. Two options now remain - the Government will either outlaw smoking in pubs that prepare and serve food or impose a...
Castle's widow calls smoking plans a 'fudge'
29-Nov-2005
The widow of entertainer Roy Castle has branded the government's plans for a partial ban on smoking in public as a "fudge".Fiona Castle was speaking...
Chief medical officer considered resigning over smoking
24-Nov-2005
Chief medical officer Liam Donaldson has revealed that he considered quitting after the government failed to heed his advice on a total smoking...
My Shout
10-Nov-2005
David Elliott says the smoke ban plan shows the trade's influence with ministers has hit a new low While relaxing recently, enjoying my fourth pint...
Manchester pubs pledge action on smoking
10-Nov-2005
Hundreds of licensees in Manchester may voluntarily ban smoking in their pubs as a protest against a food-led smoking ban.Members of the Manchester...
Smoking out the truth
09-Nov-2005
We put Publican readers' questions (and a few of our own) to the Department of Health about its plans for a smoking ban. Here are some of the...
The truth is out there
03-Nov-2005
After last week's smoking ban announcement, people are looking for answers.For now, the national focus on the smoking ban has moved on. Bird flu,...
Drink Talking: Kevin O'Connor
03-Nov-2005
Our decision not to sell food is finally set to pay dividends says Kevin O'Connor of the Swan Inn, Newton Abbot.We are a small pub whose core...
Licensees' reaction
03-Nov-2005
Gerry Murray Newmarket Inn, Nottingham 'I don't think the Government has considered it will cost a lot to keep the streets clean after people go...
Smoke ban to spark lawsuits
03-Nov-2005
The Government's 'shambolic' smoking ban will lead to a flood of lawsuits - that's the stark warning from personal injury solicitors Thompsons. The...
Letting off Steam - What are your views on the Government's plans to ban smoking
01-Nov-2005
What are your views on the Government's plans to ban smoking only in pubs that serve food, rather than all pubs? Lia Vittone, licensee, the Chimney...
Pubs plan to tear up their menus
27-Oct-2005
One in five pubs currently serving food will shut down their kitchens when the ban on smoking in food pubs is finally introduced. With the...
Making a Ban Stand
20-Oct-2005
Pub: Bar One Nine.Location: Keynsham, Somerset.Licensees: Alison and Richard Smith.Alison and Richard have pre-empted a smoking ban by introducing a...
Great Pub Chefs - From rags to seafood riches - Clare Mansfield
01-Oct-2005 By Alice Whitehead
Clare Mansfield freely admits she was an appalling cook when she started 10 years ago - so how did the former trainee tailor become an award-winning head chef at a gastro pub in the Highlands? Alice Whitehead finds out.
M&B lashes food-based Government smoke ban
29-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney One of Britain's largest managed operators has told the Govern-ment that a total smoking ban is preferable to its current proposals...
Smoke-free trials sink Spirit's sales
15-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney Managed operator Spirit has offered the Government access to records of its smoke-free trials at food-led pubs, which show a ban would...
Trade petitions Govt to phase in smoking ban
08-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney The trade has warned the Government that its plan to ban smoking by 2008 in all pubs that serve food will not achieve either of its...
Smoking consultation: Waiting game
07-Sep-2005
The day when the government must make up its mind about smoking is getting ever closer. Daniel Pearce looks at what the trade told the Department of...
Licensees make their voice heard on smoking ban
02-Sep-2005
A last-minute flood of submissions from licensees will be heading to the Department of Health (DoH) on Monday as its smoking consultation draws to a...
Craft Talk - Smoking out clientele
01-Sep-2005 By Richard Punshon
In this month's column, Craft Guild member Richard Punshon considers the imminent smoking ban and how it's likely to affect the trade. If the...
Councils use licensing reform to force no-smoking areas
01-Sep-2005
Two local authorities are bringing in a smoking ban through the backdoor using the new Licensing Act.Both St Albans Council and Preston City Council...
11 days to air smoking views
25-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Licensees have just 11 days to deliver their views on proposed smoking legislation before the deadline for submissions on the...
Just two weeks remain to air
18-Aug-2005
your views on smoking bans by Andrew Pring Licensees have just over two weeks left to influence the Government's smoking-in-pubs plans. Hundreds of...
HSC backs full smoking ban
03-Aug-2005
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has called for the government to go one step further and ban smoking in all public places, including non-food...
Smoke signals
27-Jul-2005
Licensees met to debate what compromises could be reached over the government's proposed ban on smoking. James Wilmore reports.The government's...
Trade warms to positive side
21-Jul-2005
of smoking ban says Fleurets by John Harrington Licensees are gradually coming round to the idea that a smoking ban would not damage trade. That is...
Licensees call for exemptions on smoking ban
21-Jul-2005
Licensees are calling for the government to consider a 'third way' over its plans for a smoking ban in public places.At a Publican Forum held...
Poll: two-thirds oppose total pub smoking ban
14-Jul-2005
by John Harrington Public support for a smoking ban in pubs has risen sharply in recent years, but two-thirds of people still oppose a total ban....
Smoking, binge drinking and new hours - what consumers reall
07-Jul-2005
Will your pub really close if ministers go ahead with plans to ban smoking? Are licensees to blame for binge drinking? And will extended opening make...
TUC in campaign for total pub smoking ban
30-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney The Trade Unions Congress (TUC) is urging bar staff to push health secretary Patricia Hewitt for a total smoking ban. Last week,...
Smoking ban is hot topic at Catering Forum
29-Jun-2005
The controversy triggered by government proposals for a limited smoking ban in public places was at the heart of the 10th annual Catering Forum last...
Winning hearts & minds
23-Jun-2005
The way is open now for the pub trade's own sensible and measured approach Andrew Pring, Editor It was probably no coincidence that Mitchells and...
Smoking ban: the details
23-Jun-2005
As the government has announced it will stick by its original plan to only ban smoking in pubs which serve food, The Publican answers the questions...
Trade association faces battle over smoking ban
04-May-2005
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has admitted its "back is against the wall" in its battle against a proposed smoking ban in...
Finance: Tough choices
03-Mar-2005
Smoking or food? If it comes down to it, you will need the right tools to make the decision, writes profitability expert Colin Marsters.Licensees...
Smoke-free roll-out boosts Wetherspoon's shares
04-Feb-2005
Reports that JD Wetherspoon is planning to move upmarket continue to oscillate through the press with all the 'oh yes it is; oh no it isn't' flummery...
Smoking the writing's on the wall
03-Feb-2005
JD Wetherspoon has decided to ban smoking at its 650 pubs in May 2006. The decision was helped by chairman Tim Martin's regular visits to the...
Licensees glory in Wetherspoon smoking ban
27-Jan-2005
JD Wetherspoon plans to introduce a smoking ban have been welcomed by other licensees - because it could mean more trade for them.The chain is to...
