JDW to ban smoking across estate by 2006
27-Jan-2005
by John Harrington JD Wetherspoon is to ban smoking in all of its 650 pubs by May 2006 because too many non-smokers are staying away from smoky...
Dining pub bans smoking for good
27-Jan-2005
Customers at Britain's "best dining pub" have given an overwhelming thumbs up to the stubbing out of cigarettes on the premises forever. Nearly...
First smoke-free pub for Wetherspoon's
10-Jan-2005
JD Wetherspoon is to open its first ever smoke-free pub next Sunday.The new pub, George's Meeting House in Exeter, will be completely non-smoking...
UPC boss slams government over smoking
14-Dec-2004
A pub boss has vented his frustration over the government's handling of the smoking ban in the white paper.Speaking at the launch of a customer...
Paper-roll scam firms are still hitting pubs'
09-Dec-2004
Paper-roll scam firms are still hitting pubs'
Warning: smoking will kill your trade
09-Dec-2004
by Mark Stretton, editor The Government's predictable fudge on smoking (yes, sorry, another piece on the subject, to be filed under "boring but...
Guilty pleasures
02-Dec-2004
While the smoking ban may be irksome, says Daily Telegraph pubs writer ADAM EDWARDS, it will only sustain smoking's illicit allure In the flurry of...
Optimism despite red tape
02-Dec-2004
Accommodation is down, power bills are up and the Government's smoking ban proposals promise a further assault on trade for the Bell Inn. But, as...
Liverpool and London push for smoking ban
29-Nov-2004
Liverpool and London have joined forces in petitioning Parliament to pass smoke-free laws in the two cities.Liverpool City Council and the...
Pubs should opt to go smoke-free
25-Nov-2004
Four years is too long to wait: make your pub non-smoking now, says Andrew Jefford I suppose it was inevitable that the Government would go for a...
Licensees who are for and against
25-Nov-2004
Danny Davis The Woodman, Chapmore End, Hertfordshire AGAINST "I am not happy with the ban. A month ago we made one of our two bar areas no smoking...
Bosses air mixed views on proposals
25-Nov-2004
The news of the smoking ban has received a mixed reception from pubco bosses with some generally satisfied, some angry and others simply...
Smoking ban is inadequate
25-Nov-2004
How did the Government manage to so completely screw up the smoking in pubs issue? It's hard to believe that ministers and senior civil servants ...
At least local authorities aren't involved. That ray of comf
18-Nov-2004
From 2008, pubs can't offer food and the chance to smoke. It'll force them to drop one or the other a difficult decision for the thousands...
Food or fags choice for licensees
18-Nov-2004
Licensees are facing up to a stark choice between food or fags following the announcement of a smoking ban in food pubs.According to The Publican's...
Drink Talking: Lorna Harrison
18-Nov-2004
The government's proposals on smoking ignore all the improvements and effort the trade has made to compromise says Lorna Harrison, Editor-in-chief of...
What the Sunday papers said
15-Nov-2004
Leading investment banks and research houses are cutting their growth forecasts as the outlook darkens for the global economy, research has revealed....
Air quality: Clear options
21-Oct-2004
Phil Mellows looks at how to decide on an alternative option to 'smoking allowed throughout'.For the time being there are plenty of options open to...
Pressure grows over smoking ban
19-Oct-2004
A report from medical advisers has emphasised concerns over passive smoking and increased pressure on the government to consider a public ban.The...
Allow Freedom2Choose says new anti smoke-ban group
09-Sep-2004
by John Harrington Licensees and others who rely on pubs for their livelihood are hitting back at plans for a smoking ban with a new national...
Drink Talking: Alison Smith
26-Aug-2004
A daytime smoking ban has transformed business - but may not work for everyone, says Alison Smith of Bar One Nine, Keynsham, Somerset.By far the...
JDW's Tim Martin clarifies smoking stance
14-May-2004
Tim Martin has spoken out over his comments on a smoking ban, claiming they were "misinterpreted".The non-executive chairman of JD Wetherspoon came...
Rivals sniff the Phoenix air
29-Apr-2004
The Phoenix, a managed Laurel house next to the Bank of England in the City, became London's first no-smoking pub at the beginning of the year....
No half measures
14-Apr-2004
With the possibility of smoking bans high on the industry's list of worries, Lorna Harrison speaks to the director of ASH (Action on Smoking &...
Tim Martin's challenge to the Government to ban smoking in a
08-Apr-2004
The majority of licensees will howl with rage at Martin's call. They will smart at what they see as the arrogance of the man: how dare he interfere...
Glasgow bans smoking in pubs with children
06-Apr-2004
Glasgow pubs could tear up their children's certificates rather than implement total smoking bans.The city's controversial licensing board is set to...
Ireland strife?
06-Apr-2004
The UK will be watching the effects of the fledgling smoking ban in Ireland very closely. Tom Sandham visited Dublin to see how the capital's pubs...
Wetherspoon chairman calls for smoking ban
06-Apr-2004
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the government to ban smoking in all pubs by January 2006.He said that an outright ban would be the...
Lord blasts industry for smoke inaction
11-Mar-2004
Publicans have received yet another strong warning to increase the number of no-smoking areas or face strict legislation.The trade's efforts to...
Survey queries no smoking areas
24-Feb-2004
Anti-smoking lobbyists have renewed calls for a total workplace ban in the wake of a study from Australia.The researchers from Down Under say their...
It's time to make a choice
29-Jan-2004
There's no escaping the fact that smoking bans in pubs are a bigger threat now than they ever have been.Each week The Publican runs stories on the...
Legal advice: Why the Irish smoking ban matters
15-Jan-2004
Ireland's smoking ban may have an impact on the UK's plans.by Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson...
What the punters say
18-Dec-2003
Jane Radley, below left, and Virginia Bernard, right, work as administrators in Tower 42 and were enthusiastic about having a smoke-free pub nearby...
Capital's first smoke-ban pub wins new trade
18-Dec-2003
By Claire Hu London's first non-smoking pub has seen a substantial increase in food sales and a flood of new customers in only its first week of...
BMA calls for smoking ban to protect children
11-Dec-2003
by Claire Hu The pub trade is facing further pressure from the health profession over the issue of smoking after the British Medical Association...
What the Sunday papers said
08-Dec-2003
The ObserverPremier League officials will travel to Brussels this week for a series of meetings with European Commission officials investigating the...
Total ban on smoking is the only safe option, say physicians
27-Nov-2003
Health experts slate trade smoking charter by Steve Hemsley The hospitality industry's voluntary code for tackling smoking in public places has been...
Doctors call for smoking ban in UK pubs
27-Nov-2003
Letter to The Times from the president of the Royal College of Physicians and others calling for a smoking ban in the UK's pubs and bars.Sir, We...
Smoke ban imposed in Dundee pubs
30-Oct-2003
Licensees in Dundee are being forced to give up their children's certificates after the city's licensing board brought in a ban on smoking in...
Will the smoke clear?
08-Oct-2003
Non-smoking pubs remain few and far between but with careful planning they can prove to be extremely lucrative. Adam Withrington reports.The most...
Bish hits out over ASH's criticisms
28-Aug-2003
The chairman of the Charter Group Nick Bish has hit back at claims by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) that the Smoking Charter has been an...
Charter Group backs Pizza Hut smoke ban
21-Aug-2003
by Max Gosney A decision by Pizza Hut to ban smoking at its 350 UK restaurants has been welcomed by the pub industry's Charter Group. The high-street...
Wolves latest to trial non-smoking food pubs
17-Jul-2003
by The PMA Team and Tony Halstead Wolverhampton & Dudley is adopting a proactive approach to the smoking in pubs issue by undertaking no-smoking...
Fear allayed over barstaff exposure to smoke
03-Jul-2003
Fears over barstaff exposure to smoke are unfounded if licensees have Charter-standard ventilation, new research has suggested.The University of...
Smoking ban put on the back-burner
29-May-2003
A ban on smoking in pubs has been put on the back-burner thanks to the industry's success with self-regulation. This week the trade's Charter Group...
Support growing for smoking ban
28-Apr-2003
Strict measures to ban smoking in food-led pubs and restaurants could be added to the government's Licensing Bill. Public support for a complete ban...
This, I am aware, might age me, but I remember smoking on th
24-Apr-2003
Yes, it does age me, but this is one sign of age I'm more than happy to acknowledge. From 1 January next year, all of Ireland's pubs will become...
MP bids to ban smoking in venues that sell food
17-Apr-2003
A Labour MP has won the right to introduce a bill to ban smoking in all public places that serve food. Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, gained...
The days of smoke-filled pubs are well and truly numbered
06-Feb-2003
At the same time, research undertaken for the Greater London Assembly suggested up to 1,000 Londoners died each year from the effects of passive...
Welsh pubs fear ban on smoking
30-Jan-2003
By The PMA Team and Richard Matthews Smoking could be banned in pubs and restaurants in Wales following a National Assembly motion. The Assembly...