Total Smoking Ban

Bavaria plumps for total smoking ban

05-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Smoking will be banned at Germany's famous annual festival Oktoberfest following a public vote. Lighting up will now be prohibited from 1 August in...

'Pubs told to cut down noise as part of battle to beat binge drinking'

16-Nov-2008

The Government's latest proposal to combat Britain's binge-drinking epidemic is to turn down the volume of music in pubs and bars. Landlords could be...

German smoke ban to be partially overturned, court rules

30-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

Germany is to be forced to reverse its ban on smoking in small pubs, the country's top constitutional court has ruled. The court said a ban on...

Planning ahead

18-May-2006

Since the announcement that a total smoking ban is likely to come in next summer, pubcos and licensees will be examining their properties to see what...

Last ditch attempt to stop full smoke ban

13-Feb-2006

Lobbyists have mounted a last ditch attempt to persuade MPs to vote against a total smoking ban - claiming public opinion is opposed to blanket...

A third of BII hosts will quit over smoking ban

19-Jan-2006

One third of BII-member licensees will close their pubs if there is a total smoking ban, a new survey reveals. It comes as a total smoking ban in...

Maximise when you mechanise

08-Dec-2005

Want to offer customers more without the need for extra staff? Vending machines, says GRAHAM RIDOUT, could be the answer.

Labour rebels plot to force total smoke ban

17-Nov-2005

by Ewan Turney A group of Labour rebels is set to join forces with opposition MPs to force the Government to bring in a total smoking ban. As many as...

Smoking room is likely saviour amid total ban

13-Oct-2005

by Ewan Turney The Government is set to introduce a total smoking ban but may allow separate smoking rooms with no staff and no food and drink being...

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...

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,...

Welsh Assembly will ban' smoking in public

24-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney The Welsh Assembly is expected to press ahead with plans to enforce a total smoking ban in public places after the general election,...

Low public support aids Scottish licensees' smoke ban fight

14-Feb-2005

Scottish publicans have condemned the Scottish Executive's proposal to ban smoking because they say only 20 per cent of the public are in favour.The...