Smoking Ban

Call for smoking ban outside restaurants and pubs

13-Aug-2015 By Sophie Witts

The ban on public smoking should be extended to al fresco dining areas of restaurants and pub gardens, according to a new report.

Transport hubs providing new opportunities for pub company Fuller’s

03-Dec-2013 By Emma Eversham

Transport hubs such as railway stations, airports and underground stations are providing new opportunities for pub company Fuller’s, according to chief executive Simon Emeny, who also believes the smoking ban ‘was one of the best things to happen to pubs’.

Smoking ban: debate still fuming five years on

05-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Five years on from the inception of the smoking ban in England and there are still mixed views in the pub industry, with many customers actually visiting the pub more frequently because of the ban, but the majority of licensees pressing for amendments...

Inner city pubs were hardest hit by smoking ban

24-Jun-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Inner city pubs have suffered most since the introduction of smoking bans in Scotland, England and Wales, finds a new report that examined pub closures around the country.