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Trading under the smoking ban

The smoking ban has been in place since July 2007 in England, March 2007 in Wales and Northern Ireland and a year previously in Scotland.

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Latest news

Forest re-ignites calls for smoking ban reform

1 July, 2009

Pro-smoking group wants pubs and bars to be allowed separate smoking rooms

Pete Robinson: Unhappy 2nd birthday for the smoking ban

30 June, 2009

Here we are, two years down the line from the imposition of the pub smoking ban. So what's changed in those 'groundbreaking' 24 months?

UKIP raises concern over EC smoke ban plans

30 June, 2009

BBPA says proposals stand little chance of happening

Smoking out the truth on the ban – two years on

25 June, 2009

On July 1 it will be two years since smoking was banned in pubs throughout the UK. Was it really the predicted final straw for many – or has the much-heralded ‘new breed’ of customer appeared?

Cig machine clampdown would cost late-night trade £29m

24 June, 2009

New poll reveals late-night sector is tackling problem of underage customers

Campaigners launch bid to amend smoking ban

23 June, 2009

Campaign by pro-smoking group Forest gains cross-party support

Mark Daniels: What Freedom2Choose needs is a Joanna Lumley… but then again, don’t we all?

17 June, 2009

Why hasn't Freedom2Choose employed the same PR Agency as Fair Pint?

'Huge cost' to pubs of smoking employees

8 June, 2009

Pubs urged to promote free NHS quit-smoking courses

Fine warnings over 'smoking research centres'

21 May, 2009

But man behind the scheme wants to sell project packs to pubs across the UK

Licensee's bid to foil smoking ban stubbed out

15 May, 2009

Yorkshire licensee attempts to get round ban by setting up research centre

Shisha bar faces £2,000 bill for smoke ban breach

27 April, 2009

Owners claim rivals had superglued shutters

SBPA lodges objections to cig machine ban

7 April, 2009

Trade group warns of finanical impact on pubs

Court case threat to cigarette machines in pubs

2 April, 2009

Landmark cases follow underage sales test purchase operation

Lib Dem leader slams "unfair" pubco model

26 March, 2009

In an exclusive Publican interview Nick Clegg says he doesn't like the "big guys beating up the little guys"

Pete Robinson: At last, the UK smoking ban has been amended!

25 March, 2009

The sheep, the lemmings and the appeasers within the Trade said it could never happen. The government itself along with it's minions and the entire puritan health industry insisted it was not possible.