October 26 - 31
OPINION - Tim Paton
Pub landlord denies breaking smoking ban - Tony Blows
Smoke ban rebel Howitt selling up
Third smoke rebel "selling up and moving to Spain" - Nick Hogan
HeyJo club still flouting ban
Labour's 'cotton wool laws are damaging children's sense of adventure'
Smoking Ban Means Number’s Up For Bingo Hall - Southampton
Landlords rubbish smoke ban survey - Bolton
Smoking ban sparks obesity crisis - Wigan
PLANS to pedestrianise Botchergate at night are in the spotlight ... - Cumbria
Pub landlord faces legal action for letting people smoke outside - Essex
Landlords fear smokers won't brave the cold - Worcester
UK smoking ban hits IMPS cigarette sales
On the move- Terence Conran - He believes that smoking in moderation, far from being an antisocial habit, is a cultured and gregarious thing to do and the smoking ban has upset him. “Cars now are about the only place you can smoke outside your home these days.”
'Phantom piddler' strikes in Bury- unanticipated effect of the smoking ban?
EU re-investigates health risks of oral tobacco
‘New Labour flushed liberty down the toilet’
Lothian heart attacks fall by third in 10 years - Scotland - Put a lie to the recent 17% due to smoking ban claim
Smoking not linked to more advanced breast cancer - Canada
Thirty Years of Brass - US -
Smoking ban isn't based on scientific proof of threat - New Mexico
Smoking over the smoking ban Opponents mount 3-hour protest at ... - US, Decatur
Lighting Up When Home Is A Hospital - US
Newton mourns passing of pub - US, Boston
While you weren't looking, freedom went up in smoke - Australia
Numbers down at bingo- Theories on why include smoking ban - US, Ohio
Smoking ban is senseless law- US, Mississippi
Caledonian calls time after 129 years of service - New Zealand
Gaming Machine Ban Is Now In Effect- US, Ohoi
Moaning Man - Spain -Where does it end?
Smoking Ban Linked to Bathroom Vandalism -US
October 25
Cheddar businessman protesting against smoking ban
Smoking ban blamed for sale of pub - Reading
GIVE WORKERS A SMOKING SHELTER, SAY FED-UP LOCALS - Bath
Later pub hours get residents' Goat - St Albans
Pub faces legal action over smoke odour - Chelmsford
Smoking accused landlord to sell - Tony Blows
Smoking to return to pubs- - eCigarettes
Keeping an eye on the teenagers
Smoking Bars in Philly - US
Smoking-ban demonstration set for Monday - Tennessee
Some in Roselle hope to snuff out smoking room plans - US, IL
October 24
200 JOIN PROTEST MARCH AGAINST BAN ON SMOKING
MEPs back calls for possible EU-wide smoke ban
Smokers in pub appeal - Bloxwich
NOW YOU CAN'T SMOKE OUTSIDE! - Exeter
Holiday Inns given a makeover
Stogie News- Smoking Bans Creep from Public to Private
Opinion - You will do what you are told - South Africa
Despite Worries, Psychiatric Hospital Bans Smoking - US
Cigar Lovers to Boycott California- Don't be Surprised - US
Ban on smoking at UNM doesn't have factual basis - US, Uni of New Mexico
Smoking ban in cars with kids crosses line of privacy - US, Maine
House presses for tougher version of smoking ban - US, Pittsburgh
Downtown hotel's days are numbered - US, MN
October 23
Former Blair adviser outlines plan to improve nation's health - Smokers should get a permit!!!!!
Top Stories THERE IS SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE - the eCigarette
Famous Status Quo pub closed
Call to ban sale of sweets from public buildings in health drive - Scotland
Sunset marks end of era - US, Albany
Letter - Former smoker discusses rights of smokers, non-smokers
October 20-22
You’re better safe than free - the mantra of the Whitehall Taliban
Corrupted by excess, we are all easy prey
Early deaths from smoking will soon double, says report
Smoking ban- a drag on prices-
New lease of life for pubs - but not as pubs!
Rigger Bar boss to sell up - Scotland, Rossshire
Aspirational image goes flat
Just a victim of society
Smoking ban means number's up for bingo hall - Woolston
UK small cap opening - Gamingking down
Ban bad for business
All hope of a seat goes up in smoke - ??????
Cuppa gives way to wine and looming rehab crisis - "Meanwhile, a new poll has revealed that 80 per cent of Irish workers are unlikely to socialise with their colleagues outside of work.
The research, carried out by Monster.ie, revealed how the shift to flexible working hours and a growing number of employees working from home, has led to a downturn in the traditional 'after work' drinks in the local pub."
Liam Gallagher livid over smoke or soccer ultimatum
Oppose the Ban March - Bristol - Meeting Place Outside La Tasa Restaurant, 1 Clifton Heights, Bristol BS8 1EJ - meet at 1.30pm for a start at 2pm Print out Flyers for the March
Study - NRT Success!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guernsey Tobacco - Jobs will go
Entrepreneur closes pub after staff do moonlight flit to Poland - Cumbria
Mike Oldfield quits 'prep school Britain' over smoking ban
Scale of pharma payments to med schools revealed
Alcohol limits a guess - "A doctor who helped set safe alcohol limits has sparked controversy by admitting they were not based on any scientific basis."
Smoke ’Em If You Got ’Em- Our Guide to Places Where You Can Still ... - US, Philadelphia
“Ever since the smoking ban, it had gone downhill”- An eviction ... - US, Columbus
What do adult clubs and bingo halls have in common- - US, Ohio
Students rally against smoking ban, US
Some restaurants in Nashville area limit ages to bring in smokers
Greenville smoking ban is anti-business - US
Former bar owner finds creative path - US, Mankato
October 17-19
Lies, Lies & More Lies from the Anti-smoking lobby - We're told a drop of 17% in Heart disease was due to the smoking ban BUT our Prime Minister Gordon Brown has another view -"(Hospital) Targets are responsible for a 17 per cent. fall in heart disease. Targets are responsible for a 40 per cent. fall in coronary disease." Column 817 - Hansard Wednesday 17/10/07
Opinion - The Irony Overdose - Ellen North
In Britain, law has long arms, eagle eyes - A US comment about the UK
Opinion - Smoking's out but shooting up is ok ...-
Opinion - Pete Robinson- It's illegal, it's immoral or it makes you fat
LANDLORDS BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT SMOKING BAN - Lincolnshire
Actors rapped for lighting up on stage - Blackburn
Pub refused new licence after complaints by residents - Lancashire
Top Stories Floating smokers - A mini-cruise is the answer!
Letter - Smoking ban discriminates
Letter - What about the positives of smoking-
Nightclub Danger - Channel Islands
VIEW- The high cost of feeling low —Peter Singer - Ban Depression?
Top Ten Bingo Join Rank (Mecca Bingo) With Falling Profits
Smoking ban keeps the punters away - UK Bingo
Up in Smoke - US
Letter - Sweet is correct about freedom
From the Editor's Desk - US - "He instituted a smoking ban and may well have saved some lives, but also destroyed a number of businesses."
It's not about smoking; it's about government intrusion - US
Smoking ban bad for business says local restaurant manager - US
Japan's Smoking Rate Falls - But they do not have a ban
Hull bars push to stay open until 3 am - Canada - "also suffered a 10 to 20 per cent drop in sales since a provincial smoking ban came into effect 1½ years ago, "
Smoking ban divided Austin in 2005 - US
October 15-16
Riot police storm pub after a smoker lights up in protest to the ban
More embarassment for BBC chiefs as Top Gear's Clarkson flouts the smoking ban
Almost Half Of In-Car Smokers Will Ignore New Highway Code Rule - "Although over 3 million UK motorists have had accidents, ‘near misses’ or lapses in concentration as a result of in-car smoking distractions..........." -Hans Christian Anderson is alive and well writing studies!!!
Burglar’s Dog Newcastle pub guide updated
Bingo hit hard by smoke ban - UK
Pay proposals for public sector could face revolt - "It called for the government to ban expectant women from buying tobacco, saying smoking increases the chances of a cot death by up to four times. ..."
Private Research Funding Eases Effect of Persisting Budget Woes - University of California keeps tobacco funding
Letter - Attention, non-smokers- Someday, the government will come after you - US
October 14
Pub snoops plan slammed - Wales
Fuming smoker refuses to pay fine - Ulster - Chris Carter
New tax on pub quizzes
Unlocking the secrets of cot death - Beware!
Bingo draws fewer players - US, Ohio
October 12-13
Now smokers can't light up in the open air! - Dunstable
Call for pub cig machine ban
Rank warns on profits
Smoking ban has hit trade, says LVA - Wales
October 10-11
Landlord first in county facing action on smoking ban - Tony Blows & -from the Council -Landlord faces charges under smoke-free legislation
The smoking ban- a freedom gained or one stolen- - Manchester
Nuisance noise rises - York
"No" to pub's 2am drinking bid - Bolton
Halesworth club creating disturbances
St Austell (brewery) hit by wet summer
Smoking tents to be banned at music festivals - Australia
Rethink ban on smoking in towns - Kenya
Gaming revenues down 10.6% in Sept. US, NJ
How About Secondhand Exhaust Fumes-
Folsom Prison suffers from nicotine withdrawals
California bans smoking in cars with child passengers
Second bingo hall eyes suit - US, MS
Pull-tab sales declining in some areas - US, MN
Smokers rally in Columbus to protest ban - US
October 9
Will town be alcohol-free- - Biggleswade
Regent Inns suffers like for like sales slip
A costly puff as you rock - Shaun Ryder - Oxford
Smokers too lazy to use pub loos
Ban throws van man off course - Cambridge
Hookah-pipe bars want exemption from French smoking ban
Council worker fined for smoking in van... - Wales
Anti-smoking zealots going too far in California
Up in Smoke - Minneapolis
Chick Hall's to close - Baltimore
October 6-8
Lembit Opik MP visits Swansea University - with smoking ban comment
Blows set for court on October 26 - Tony Blows
Is smoking ban hitting the pub trade- - Norwich,- be careful of initial comments
Smoke ban loophole exploited - Fishguard
Workers attacked over smoke ban - Lancashire
Town is the worse for drink - Hartlepool
Tories club loses ‘beer garden’ bid - Wales
Whites fans face ban for smoking at the Reebok - Bolton
Rowdy smokers keep kids awake - Blackpool
Hiring the Nanny State - By Bill Steigerwald - interesting
Topless barmaid has them downing pints - Ulster
Rebel pub landlords are holding secret lockins for smokers.
Attacking Anti-Smoking Propaganda and Anti-Smoking Hypocrites - Excellent article
Drink sales drop at Globe Pub Company due to poor summer
PUBS CALL TIME ON PAISLEY - Renfrewshire
Wetherspoon's will call time on us, bars warn - Scotland
Letter - When it comes to smoking on deck, Puritans lack sense of proportion -
Bars stay shut as sales go flat - Eire
Clare Publicans Call Closing Time On Government Over Shannon ... - Eire
Smoking Ban Causing Some Under 21 To Lose Jobs In Chattanooga - US
That new law and unintended consequences - US, Tennessee
Repeal smoking ban for sake of pals - US, Florida
Smoking Ban Opponents Prepare For Rally On Statehouse - US, Ohio
An apartment is still a home - US
Restaurant owner loses money after smoking ban changes - US
Welcome To “The Nanny State” - US
Hospital's smoking ban has locals fuming - Canada
October 4/5
STUBBING OUT STRESS
Lorry Driver Fined For Smoking In His Cab - Wales
Pubs hit by smoking ban - Nottinghamshire
Paul Weller Defies Smoking Ban Twice At One Gig He could face fine...
One In 10 Hospitality Workers Has Suffered Violence From Customers ...
Fines threat to smokers who flout the ban - Rochdale
'Fined, for putting her cigarette down a drain'
Drink order used against pubs - Herts
Smokers ‘should have alternative for hit of nicotine’
How far should public school administrators go to regulate students' behavior - US
Ban hits smokers on home turf
New Smoking Ban Costing Jobs - Tenessee
Repeal smoking ban for sake of pals - Florida
Clubs say lost smoking revenue means less charity funds - Australia
Anti-smoking groups seek to make New Zealand tobacco-free by 2017
October 3
NEW WEBSITE - FORCES International Multimedia Network - Powered by Reason, driven by Passion
Smoking ban rebel fined in court - One of Nick Hogan's customers
Paul Weller in Jam for cig gigs
Is smoking ban stubbing out pub trade-
Neighbor tenants tangle over tobacco - US, and the smoker loses every time
Norfolk's restaurant smoking ban appears to be doomed - US, maybe Virginians have sense
October 1/2
Fact and victimisation - Read these together Smoking and Driving - Drivers who smoke at the wheel to be hit with £60 fine and three penalty points
OWNER SHUTS (4) BARS AFTER TRADE DROPSStoke on Trent
Local pub fights for survival - Ediburgh
Young smoker says law change won't make her quit - "if you make something illegal, it can make it can even more attractive."
Hogan set for High Court on November 1
Centenarians reach a record high - Despite a smoking culture in their youth!!!
Ashtrays banned from pub - Nick Hogan (again)
Welsh pubs find smoke ban tough
Should smoking be banned from all homes- or when kids live there
Health chiefs deny smoking restrictions - Manchester
Sean (Lock) gets more than 8 out of 10 laughs
Legendary music bar to re-open - Glasgow - closure blamed on smoking ban
‘The whole bottom just fell out’ - US, Mancato
Smokers' Kids May As Well Smoke, Because They're Doomed Anyway - comment from Michael Siegal
Parliament prepares last rites for smokers - Switzerland
Psychiatric Patients Challenge Smoking Ban - US
HK restaurants hit hard by smoking ban - Hong Kong