News items from September '07

September 30
Club to extend 'smoking garden' - "It is so popular with both smokers and non-smokers that we need to extend it to accommodate everyone," - isn't this why Society created Social Venues?
EXCLUSIVE 30P Pubs to feel festive backlash
Patients barred from NHS treatment if they are too fat or smoke
Smoking ban to expand - Huddersfield
SMOKING BAN HITS CLIFTON SOCIAL CLUB - Nottingham
Retail revolution to battle obesity - Scotland - OFF-LICENCES, betting shops and tanning salons should make way for greengrocers in a bid to tackle the nation's obesity epidemic, Scotland's Public Health Minister said last night. - So why doesn't she open a Greengrocers?
Smoking ban burns hole in pokie profit - Australia
Up in smoke- Some bar owners say smoking ban has hurt business ... - US, New Philadelphia
Eatery owner pleads not guilty - US, New Mexico
September 28/29
Smoke ban rebels defy councils to fight on - Hamish
Hogan back behind pumps - Nick Hogan
Drivers who smoke break rules of road
Smoking ban could lead to action under the Licensing Act
‘Hampstead is dead’ – traders
Firms warned on butts litter - Wolverhampton
Call for Scotland to be entirely smoke-free country - Maureen Moore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scottish smoking ban hits turnover
Smoking ban blamed for factory closure - Wales
Centenarians reach a record high - despite living through the smokiest of times!
Drink Spiking - Guernsey
Officials eye ban on smoky dwellings - US, Boston
Bars should be exempt from smoking ban - US, Liberty
Opinion - the Fascist Factor
Opinion - Live free or die
September 27
Scottish Smoking Ban Study is Example of Science by Press Release
Reading pubs blame ban for downturn
Are South Africans tolerant of smokers-
LITTER OFFICERS HAVE A FINE TIME - Exeter - "At £75 per time, it means the council has raised more than £54,000 through fining litter droppers.
'Let us smoke on platforms'
Two charged over Oyebola murder
World No Tobacco Day 2006: Facts and Omissions (from IntellectualConservative.com and Environment News) - Old but important
Bar Owners Plan Statehouse Rally - US, Ohio
Bonus is better medicine than a penalty's bitter pill - US
We’re ganging up on smokers - US
Union House Tavern to close - US, Wisconsin
September 24/5/6
An Open Letter To Alan Johnson
Lambeth Council issues first fines under smoking ban law
Bringing all the drinking back home - Ireland
Smoking ban could fire up workplace stress
Suicide girl's father calls for hospital smoking ban rethink - London "Lord Dunboyne said: "There are two areas of current government policy which need to be examined very carefully."One is the use of crisis-resolution teams as gatekeepers to mental health units and the second is the no smoking policy within hospitals and mental health institutions"
Christopher Booker's notebook - Smokers take a stand at the Dog and Partridge
Camaraderie of smoking - ‘‘It’s like any other team ... it’s us against the world. They (the anti-smoking movement) made it a war.’’
Pub boss demands licence back - Nick Hogan
'FULL HOUSE' HOPES IN SMOKE SHELTERS - Gala Bingo
Smoking area snub - New Forest
Fears over new teenage smoking laws
Don't treat patients until they kick habit: top doctor - Ulster
Smoking restrictions encroach on individual rights - US opinion
Sunday sales on tap - US, Richmond Ky - “We’re also hoping that (Sunday alcohol sales) will bring back some of the people we lost from the smoking ban.”
Smoking bans make it hard for those who travel and haven't quit

September 22/23
Who is right on burning issue- - Responses to the York Hospice smoking ban
Smallest pub faces crackdown on drinkers - Bury St Edmunds
Nursing homes face fight over smoking - US, North Carolina + some interesting 'facts' about smoking
Smoke rebel landlord locked out - Nick Hogan
Rentokil makes hay after smoking ban
Copyright blues- Venues not singing happy tune over fee to songwriters US, Wisconsin
Hotels want 7am opening - Australia
September 21
Smokers aged 16 and 17 face clash with the law
Smoking ban hits Pubs 'N' Bars
One in ten quit smoking since ban - Think of a number!!!! But, remember, less than one in 10 will succeed if the rely on the NHS
Pub's plans worry neighbours - Winchester
Smokers face ban on ciggies at home - Liverpool
Smoking ban is ‘causing nuisance’ - Silloth
Smokers hooked in ..from ash to ashes - Quite nasty from the Mirror
New law threatens to call time on small bars - Scotland - The standing up ban!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Letter - A smoking ban that's unenforceable - Scotland
Catalan govt. to extend smoking ban to include even small bars - Spain
Snookers' bows out over ban on smoking - US, Ohio - "Owner Bill Nolan said he blames Ohio's new anti-smoking law."
Carlo's closing after 40 years in Beaumont - US, Texas "Both said the smoking ban, which prohibits customers from smoking indoors, also hurt business"
In the freedom-of-choice stakes, does Russia have the edge- - Canada
A year after the smoking ban went into affect, restaurants are ... - US, Illinois
September 20
Pregnancy nut warning may be withdrawn - " Dr Tara Dean and Dr Carina Venter are calling for a review of the Department of Health advice to provide "clear, consistent factual advice and information" about the "real risks". " - Thats how things should be before introducing Draconian legislation
Hogan to appeal if found guilty of smoking ban breach
Pub food feels the pressure - Add this to falling wet sales ............
Band will go outdoors to entertain smokers - Swindon
PUB TOLD SMOKERS' GAZEBO HAS TO GO - Gloucestershire
Letter - Thanks to those who voted against ban - US, Bowling Green
September 19
Pubs ponder smoke ban noise
Smoke ban hits wet sales in bars
Proposed bill banning smoking in cars with kids gets little support - Boston
September 17/18
Martin Townsend -WARNING: SMOKING BAN IS BAD FOR NATION'S HEALTH - well argued
Smoking ban at home could come in future - Wales
PUB SMOKE BAN HAS STUBBED OUT PUNTERS - Gloucestershire
Council’s smoke-free plan could prevent home visits - Cheshire
Live is a dying art - Demise of the live music scene
John Mortimer- on the road with Rumpole - both despise the smoking ban
Terminally-ill patients check out of hospice so they can continue to smoke - York and Dying patients return home to smoke
Doctors refuse to fix builder's broken ankle unless he quits smoking - Cornwall
Coffee is good for you -- no, it's bad. - epedemiology can prove whatever you like
September 14/15/16
LANDLORD: LOCAL PUBS BEING STUBBED OUT BY SMOKING BAN - Taunton
Passengers may be allowed to smoke on rail platforms again after rethink
LOCALS are mourning the loss of their Carlisle pub after the national smoking ban slashed their trade
Landlord denies he allowed smoking - Nick Hogan
Cost of the smoking ban could be 200 million pints
Letter - Non-smokers should stand outside pubs
PENDLE cafes are being charged more than £280 to accommodate ...
Stop messing with us! - Scotland, East Lothian
SMOKING BAN CAN BE STRICT - Dundee
Doubts over claims for tobacco ban - Scotland
Life Expectancy Increasing or Decreasing, Depending on What Day It Is
Woman regains right to smoke in own garden - Sweden
Struggling bingo games brace for casino impact - US - Mass
September 13
A smoke free Europe- MEPs weigh in on restricting tobacco use - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pubs 'could go bust' due to smoking ban claim - Taunton
Cardiac claims are hardly believable - Scotland
MSPs go for quick cigarette law change - Scotland
Chris Maclean- worrying signs
‘Business has really suffered’ - NorthWest England - with examples of lost trade
Letter - Smoking ban failed, get over it please - US, Bowling Green
Bar owners speak out for right to allow smoking - US Charleston
September 12
Pete Robinson- Scottish smoking ban "has cured death"
Woman appeals garden smoking ban - Sweden
OAPs in fight to stub out smoking ban - Scotland
Minister quizzed over tobacco age - Scotland -"the committee will also discuss two petitions calling for changes to be made to the ban on smoking in public places."
Smoking ban left us with nuisance - NorthWest England
September 10/11
Healthy Scepticism - Re: the Scots heart attck figures
Heart attacks down 20% among non-smoking Scots after tobacco ban - Sir Richard Peto........ “I’d be surprised if this drop were due solely to the smoking ban,” he said. “I would like to see cigarette sales figures, to see if there has been any fall.”
Unlicensed pub is closed down - Walthamstow
More bad luck at the casinos; gaming revenue slump continues in August - New Jersey
Group Says Colorado Smoking Ban Having Negative Economic Consequences
September 8/9
How smoking ban is changing the traditional Bingo night out - Wales
Are we calling time on historic pubs- - Norwich
MERCURY MAILBOX: BUTT OF THE SMOKING BAN - with comment
Smoking ban leads to noise pollution - Sutton Coldfield
September 7
Cruise smoking bans clouded by complaints - "angry smokers have canceled $3 million worth of bookings since July 5"
‘Turn down the noise’ plea by karaoke club neighbours - Camden
Diners’ smoke gets up neighbours’ noses - Camden
ID crackdown makes youth drinking worse - displacement creates problems
Oakland could stub out smokers in new condos - US, San Francisco
Smoking poll - US, Harrisburg
September 6
Last orders for pubs
Smoking ban crisis claim - Shropshire
Smoke ban rebels faces court on November 5 - Hamish now Hamish Guy Fawkes
Smoke ban pensioner trial delayed - Aberdeen
Wet weather knocks pub firm Punch's profits
ConAgra will drop popcorn chemical linked to lung ailment
Laurel joins forces with Boots - Free suncream!!
Sisters ‘treading water’ - Nova Scotia
Business owners complain about ban - US, Alabama
Fyfe's Corner Bistro closing - Wisconsin
Westlake Police Department bans smoking on and off the job - Ohio
September 5
Pete Robinson- Workers banned from using pubs - Wales
Blackpool landlord trial date set _ Hamish
Popcorn Maker Drops Diacetyl Flavoring To Prevent Lung Risk
Opinion - The spirit of compromise- Everyone should suffer
Ban on surgery for smokers and fatties - Australia
September 4
Cigarette sales hold steady in Spain - from Aug 2 - "They also note that an estimated third of all cigarettes sold in Spain are purchased by foreigners – an amazing 1,6 billion packets a year."
To smoke or not to smoke is the question in Spain - "Ministry has no plans to revise current regulations."
Neighbour slam club drinks plan - Carlisle
PUBS LOSE A PACKET AS CIGGIE BAN BITES
Landlord may face action on smoking ban
Smoke free doesn't mean free at all - Entertainment
Bolton's smoke ban failure
Strabane publican to appeal closure order - Ireland
On-trade decline of 2.6% - Ireland
John Edwards- You’ll Go To The Doctor Whether You Want To Or Not - US
BOSSES- Companies further restrict smoking - US
Activists want smoking stubbed out - New Zealand
September 3
'THERE'S NO CRAIC WITHOUT SMOKERS' - Scunthorpe
Widower's fury after insurance company refused to pay out for wife who died in car crash... because she was a smoker
AIMING TO STUB OUT THE BAN - Leicester re. Smoking Ban Stinks site
Battle over right to run rebel smoking pub - Bolton, Nick Hogan
Comfort food proves last refuge from wet summer
DAME DIANA LIGHTS UP THE STAGE - Diana Rigg
Bars and nightclubs told- Cut the noise - New Zealand
Surgery ban on smokers - Australia
September 1/2
The packet inn - Pub hit by smoking ban has rent cut to £5
Now then, now then- Sir Jimmy Savile - with this silly no-smoking ban, I'm more than happy to stop in and get a take-away, a good cigar and a glass whisky
WHITE HELL! - Marco Pierre White sits in his London restaurant Frankie's openly flouting the smoking ban
Boris- I'll be London's unity candidate
No smoke signals a boom for pubs, clubs - Australia - Bias?
German smoking ban takes effect
Smokers piling on the pounds - Bolton
Landlord's challenge to street drinking ban - Rochdale
Aussie cricket star 'flouts smoking ban' while watching his team play
Opinion - This ash to be time to give up
PUBS SHOW CLEANER AIR - More wasted money
ANGER OVER OUTDOOR DRINKS BLITZ - Brixham