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Punch Taverns confident ahead of English smoking ban

Pub giant Punch Taverns has said it remains confident of mitigating any negative effects of next year’s smoking ban in England, after its experiences in Scotland.
Posted: 06 September 2006 | 13:07

Rank blames Scottish smoking ban for 200 job cuts

Cigarette box in handThe ban on smoking in public places in Scotland has claimed its first commercial scalp, with leisure giant Rank announcing it will cut 200 jobs across the UK.
Posted: 04 September 2006 | 15:39

All secondary school children will be offered cookery lessons... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

Weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Conran senior management bid to buy stake in the company; Conran out to buy more London hotels; Conran profits rise to £36.7m; Yo! Sushi to franchise in US; Savoy to close for up to a year; Top Dublin hotel refurbishment cost doubles; Smoking ban in Scotland leads to compensation claim; UK restaurants warned of bogus French mussels; Chips to carry “traffic light” health warning; Fitness club merger will lead to flotation
Posted: 04 September 2006 | 12:21

Health lobby dismisses Scottish smoking ban damage claim

No smoking signAnti-smoking lobbyists ASH have criticised a Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) survey, which claims the smoking ban has caused a huge down-turn in pub trade.
Posted: 25 August 2006 | 13:05

Enterprise Inns sale will beat smoking ban

Enterprise Inns' sale of 769 pubs to Admiral Taverns for £318.1m could be an attempt by the pubco to curb the impact of next year's smoking ban, according to industry experts.
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 00:00

Starwood creates new head of hotels... and other International hotel news

world newsEssential news from around the world, including: Moscow Ritz Carlton refinances; InterContinental to go into Libya; Marriott goes non-smoking; Hyatt to expand residential spa concept and more...
Posted: 31 July 2006 | 09:57

Smoked out into the open

CHOT 270706With the release of the draft smoke-free regulations last week, operators now have a clearer idea of how they can accommodate their smoking customers. Ross Bentley asked a number of hospitality businesses what they have in mind
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 00:00

We're all in the same boat

Up in Scotland we have had the smoking ban for a while now, and the best advice for licensees in England is: just get on with it (Caterer, 20 July, page 7).
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 00:00

Health Bill receives Royal Assent

The Health Bill, which includes provisions to ban smoking in enclosed places in England, has received Royal Assent.
Posted: 20 July 2006 | 17:38

Pubs won't have enough time for smoking ban

Pubs and restaurants fear that the ambiguity surrounding next year's smoking laws mean they won't be able to adapt their premises in time for the ban.
Posted: 20 July 2006 | 16:17

Positively relishing a ban on pub smoking

With reference to the letters published in anticipation of the smoking ban, can I offer my more positive voice into the mix?
Posted: 20 July 2006 | 00:00

Primary schools unable to prepare hot food... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Good news for Benjy’s; Whitbread pubs sale price may drop; Big profits for Loch Fyne; England smoking ban guidelines due this week and more...
Posted: 17 July 2006 | 10:23

Smoking regulations to be published within days

ashtrayEngland’s long-awaited smoking regulations will be published within days before Parliament’s summer recess, according to officials.
Posted: 13 July 2006 | 11:28

Publicans may not be ready in time for smoking ban

Cigarette in ashtrayLicensees won't have enough time to prepare for the smoking ban unless the regulations and guidance are published before Parliament breaks for its summer recess, pub associations have warned.
Posted: 06 July 2006 | 12:47

Health Bill completes third hearing in the Lords

The Health Bill – which includes provisions to ban smoking in enclosed public spaces in England – completed its third reading in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon.
Posted: 05 July 2006 | 10:36

Support growing for Irish smoking ban

Support amongst smokers for Ireland’s smoking ban has grown by 30% since its introduction in March 2004.
Posted: 29 June 2006 | 10:45

Scotland’s smoking ban pulls in the punters

Scotland’s smoking ban is attracting people back into pubs and bars rather than driving them away, according to a new report from Cancer Research.
Posted: 26 June 2006 | 11:27

Minister welcomes protests over bed tax

Shaun WoodwardThe hospitality industry must shout out as loudly as it can against the proposed bed tax, new minister for tourism, Shaun Woodward, said last week.
Posted: 22 June 2006 | 12:49

No go for watered-down blanket ban on smoking

no smoking signA last-ditch attempt at watering down the blanket ban on smoking in bars and restaurants in England has been thrown out of the House of Lords.
Posted: 21 June 2006 | 10:26

Swallow abandons legal challenge to Scottish smoking ban

Swallow Hotels logoSwallow Hotels’ legal challenge to the Scottish smoking ban has collapsed.
Posted: 14 June 2006 | 17:36

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