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Germany moves a step closer to smokefree legislation
26 February 2007A German government study has found that restaurants in the country, Europe's biggest tobacco market, aren't setting aside enough non-smoking areas, making it necessary to introduce legislation.
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Smokefree pubs can push up profits
27 February 2007The Publican reports on research carried out by themselves and Britvic which reveals that smokefree legislation offers a real opportunity for pubs to increase their profits, in the areas of both food and soft drinks.
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Third of Russians smoke, but half welcome public ban
21 February 2007A survey in Russia has revealed that 31 per cent of Russians are addicted to nicotine, although half of them support the idea of a ban on smoking in public places.
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Morning Advertiser launches Smoke Free for a Day
21 February 2007The hospitality industry publication, The Morning Advertiser, has joined the organisers of national No Smoking Day to promote 14 March as an opportunity for a dry-run of going smokefree.
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Seven Million more will visit pub after smoking ban
20 February 2007According to a new survey by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), seven million more people will go to the pub when smokefree legislation is introduced later this year.
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Anniversary of smokefree vote starts countdown for 3.7million bosses
14 February 2007Valentine’s day is the anniversary of the House of Commons vote in favour of comprehensive smokefree legislation for England. One year later 3.7 million employers, including 200,000 pubs, clubs and restaurants are preparing to become smokefree.
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Hundreds try to give up smoking
12 February 2007Hundreds try to give up smoking
More than 300 people have signed up for help to give up smoking in Jersey after smoking was banned in pubs, clubs and other public places in January.
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Minister urges businesses to take action immediately
8 February 2007Public Health Minister Caroline Flint today urged businesses, including pubs, to start preparations now for the smoking ban.
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Confirmation of lung cancer risk from SHS
6 February 2007An analysis of nearly two dozen studies confirms the association between passive smoke in the workplace and an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.
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Staff 'exposed to 86% less smoke'
6 February 2007Scotland's bar workers are now exposed to 86% less smoke following the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, according to new research.
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