Landlords to challenge smoke ban
DISGRUNTLED pub landlords in Nuneaton are set to challenge the government over the new smoking laws.
They say the smoking ban is doing more harm than good – and is threatening Britain’s pub culture.
He said: “It is causing a mass of problems – noise, mess, glass and bottles on the street, crowds of people drinking outside pubs rather than inside, and many other issues.”He said: “Noise is a big problem, because the doors are onstantly open there’s noise from inside and outside the pub.
Mess on the streets is another problem.
Mr Burlingham said: “At least inside the pub you can keep emptying ashtrays to keep the place clean.
“When you go outside at the end of the night, it looks like all the ashtrays have been emptied in one place.”
He said pub landlords feel the ban is changing the British way of life.
“Where pubs have created designated smoking areas, people are being herded into one place to smoke – but non-smokers are joining them, leaving the pubs half empty.
“Like it or not, Britain has a pub culture.
Source: Coventry Telegraph. Link
