Pubs hurting as smoke ban bites
TAKINGS at some pubs have slumped by up to 40 per cent since the
smoking ban came into force, a shock survey of landlords by The Press
has revealed.
But 17 pubs said trade had fallen because of the ban, in many cases by 20 per cent or more.
Since the start of the year, several pubs - including the Oddfellows
Arms, in Pocklington, and The Phoenix, in George Street, York, have
closed.
Alan Jackson, who has been landlord of the Edward VII in Nunnery Lane,
York, for about five years, said he believed his trade was down by
between 25 and 30 per cent because of the ban.
Source: The Press. Link.
