Posts Tagged ‘public places’

Time is called at 700 Scottish pubs since smoking ban

SEVEN hundred Scots pubs have gone to the wall since the smoking ban came into force, campaigners claimed yesterday. Punters who miss lighting up have deserted boozers in droves, according to the Save Our Pubs and Clubs (SOPC) group. They insist the smoking ban “is the main cause of pub closures in Scotland and the rest of the UK”. ... read more >>

Brandon May Join Smoking Ban, Ridglenad May Get Tougher

The Brandon Board of Aldermen is considering a ban on smoking tobacco in groceries, restaurants and retail businesses. And Ridgeland is thinking about making its tobacco ban even tougher, forbidding smoking even on city parking lots and property next to city buildings. ... read more >>

I-Team investigates smoking rules at Charlotte airport

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An investigation by the Newschannel 36 I-Team reveals a burning controversy at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. ... read more >>

No smoking rule enforced

The third Asian Indoor Games (AIG), to be held in Viet Nam next Thursday, will be a non-smoking Games. ... read more >>

Syria bans smoking in public places

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria banned smoking inside public places on Sunday, the official news agency said. ... read more >>

Yao joins China anti-smoking drive

China’s biggest sports star Yao Ming has joined a high profile anti-tobacco campaign aimed at persuading around 350 million Chinese smokers to kick the habit. ... read more >>

EP gives smoking ban more bite

EAST PEORIA — Puffing in East Peoria now may be subject to more regulations than anywhere else in the state. ... read more >>

Sheesha caf’s to be shut

SHEESHA coffee shops on Manama’s Al Fateh Corniche are to be closed, to make way for a BD8 million leisure development. ... read more >>

Not well-thought-out

I appreciate your editorial on our governor’s push for a statewide ban on smoking in public places (Sept. 8). ... read more >>

Smoking laws tightened

SMOKERS are set to have the number of places where they can light up freely curtailed even further, thanks to amended smoking laws. ... read more >>