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The pubs that died after giving up smoking

Over 200 people, most of them supporters of amendments to the smoking ban, have written in support of an article by Vicki Woods in the Daily Telegraph. Woods was prompted to write about the plight of Britain's pubs when she received a card featuring a depressed Santa sitting under a pub sign saying NOBODY'S INN.
"On the back was the business: please Save Our Pubs and Clubs by visiting amendthesmokingban.com. I duly did, and found a campaign pleading for some flexibility over the UK's blanket ban on smoking in public places .... more > 

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Bands unite to amend the smoking ban

In 2007 photographer, musician and graphic designer Dan Donovan created a personal photographic journal entitled Ninety Smokers. One half of garage rock band King Kool, he recently organised a special gig in London on Wednesday 25th November in support of the Save Our Pubs & Clubs campaign. Venue was the basement bar at The Cross Kings near Kings Cross which Dan describes as a "rock 'n' roll dungeon"! Also playing were Larp and Native Souls ... more >

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Antony Worrall Thompson launches new campaign to amend the smoking ban

A new cross-party campaign has been launched in Westminster calling for amendments to the smoking ban to help save the country’s suffering pub trade. Campaign launch hosted by Conservative MP Greg Knight and Labour's David Clelland. Supporting groups include the consumers' rights organisation Forest and the liberal think tank Progressive Vision ... more >