Barnsley could be the first town in Britain to ban smoking OUTSIDE pubs

Barnsley could be the first town in Britain to ban smoking outside pubs.

In a consultation document, entitled "Guidelines for street cafes", the council said it was considering banning smoking in outside licensed areas.

If customers are caught smoking outside three times, the premises could lose its licence.

The guidelines state: "As of April 1 the licensed cafe area will be a no-smoking area.

"It will be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that customers are witnessed to be smoking, then the licence will be revoked."

Barnsley councillor Roy Miller said the council was consulting with local businesses on the issue.

"We looked at the policy as we are receiving lots of applications for outside licensed areas.

"It is outside but it is a public space."

Pubwatch chairman Paul McNicholas, free-of-tie lessee at Durty O'Dwyers, said the proposed policy was "beyond a joke".

He said: "I would be prepared to take them all the way to court to fight this.

"I have spent £9,000 on an outside area for smokers with awnings, furniture and heating.

"The outside are has really helped since the ban. Without it I'd be in trouble."

Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association chief executive Tony Payne said: "We will be seeking an urgent meeting with the council.

"They have not consulted with us on this policy and we usually hold regular meetings with Barnsley council.

"Does this count for people smoking when leaving shops?"

Morning Advertiser legal editor Peter Coulson said: "I think it might be a step too far to seek to impose outdoor smoking bans by means of bye laws."

He added: "Piled on top of the pub smoking ban, this would be the kiss of death for some premises."

 

yet the only one where you can smoke inside the football ground

ha ha I'm off to leave you all to Windy now.

As a dirty smoking scumbag, that's disappointing news

 

Maybe if they could just ensure that people going out of a pub for a smoke weren't stood in or around the immediate vacinity of the doorway.

 

Boo! **** off! nt

 

there are some pubs ...............

where you literally have to hold your breath as you enter to avoid the noxious smoke in the doorway

 

smoke rises, you could crawl into the pub quite safely.

 

Good for Barnsley.

Walked past Weatherspoons in Manchester one morning last week. Had my legs splattered by the morning cleaner hosing away the previous nights *** ends. Thousands of em.</p>

Filthy habit either indoors or out.</p>

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(disclaimer : I perfectly respect your right to smoke. Still a filthy fecking habit though)</p>

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Pedantically

No it doesn't.

 

You're right I'm always wading through smoke when I'm walking down the high street in the evening, emptying out my socks when I get home and that.

 

Ah, but there aren't many pigeons that die of cancer are there?

 

We've got a special pigeon treatment centre on the Isle of Wight specifically for that. There are 6 being treated at the moment, they all need tracheotomies and one of them mics.

 

What Next Banning Drinking In Pubs????

(NOOO)