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Originally Posted by Damien
Could councils do it as a condition of licencing? I.E The article seems to suggest it's outside pubs and such places rather than anywhere.
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Correct, the headline was a little too inclusive.
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Quote from The Sun: Six councils in England have now banned smoking outside pubs, cafes and restaurants in a bid to make the country smoke-free by 2025.
Newcastle City Council, Manchester City Council and Durham County Council have all axed cigarettes on pavements where outdoor hospitality venues have tables.
Northumberland County Council and North Tyneside Council are also telling outside drinkers to stub it out.
And Gateshead Council does not have an official policy in place but all licences state pavement cafes must be smoke-free.
The local authorities have followed Oxford, who plan to ban smoking outside of bars and restaurants when lockdown ends.
The city is hoping to wipe out the habit completely by 2025 - five years ahead of the government's target.
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Looks like it will become a condition of the licences.
I think the last sentence above is optimistic. There'll always be a hard core of those who can't or won't give it up.
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