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LETTER: WORRAL: Amend the smoking ban  

We seek a solution that is fair to smokers, non-smokers and staff alike. We consider it wholly unreasonable that, when up to half of our customers are regular smokers, we can make virtually no provision for them. However, we are also conscious that many pub-goers are keen on a smoke-free atmosphere. That is why we are calling for an amendment to the smoking ban, rather than its full repeal.

If we were allowed, for example, to provide separate smoking rooms while ensuring that non-smokers' preferences were catered for, we could improve our service without causing any upset.

For these reasons, we urge politicians of all parties to help save our pubs and clubs by introducing an amendment to the ban. If they don't, the traditional English pub will continue to wither on the vine.

Antony Worrall Thompson Save Our Pubs & Clubs, Cambridge

David Wright The Windmill, Cheshunt

Kevin Breslin The Beehive, Enfield . . .

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