Report clears the air on smoking ban in pubs

NOTHING short of a wind blowing through smoky bars or restaurants would clear the air, a damning report on the effects of smoking indoors has found.

The research is bad news for those fighting against the planned Government ban on tobacco in pubs and restaurants.

Experiments on changing tobacco-filled air in pub-like environments by Europe’s largest independent research centre in Milan show that it is almost impossible to replace it with clean air.