UK: BARMY council officials ordered a pub to shut its windows to stop cigarette smoke drifting INSIDE.
The enforcement officers warned that fumes from smokers outside could waft through and violate the ban.
They told staff to keep all windows and doors closed throughout the summer months — or risk being fined.
But last night the order was branded “ridiculous” by regulars at The Greyhound in Maidenhead, Berks.
They said there had been no cigarette smoke inside the Wetherspoons-owned pub since the smoking ban came in on July 1.
Regular Vince Wyre said: “I was at the bar getting a pint when the two officers came in and spoke to the manager and they then closed windows.
“There was no one smoking outside at the time. I like to sit there and watch the world go by and get the fresh air with my pint. I was so angry my beer was disrupted by these men that I asked for my money back.
“I’m a supporter of the smoking ban, but this was an overzealous way to enforce the new law.”
The pub’s manager Zoe Hodge initially complied with the order and closed the pub’s continental-style floor-to-ceiling windows. MagazineLane.com
The enforcement officers warned that fumes from smokers outside could waft through and violate the ban.
They told staff to keep all windows and doors closed throughout the summer months — or risk being fined.
But last night the order was branded “ridiculous” by regulars at The Greyhound in Maidenhead, Berks.
They said there had been no cigarette smoke inside the Wetherspoons-owned pub since the smoking ban came in on July 1.
Regular Vince Wyre said: “I was at the bar getting a pint when the two officers came in and spoke to the manager and they then closed windows.
“There was no one smoking outside at the time. I like to sit there and watch the world go by and get the fresh air with my pint. I was so angry my beer was disrupted by these men that I asked for my money back.
“I’m a supporter of the smoking ban, but this was an overzealous way to enforce the new law.”
The pub’s manager Zoe Hodge initially complied with the order and closed the pub’s continental-style floor-to-ceiling windows. MagazineLane.com
