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Forest critical of move to ban smoking on sidelines of children's football matches in Wales
Tue 29th September, 2020
Forest has criticised a move by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) to ban smoking on the sidelines of children's football games in Wales.
Report: Local authority war on smoking a "moral crusade"
Mon 21st September, 2020
Councils are dramatically overstepping statutory smokefree requirements, imposing draconian smoking and vaping bans on their own workforces and on outdoor public spaces.
Forest slams move to ban smoking in all new seating areas outside Manchester pubs and bars
Wed 5th August, 2020
Forest has criticised a move by Manchester City Council to ban smoking in new seating areas outside pubs, bars and restaurants.
Forest condemns Local Government Association call to ban smoking outside pubs, cafes and restaurants
Sat 18th July, 2020
Campaigners and proprietors have reacted with alarm to proposals to ban smoking outside pubs, cafes and restaurants,
Forest condemns move to ban smoking outside pubs and cafes
Mon 13th July, 2020
Forest has condemned a move to ban smoking outside pubs, restaurants and cafes.
Forest rejects claim that plain packaging was responsible for "accelerating" decline in cigarette sales
Mon 13th July, 2020
Scotland's CMO told to stop fuelling "unwarranted fears" about smoking and vaping
Thu 2nd July, 2020
Forest told Scotland's chief medical officer to stop fuelling "unwarranted fears" about smoking and vaping after he urged retailers to stop shoppers smoking or vaping in queues outside shops.
Councils must prioritise help for local businesses not stop smoking services
Fri 29th May, 2020
Campaigners say councils should prioritise helping local businesses not stop smoking services.
Menthol cigarette ban is a "gross restriction on consumer choice that will do nothing to stop children smoking"
Tue 19th May, 2020
Prohibition: A bad idea that won't go away
Thu 14th May, 2020
Days before the ban on menthol cigarettes comes into force, a new paper from the smokers’ group Forest challenges the UK’s slide towards “creeping prohibition”.
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