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Over 1000 pubs closed in the 10 years since the Smoking Ban – is there a link?

Smoking has been banned in public places for 10 years
Smoking has been banned in public places for 10 years

THIS Saturday will mark 10 years to the day since Scotland banned smoking in public places.

In that time the number of pubs in Scotland has fallen drastically, from 5,794 licensed premise at the end of 2005 to 4,558 today, according to figured releases by The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).

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