COUNCIL GET TOUGH ON SMOKERS IGNORING BAN
COUNCIL GET TOUGH ON SMOKERS IGNORING BAN
AROUND 100 one hundred people have been warned for smoking in enclosed areas of Cwmbran Town Centre. The popular shopping centre has large areas which are covered and, as such, are no smoking areas under the ban.
But people are still puffing away there, a year after the all-Wales ban came into force. Now Torfaen Council are aiming to get tough and enforce fines instead of just warnings.
And there is no excuse for smokers to say they did not know. The authority have worked with Cwmbran Town Centre management to make sure 'No Smoking' notices are clearly displayed.
The centre's public address system also makes regular announcements reminding shoppers about the areas that they cannot smoke.
And Environmental Health staff spent Wednesday morning (April 2) warning people still smoking where they shouldn't that they risk getting a £50 fixed penalty notice.
A Torfaen Council spokesman said: "We hope that after a year, members of the public are aware of the law.
"The last year we have taken an advisory role to inform smokers where they can and can't smoke.
"We have only had to serve one fixed penalty notice so far. The next step is to follow up with another visit to Cwmbran Town Centre where we will issue £50 fixed penalty notices.
"We hope that Wednesday's event will spread the message that there are large areas in the town, including the Bus Station area, which are enclosed and where it is illegal to smoke."
http://www.walesandwest.com/
AROUND 100 one hundred people have been warned for smoking in enclosed areas of Cwmbran Town Centre. The popular shopping centre has large areas which are covered and, as such, are no smoking areas under the ban.
But people are still puffing away there, a year after the all-Wales ban came into force. Now Torfaen Council are aiming to get tough and enforce fines instead of just warnings.
And there is no excuse for smokers to say they did not know. The authority have worked with Cwmbran Town Centre management to make sure 'No Smoking' notices are clearly displayed.
The centre's public address system also makes regular announcements reminding shoppers about the areas that they cannot smoke.
And Environmental Health staff spent Wednesday morning (April 2) warning people still smoking where they shouldn't that they risk getting a £50 fixed penalty notice.
A Torfaen Council spokesman said: "We hope that after a year, members of the public are aware of the law.
"The last year we have taken an advisory role to inform smokers where they can and can't smoke.
"We have only had to serve one fixed penalty notice so far. The next step is to follow up with another visit to Cwmbran Town Centre where we will issue £50 fixed penalty notices.
"We hope that Wednesday's event will spread the message that there are large areas in the town, including the Bus Station area, which are enclosed and where it is illegal to smoke."
http://www.walesandwest.com/
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