Landlords fined over smoking
Landlords fined over smoking
By Jeni Harvey
TWO pub landlords who flouted the smoking ban, complaining that it had affected their businesses, have been fined by magistrates in Chesterfield.
This comes after Chesterfield Council received complaints that Michael Churm, of the Yellow Lion in Saltergate, and Mark Breen, of the Poolsbrook Hotel, had been allowing customers to smoke on their premises.
As a result the council sent them letters warning that they were breaking the law and asking them to comply with the legislation. However, on January 26 Churm, 50, was seen smoking in the pub by a council officer.
He told them he did not agree with the smoking ban, which had caused a downturn in sales and left his business struggling, but apologised for committing the offence and went on to plead guilty at magistrates court.
He was fined £130 and ordered to pay £300 costs.
Breen, 44, pleaded guilty to failing to stop a customer from smoking in the Poolsbrook Hotel on April 6.
That night, council officers saw Breen standing next to a customer who was smoking in the lounge area. Breen said he had barred the customer from the premises following the offence, but only for one week because he could not afford to lose the trade.
He was fined £500 and ordered to pay a contribution of £300 towards the council's costs.
Both men were also ordered to pay a victims' surcharge of £15.
Coun Ian Openshaw. of Chesterfield Council, said: "These cases demonstrate that the smoke-free legislation is effective and that the council is committed to ensuring the law is not broken."
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By Jeni Harvey
TWO pub landlords who flouted the smoking ban, complaining that it had affected their businesses, have been fined by magistrates in Chesterfield.
This comes after Chesterfield Council received complaints that Michael Churm, of the Yellow Lion in Saltergate, and Mark Breen, of the Poolsbrook Hotel, had been allowing customers to smoke on their premises.
As a result the council sent them letters warning that they were breaking the law and asking them to comply with the legislation. However, on January 26 Churm, 50, was seen smoking in the pub by a council officer.
He told them he did not agree with the smoking ban, which had caused a downturn in sales and left his business struggling, but apologised for committing the offence and went on to plead guilty at magistrates court.
He was fined £130 and ordered to pay £300 costs.
Breen, 44, pleaded guilty to failing to stop a customer from smoking in the Poolsbrook Hotel on April 6.
That night, council officers saw Breen standing next to a customer who was smoking in the lounge area. Breen said he had barred the customer from the premises following the offence, but only for one week because he could not afford to lose the trade.
He was fined £500 and ordered to pay a contribution of £300 towards the council's costs.
Both men were also ordered to pay a victims' surcharge of £15.
Coun Ian Openshaw. of Chesterfield Council, said: "These cases demonstrate that the smoke-free legislation is effective and that the council is committed to ensuring the law is not broken."
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