737 pubs 'closed since smoking ban'

Sep 8 2010

More than 700 pubs in Scotland have closed since the smoking ban was introduced, a new report said.

Scotland was the first part of the UK to bring in legislation outlawing smoking in enclosed public places.

But research commissioned by the Save Our Pubs and Clubs campaign showed that 11.1% of pubs north of the border had closed their doors since the ban was brought in in March 2006.