“The hospitality industry itself is on its knees. We don’t want anything further to put another nail in the coffin.” That is the stark warning from Daniel High, the owner of the recently reopened Rewind nightclub in Lynn town centre. He is responding to reports that the Prime Minister is planning to ban smoking in outdoor areas at clubs and pubs, such as beer gardens. The proposals, which Keir Starmer argues would ease a “burden” on the NHS by reducing illnesses caused by smoking, have proven divisive across the country – and it is no different in West Norfolk. The ban would extend to small pa…
