Tag: smoking ban
Smoking in bar terraces will be allowed again in Baleares
The current prohibition to smoke in bar and restaurant terraces in Baleares is set to come to an end soon.
The measure took effect during...
Anti-smoking association in Spain calls for ban on tobacco sales in bars, restaurants and petrol stations
AN ANTI-SMOKING association has called on the Spanish government to ban the sale of tobacco in bars, restaurants, hotels and petrol stations, as well...
STUB IT OUT: Spaniards in favour of stricter smoking bans including on Spain’s bar and restaurant terraces
THE majority of Spaniards want to see stricter laws on smoking in public places.
Some 85% of Spanish people want to see smoking bans extended,...
Barcelona in Spain bans smoking on all beaches from July to boost health and environment
BARCELONA'S beaches will become 'no-smoking' areas from this summer.
The permanent ban on lighting up follows a successful pilot on four beaches in the Catalan...
Covid-19 restrictions to end in Spain’s Costa Blanca except for indoor masks and smoking ban on outside terraces
NEARLY all Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have been removed in the Valencian Community, some two years after the coronavirus struck.
Valencian president, Ximo Puig, announced on...
Smoking bans in place in almost 100 beaches and swimming pools across Spain’s Andalucia
ALMOST 100 Andalucian beaches and municipal swimming pools will be smoke-free this summer.
The Junta’s 'Smoke-free beaches' initiative, launched last year in 21 Andalucian beaches,...
STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches
283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain's beaches.
Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by...
Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain
SPAIN'S Health Ministry wants to ban smoking from all bar and restaurant terraces across the whole of the country.
Six regions including the Costa Blanca...
SMOKE SIGNALS: Gandia bans smoking on Nord beach due to public health and environmental reasons
Each discarded butt is said to potentially pollute thousands of litres of seawater, leading to severe damage to marine life.
Hefty fines to people who break partial smoking ban in Spain’s Andalucia
The restriction also applies to the use of any other tobacco inhalation device, water pipe, bong or similar, including electronic cigarettes or vaping.
Review of 2011… from the mountains
Here’s Paul Whitelock’s personal review of the year – of events which have affected Spain in general and the Serranía de Ronda, where he lives, in particular
Kicking off to kick the habit in Spain
A series of arrests have been made after fights broke out over the new smoking ban
A step towards the Holocaust!
Reporting on smokers in new smoking ban is akin to collaborating with the Nazis, claims politician