March 1st Smoking Ban for The Plough
A special report from Chief Editor, Jonathan David Abraham
Regular readers of this periodical will recall that just over a year ago, Monknash and the United Kingdom's most radical and forward thinking pub landlord, David Montgomery Woodman (Dai), announced his intention to make the Plough and Harrow the first Public House in the Vale of Glamorgan to open twenty-four hours a day.
Ruined
The redundant London Bus Dai has procured from
London Transport as a Smoking Room for the nicotine addicts amongst his clientele
Regrettably, Dai's ambitions were ruined when the Wick Residents Association Group (WRAG) submitted their eleventh-hour objection to the Vale of Glamorgan Council last February and his plan has effectively been on hold ever since.
Premature
Unperturbed, Dai has been buoyed by the news that the Westminster Parliament and Welsh Assembly have introduced bills to abolish smoking in all Public Houses in England and Wales by the Summer of 2007. Characteristically premature, Dai's impatience has forced him to act ahead of the authorities and he has announced that the Plough and Harrow will become a smoke free Public House on March 1st, 2006.
Redundant
Ever mindful of his customers needs, Dai has not abandoned his smoking regulars. In contrast, he has purchased a redundant 1950's Route Master Bus from London Transport to act as a smoking room.
The magnificent vehicle will be permanently parked outside the Plough and Harrow and will provide a sanctuary from the elements for his puffing patrons. The entrance to the bus will stand a mere five metres away from the pub's door.
