With the introduction of the smoking ban in July, landlady of the Barleycorn pub in Hedge End, Lynda Harper was not sure how it would affect trade as 88 per cent of her customers were smokers.

IT'S a small Hampshire pub that claims to have one of the best smoking areas in the west. With the introduction of the smoking ban in July, landlady of the Barleycorn pub in Hedge End, Lynda ...