Pub becomes ‘first in the UK’ to ban smoking in beer garden

John Garrod, pictured with his wife Noiy, thinks he might be the first to ban smoking outright at a pub (Picture: KMG SWNS)

A pub landlord thinks he could be the first in the country to ban smoking across the whole premises, including the beer garden.

John Garrod, who owns the Hope Inn in Hythe, Kent, says his pub mostly attracts diners who don’t want to breathe in second-hand smoke while they eat.

The 72-year-old non-smoker has faced some criticism from locals, who have described the ban as ‘woke’...