Pub landlords and anyone else thinking of defying the smoking ban should beware.
Enforcement of the law may be low on the list of priorities for police and council staff.
But the bill of £5,765 in fines and costs imposed on South Leigh publican Gerry Stonhill shows that the courts mean business.
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