Despite the government’s efforts, people keep smoking – so what does our eagerness to make them suffer say about us? Andy Burnham has set himself the almighty challenge of halving the number of smokers, from a fifth of the population to a tenth. The hope is that this is like any other target – that with sufficient political will and enough public sector workers given the responsibility to turn the dream into a reality, anything can be ... Jump to full article >>

Police caught several people smoking inside a Rock Hill bar Wednesday, a violation of the current smoking ban laws. But police didn’t cite the smokers or the East Main Street bar because the officers didn’t have the ordinance number to write a citation, according to a Rock Hill police report. The violation is an administrative charge, said Rock Hill Police Lt. Brad Redfearn, so it’s not written on a state citation like other offenses. ... Jump to full article >>