Two squares in the centre of Bristol will become the first smoke-free outdoor public spaces in Britain today.
Fiona Andrews, the director of Smokefree South West, which devised the plan for Anchor Square and Millennium Square, said: “These city centre squares are often full of children playing, and this pilot will provide a smokefree environment for kids and their families to enjoy.”
Last year, a report on public health in London, by Lord Darzi of Denham, a former health minister, said a ban on smoking in London’s public spaces could save lives.
He called on Boris Johnson, the mayor, to use bylaws to stop smoking in Trafalgar and Parliament squares, and the Royal Parks to pass similar bylaws to ban smoking in their open spaces.