Firefighters worked to prevent flames from spreading to a factory in Leicester on Thursday October 25th after a blaze broke out at a shisha bar on the roof of the building.
According to the Leicester Mercury, the incident occurred at the Cloud 9 cafe atop the Curzonia Knitwear factory on Birstall Street in the St Matthew’s area of the city at around 11.15am. Ream more »
Customers have been found smoking shisha pipes in a badly ventilated area of an Ealing cafe during a health and safety investigation.
Parkbox Limited, who have the ‘hubbly-bubbly’ pipes at the lounge bar and grill at Mattock Lane, Ealing, pleaded guilty to the offence at Ealing Magistrates Court on Friday 28 September. Ream more »
Arguably more of us would partake in the ritual puffing of a shisha pipe if the habit didn’t come with a long list of health warnings. Now, a new nicotine and tar-free shisha product that has recently arrived in the UAE might just change the habits of smokers – and non-smokers – alike. Ream more »
Shisha, hookah, nargila, bong, water pipe, whatever you call it, it’s still bad for your health. Smokers, especially in the Middle East, think they’re doing themselves a favour by using a water pipe but new research says it’s just as bad as cigarettes.
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Health bosses have launched a campaign to make people aware of the dangers of smoking shisha pipes.
Environmental health chiefs at Preston Council have sent out posters to local doctors and dental surgeries and pharmacies, highlighting the health risks of the practice.
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A SHISHA bar has become the first venue in Derby to be fined for flouting the smoking ban.
The law, introduced in England on July 1, 2007, stopped people from smoking in any indoor public places like pubs, clubs and restaurants.
If they smoke outside, under shelters, the structures must be “substantially open”.
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The shisha smoke is thick, almost motionless, like a dawn mist rising slowly over a swamp. This serene smoke-scape is a fragile thing, and the illusion of permanence is shattered by the energetic table staff delivering food, drinks and charcoal. The smoke swirls and dances in their wake, a visible reminder of the invisible world surrounding us. Ream more »
HEALTH chiefs are going to war on shisha bars.
They have pledged tough action against owners of premises who flout smoking laws and allow shisha pipes to be smoked there.
Kirklees environmental health officer Kim Walker said: “The situation is very worrying. Ream more »
A shisha bar which opened without planning permission has been allowed to continue operating. Licensing officers at Leicester City Council had recommended that members of the planning and development committee reject a planning application for Double Apple, in Green Lane Road, North Evington, Leicester. But councillors allowed owner Shahin Surtee to keep running the business, which is in a car park, for one year.
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12 local and international youth volunteers prowled the lanes of Kampong Glam on Friday evening to spread the word on the harmful effects of shisha smoking.
This is part of the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) first shisha awareness programme in Singapore.
Youth volunteers Camelia Tang and Ridzwan Rahmad are members of the ‘Live It Up Without Lighting Up’ Global Movement, an initiative that aims to empower young people to adopt smoke-free lifestyles. Ream more »