What the papers say April 3rd, 2007

Labour's promise to make rowdy pubs and clubs pay for the disturbance they cause has been quietly shelved. So-called Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZ) will be used only as a "last resort" as they risk breaching human rights laws - Daily Mail​

Women were advised by a government watchdog yesterday to avoid going to clubs or parties alone because of the growing risk that their drinks will be "spiked". A report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) warned women never to accept a drink from a stranger - The Daily Telegraph​

Regulars at the Boat Inn cast envious glances across the river at their opposite numbers in the Bell yesterday. The waterway marks the border between England and Wales, where the smoking ban started yesterday - The Daily Mirror​

The town of Laugharne, in West Wales, didn't get where it is today by refusing famous Welshmen a drink and a cigarette. But the actor Rhys Ifans came close to missing out on the hospitality afforded for years to Dylan Thomas yesterday as Wales introduced a ban on smoking in pubs - The Independent​

Just 24 hours made a striking difference inside one of Wales' bustling city centre pubs. Whereas on Sunday bar rooms were filled with hanging smoke, yesterday the effects of the ban on smoking in public places was already having effect - Western Mail​

The first big test of the new smoking ban is expected to come this weekend as Wales celebrates two bank holidays and Easter. The ban was largely welcomed by the smoking and non-smoking public as it came into force at 6am yesterday - Western Mail​

Kerry Morgan, a dedicated "pint and cigarette" man, was so incensed at the idea of a smoking ban in public places he decided to build his own private pub where people can smoke - Western Mail​

Smokers in Wales may have had to stub out their cigarettes from yesterday - but the new law has fired the imagination of Port Talbot's Western Log Group. The leisure contractor has launched the Smokeola - a timber-based outdoor area with a retractable roof designed to guarantee smokers protection from the elements - Western Mail​