Almost every pub and club in Wales has complied with the ban on smoking in public places brought in six months ago, say health officials.

Wales’s chief medical officer said only 25 penalty notices had been issued since the ban began on 2 April.

Dr Tony Jewell said: “A number of licensees have commented that trade has never been busier.”

However, landlords’ spokesman Aneurin Jones said: “I think the majority of people have lost business over it.”

Figures released by the assembly government show almost 99% of licensed premises in Wales are complying with the smoking ban.

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