DARREN Chadwick, 31, of Weymouth, has been smoking for 15 years and tried to give up with his girlfriend but only lasted an hour without a cigarette.

He said: "I enjoy it you see - that's the problem. When the smoking ban comes along I'll just go outside. I stayed at a non-smoking hotel recently and had to keep going outside.

"Now smokers are the minorit, but I think the smoking ban will cause a lot of trouble in the streets because people will be out in the street in groups and that's the problem when nightclubs shut, and the litter thing as well."