Published Date:
27 February 2010
Outspoken Chorley landlord has been jailed for his stance against the smoking ban.
Nick Hogan, 43, whose family run the Swan With Two Necks in Hollinshead Street, has been sentenced to six months for non-payment of fines.
It relates to penalties he received for flouting the 2007 smoking ban at one of his previous pubs in Bolton.
The controversial publican, who is also UKIP's national spokesman for licensing and night-time economy, was the first landlord in the country to go on trial for breaking the rules and he was fined more than £10,000 by Bolton Council in 2008.
However, he repeatedly failed to pay fines and has brought before the courts on at least 12 occasions, according to an official at Bolton Magistrates' Court.
Now, they've run out of patience and locked up the publican for six months at a hearing on Friday.
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Last Updated:
27 February 2010 8:34 AM
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