I WRITE in response to the smoking ban in York pubs (January 25).

It should be what people want - separate rooms for smokers.

Like me, many people like a chat and smoke while having a drink and lots of men prefer a smoke with their pint.

I can't see the pubs with a smoking ban taking as much cash as those which allow smoking.

It is getting to a stage where we can't do what we would like.

Mrs P A Wade,

Dodsworth Avenue,

Heworth, York.

Updated: 11:41 Friday, February 04, 2005