PUB landlord Ian Oaten fears the smoking ban agreed last week will drive him out of business.

Mr Oaten, who runs the Ryecroft in Ebley Road, Stoneouse, says the ban could throw up to 80 percent of his trade into jeopardy.

As a smoker himself Mr Oaten, 47, is also personally against the move, arguing that smoking and drinking go hand in hand.

He believes people will simply stay at home so they can enjoy a cigarette and a drink.

"At the present moment, the ban will definitely put us under," said Mr Oaten, a grandfather-of-three who took over the pub last summer.

"I hope it won't but trade is slow in the industry at the moment and now it will go down further.

"People will not stay as long in the bar if they even come out at all because they can't smoke."

The complete ban on smoking in all clubs, pubs, and restaurants agreed by MPs last Tuesday is likely to be imposed in mid- 2007.

Hector Cobb, 26, landlord of the Greyhound in Gloucester Street, Stroud is another publican angered by the decision.

"It will have an adverse affect on our trade," he said.

"I have been speaking to customers about it and they are not happy." But not all pub managers agree.

Rodda Thomas, of the Golden Fleece in Nelson Street, Stroud, believes many potential customers are put off by smoke-filled bars.

"A lot of people don't go to pubs because they don't smoke," he said.

"The ban will bring in a new type of customer".

Stroud MP David Drew voted in favour of the ban on health grounds.

"Many non-smokers don't like going into smoky places and I think the ban will also help smokers give up," he said.

Cotswold and Vale Primary Care Trust said GPs regard it as a valuable boost in the fight against smoking related illnesses.

Dr Charles Buckley, of the Frampton-on-Seven Surgery, said: "This is a truly great move to be set alongside the introduction of seatbelts, drink-driving legislation, asbestos control and other life saving public health measures."