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| Probe into couple smoking at home | Probe into couple smoking at home |
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| A council has confirmed it is investigating a complaint from a neighbour about a couple smoking in their own home. | A council has confirmed it is investigating a complaint from a neighbour about a couple smoking in their own home. |
| A woman, who has not been named, has written to the council saying cigarette smoke from next door was "permeating into her living room". | A woman, who has not been named, has written to the council saying cigarette smoke from next door was "permeating into her living room". |
| Gwynedd Council's public protection service has said it has a duty to investigate. | Gwynedd Council's public protection service has said it has a duty to investigate. |
| Gavin Gordon-Crawley, the subject of the complaint, called it "a joke". | Gavin Gordon-Crawley, the subject of the complaint, called it "a joke". |
| Mr Gordon-Crawley, 51, who smokes 20 cigarettes a day and whose wife is a social smoker, told The Sun newspaper: "I can understand smoking bans in certain places - even a total public smoking ban. | Mr Gordon-Crawley, 51, who smokes 20 cigarettes a day and whose wife is a social smoker, told The Sun newspaper: "I can understand smoking bans in certain places - even a total public smoking ban. |
| "But being told I can't smoke in my own home. It must be some sort of joke." | "But being told I can't smoke in my own home. It must be some sort of joke." |
| Jeanette Gordon-Crawley, 54, who lives in a semi-detached house, added: "We can't see how smoke from our house could possibly get into the house next door. | Jeanette Gordon-Crawley, 54, who lives in a semi-detached house, added: "We can't see how smoke from our house could possibly get into the house next door. |
| The complainant says smoke is 'permeating into her living room' | |
| "People have a right to complain if you smoke near them, but we have the right to the occasional cig in our own home." | "People have a right to complain if you smoke near them, but we have the right to the occasional cig in our own home." |
| She said the council's letter did not make it clear which of her two downstairs rooms were being complained about. | |
| However, she said she would consider giving up if the local authority's investigation found smoke was finding its way into her neighbour's property. | |
| She told BBC Radio Wales: "I wouldn't fight it, I'd just give up. If it causes somebody else's health problems in some ways, I would give it up. | |
| "I can't see them finding a problem, not to a great extent like a room full of smoke like you get in pubs. | |
| "I can't see it being a problem. I just think it's ridiculous and that's it. I think it's totally stupid behaviour." | |
| 'Nuisance' | |
| A spokesperson for Gwynedd Council said it had a "statutory responsibility" to investigate the neighbour's complaint. | A spokesperson for Gwynedd Council said it had a "statutory responsibility" to investigate the neighbour's complaint. |
| "The person complaining alleges that smoke from a neighbouring property is able to enter their property. | "The person complaining alleges that smoke from a neighbouring property is able to enter their property. |
| "What people do within their own homes is of no concern to us, as long as they do not affect other people," the spokesperson added. | "What people do within their own homes is of no concern to us, as long as they do not affect other people," the spokesperson added. |
| "In this instance, we have received a complaint stating that smoking in a house in the Caernarfon area is causing a nuisance to the neighbours and as a local authority we have a statutory responsibility to investigate this complaint. | "In this instance, we have received a complaint stating that smoking in a house in the Caernarfon area is causing a nuisance to the neighbours and as a local authority we have a statutory responsibility to investigate this complaint. |