May the smoke-free force be with you!
It seems that people from all corners of the galaxy are signing up to making smoking history!
It seems that people from all corners of the galaxy are signing up to making smoking history!
Hundreds of thousands of smokers in Bury and Greater Manchester are massively under-estimating the risks of their addiction ending their life early, a new survey has found.
Health bosses in Bury urge smokers to get free support to quit as a new hard-hitting TV advert highlights how poisons from tar in cigarettes enter the bloodstream and spread all over the body.
Smokers across Bury have been contacting Bury Lifestyle Service to take advantage of their expert help to quit tobacco during Stoptober.
Stoptober is well under way, and Bury Lifestyle Service is waiting to hear from smokers who want to give up the habit.
Bury Lifestyle Service is waiting to hear from smokers who want to give up the habit when the national Stoptober campaign starts this weekend.
Maccabi sports and community club in Bury held its first smokefree football match to promote healthy behaviour to children, and was widely supported by parents asking for ‘more smokefree sports events to be smokefree for children’.
Smokers are being encouraged to celebrate Christmas by quitting through local ‘stop smoking’ services and treat themselves and their loved ones to an extra special gift as they improve their health and save money.
The 28-day Stoptober health challenge is back for its fifth year to encourage smokers to stub out the habit.
NHS Bury CCG has pledged its support to tackle the harm caused by tobacco by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with local health partners.
Bury Council has welcomed laws that came into force today (20 May) which means tobacco made for sale in the UK will have to be sold in drab green packaging with dramatic visual health warnings.
Smokers in Bury are urged to sign up to Stoptober and receive ‘stop smoking’ encouragement from some of the nation’s top comedians.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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