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Categories: smoking
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Bury smokers urged: Don’t Be The 1
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.
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Free help to give up smoking as hard-hitting new TV advert starts
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.
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Five days left in Stoptober – still time to join up
Smokers across Bury have been contacting Bury Lifestyle Service to take advantage of their expert help to quit tobacco during Stoptober.
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Bury Lifestyle Service – we can help you quit (and get fit!)
Stoptober is well under way, and Bury Lifestyle Service is waiting to hear from smokers who want to give up the habit.
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Give up smoking this Stoptober – with our help
Bury Lifestyle Service is waiting to hear from smokers who want to give up the habit when the national Stoptober campaign starts this weekend.
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Smokefree sports championed by parents in Bury
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’.
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The perfect Christmas gift for you and your family - Stop Smoking
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.
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Stoptober returns to Bury to challenge smokers to quit
The 28-day Stoptober health challenge is back for its fifth year to encourage smokers to stub out the habit.
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NHS, Bury Council and Cancer Research UK join forces to stub out smoking this Stoptober
NHS Bury CCG has pledged its support to tackle the harm caused by tobacco by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with local health partners.
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New standardised tobacco packaging laws welcomed in Bury
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.
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Sign up to Stoptober with friends, family and colleagues
Smokers in Bury are urged to sign up to Stoptober and receive ‘stop smoking’ encouragement from some of the nation’s top comedians.
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Stoptober challenge for local smokers
Bury’s 32,100 smokers are encouraged to kick the habit this October as part of the UK’s annual mass quit attempt – Stoptober.
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Stop smoking services help two thirds in Bury to quit
Two thirds of Bury people who used ‘stop smoking’ services to quit are still tobacco-free a month later.
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Better Health at Bury Market
Families and individuals wanting to learn how to cook healthy food are invited to a new project on Bury Market.
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Parents urged to protect children from smoky cars
Health chiefs in Bury are backing a new Greater Manchester campaign which calls for a ban on smoking in cars where children are passengers.
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New mums giving up smoking
More pregnant women in Bury are giving up smoking, according to new figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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Stoptober challenge for Bury's smokers
During October, smokers in Bury are being encouraged to quit together, as Stoptober – the nation’s biggest ever mass participation stop smoking challenge – launches for its second year.
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Call for smokefree homes and cars in Bury
A new Smokefree Homes and Cars campaign has launched in Bury raising awareness of the dangers that secondhand smoke can cause in enclosed spaces.
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Thank you for not smoking … Bury’s play areas go smoke free
Bury Council and Bury Public Health have joined forces to protect children from second-hand smoke in formal play areas across the borough.
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