Tag: smoking
Stoptober roadshow comes to Birmingham
Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Faces of Disco will star in the nationwide Stoptober roadshow in Victoria Square on Wednesday 23 September.
Stoptober: 10 benefits of stopping smoking
Smokers: Want more energy, less stress, better sex and younger looking skin? Quit today with Birmingham Stop Smoking Service and you’ll soon start to feel the benefits.
Brum smokers urged to sign up to Stoptober
Campaign calls on smokers to sign up together as research shows they are 67% more likely to quit if their partner also stops smoking.
Smoking in cars: New law from October 1
From 1 October 2015, private vehicles must be smokefree if they are enclosed, there is more than one person present and one of them is under 18.
Health boost as Birmingham teens snub smoking
Birmingham 15-year-olds are far less likely to be smokers than their counterparts elsewhere in the country, according to major new report.
Plain packaging vote ‘A victory for public health’
The historic decision to introduce unbranded cigarette packaging in England has been hailed a ‘a massive victory for public health in Birmingham’. Following a series of public consultations, MPs this afternoon voted in favour of the introduction, meaning that from next year every packet will look the same except for the make and brand name, with […]
Plain packaging: Don’t let our children down
Birmingham health bosses urge MPs not to put the interests of big business before the health of the nation’s children when they vote on unbranded cigarette packaging.
Car smoking ban is ‘a victory for children’s health’
Birmingham health boss, Cllr John Cotton, has hailed the ban on smoking in cars carrying children as a huge victory for children’s health. MPs voted 342 to 74 in favour of the move, which aims to protect young people under-18 from second-hand smoke. And Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, Cllr Cotton, says the legislation, […]
Health boss welcomes plain packaging move
Birmingham Director of Public Health, Dr Adrian Phillips, today welcomed news that parliament will vote on the introduction of unbranded cigarette packaging in England before May’s general election. Plans to introduce standardised packaging have strong support from the public, health professionals and politicians in both the House of Lords and House of Commons. Birmingham officials […]
Stoptober roadshow comes to Birmingham
Comedic entertainment act, The Comedy Fitness Brothers will be part of the nationwide Stoptober roadshow in the Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham on Friday 26 September to mark the return of the nation's biggest mass quit smoking attempt. The 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England is coming to Birmingham to encourage smokers to swap […]
