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[UK, UK-Wales] Riot fears as cigarettes set to be banned from prisons in England and Wales to stop passive smoking compensation claims from officers
The Prison Service is introducing the ban following a long campaign from staff, who have objected to breathing in the second-hand smoke of inmates. Instead, the criminals will be offered electronic cigarettes or nicotine patches to satisfy their craving
Mar 3, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Mar 3, 2013 13:32
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[UK-Wales] Tobacco display ban starts in big stores in Wales
From Monday, cigarettes and other tobacco products have to be kept below the counter or out of customers' sight. Businesses breaking the law - which came into force in England earlier this year - could be fined up to £5,000 or jailed for up to two year
Dec 3, 2012
BBC Online
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Dec 3, 2012 10:48
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[UK-Wales] Welsh smoking rate fall of just 1% since 2007 smoking ban sparks health expert concerns
Major concerns have been raised about the lack of progress in cutting smoking rates in Wales after new figures revealed nearly a quarter of adults still smoke. The Welsh Health Survey 2012, published on Thursday, found 23% of people said they indulged i
May 17, 2013
WalesOnline (uk)
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May 17, 2013 14:30
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[UK, UK-Wales] BBC admits Casualty smoking storyline did not have to be dropped
The BBC has been forced into a U-turn over claims that it had to axe a storyline in Casualty because of Wales’s anti-smoking laws.
Jan 25, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jan 26, 2013 06:45
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[UK-Wales] ASH Wales stops film industry from tearing a hole in smokefree law
The motion picture industry, working through the BBC, which has production facilities in Wales, has been pressing the government to create an exception for smoking on soundstages. Under pressure mobilized by ASH Wales, the government just announced that
May 17, 2013
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (UCSF)
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May 21, 2013 15:41
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[UK-Wales] ROUGHLY one in five of us in Wales is a smoker. But research suggests that the majority of smokers actually wants to give up.
The Stop Smoking Wales service aims to provide that all-important support – it will link you up with a local support group to guide you through the process of quitting.
Mar 11, 2013
WalesOnline (uk)
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Mar 11, 2013 02:28
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[UK-Wales] No need to lift Wales smoking ban for actors say campaigners
ANTI-smoking campaigners claimed today that there was no need to lift a ban for TV actors on set after the BBC apologised for misleading evidence to an Assembly inquiry.
Jan 25, 2013
Daily Post North Wales (uk)
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Jan 28, 2013 20:25
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[UK-Wales] Two weeks to go until tobacco display ban
A new law comes into force in Wales in two weeks’ time to ban the display of tobacco in supermarkets and other large shops.
Nov 20, 2012
National Assembly for Wales
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Nov 21, 2012 14:38
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[UK-Wales] Drinker falls asleep with cigar, causing £200000 damage to homes
A man caused £200,000 worth of damage to four neighbouring houses after falling asleep in bed with a lit cigar. As the four terraced houses went up in smoke, Gavin John Wyatt, 23, of Holly Bush Villas, Church Village, left his burning property only to r
Nov 5, 2012
WalesOnline (uk)
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Nov 5, 2012 11:12
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[UK-Wales] Health minister signals change of tack on TV smoking ban exemption
The new Health Minister has indicated he will seek to change a controversial Welsh Government policy to exempt film and television production companies from the smoking ban. Mark Drakeford, who replaced Lesley Griffiths in a reshuffle last month, was a
Apr 2, 2013
WalesOnline (uk)
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Apr 2, 2013 09:02