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[UK-Wales] Gwynedd Council's Youth Service launch anti-smoking campaign

A NEW campaign to highlight the dangers of smoking to young people will be launched today.
Daily Post North Wales (uk)
added Jun 7, 2012 10:24
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[UK-Wales] Anger over Welsh councils' investment in tobacco industry

Welsh councils have invested almost £116m in tobacco companies around the world to bolster their pension funds, startling figures today reveal.
WalesOnline (uk)
added May 31, 2012 12:06
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[UK-Wales] Child smoking: Ash Wales given £850,000 Lottery funding to help young quit

Ash Wales wants the funding to be a "building block" for a permanent service
BBC Online
added May 12, 2012 00:33
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[UK-Wales] Wales could become smoke free - with more work, says ASH head

Wales could become smoke-free if the drive to make the habit even more antisocial is stepped up, the chief executive of a leading charity has claimed. Elen de Lacy, the head of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Wales said that if all sectors, including
WalesOnline (uk)
added Mar 5, 2013 10:09
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[UK-Scotland, UK-Wales] HEMLEY: Thank You For Not Smoking (on film and TV sets)

I think it’s a shame at a time the BBC has decided to make Cardiff a drama hub – a centre of excellence – that something such as filming an actor smoking in character is putting its own productions at risk
The Stage Newspaper Limited (uk)
added Jan 24, 2013 20:23
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[UK-Wales] BBC Wales withdraws claim Casualty scene was pulled due to smoking ban

In a statement last night, the corporation admitted the production team “found an alternative way of shooting the relevant scene”. The BBC made the claim in evidence to a National Assembly sub committee on smoking regulations.
WalesOnline (uk)
added Jan 24, 2013 19:46
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[UK, UK-Wales] New research highlights risk posed to children from smoking in cars

Moves to stop people smoking in cars in Wales have been boosted by new research showing it can cause dangerously high levels of harmful pollutants – even while travelling with open windows.
WalesOnline (uk)
added Oct 16, 2012 07:14
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[UK, UK-Wales] Ash Wales: Cigarettes kill; they should not be packaged like perfume

The call for cigarette packets to be sold in plain packaging with large health warnings has provoked controversy. Here Felicity Waters of Ash Wales argues that tobacco should look as dangerous as it is.
WalesOnline (uk)
added Jul 27, 2012 14:28
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[UK-Wales] 3,000 hospital admissions in Gwent down to smoking

Information published by the Public health Wales Observatory and the Welsh Government estimate 2,900 admissions a year are due to smoking – with a total Wales estimate of 27,700.
Campaign Series (uk)
added Jun 28, 2012 16:55
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[UK-Wales] More women in Wales smoke while pregnant than anywhere else in UK

The Tobacco and Health in Wales report, published today by the Public Health Wales Observatory and the Welsh Government, revealed that 16% of mothers in Wales smoked throughout their pregnancy in 2010, compared to a UK average of 12%.
WalesOnline (uk)
added Jun 27, 2012 11:29
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