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[UK] Countdown to smoke-free NHS premises

Western Isles Health Board today agreed to launch a one-year countdown to 'no smoking' on NHS Western Isles premises and grounds.
Stornoway Gazette (uk)
added Dec 1, 2012 12:58
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[UK] Pinderfields Hospital smokers facing a backlash

But a survey by health bosses has found that 99 per cent of staff, visitors and patients want the entrance to be free from smoking. And when the Express asked its Facebook users if they agreed, there were more than 100 comments on the social networking
Wakefield Express (uk)
added Dec 1, 2012 12:33
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[UK] Row over tobacco claims

Fresh has accused multinational tobacco companies of lobbying in the region. . . . director Ailsa Rutter said: “They are hyping fear of illegal tobacco and putting out dubious statistics while fighting the idea of standardised packs, which is the measure
Sunderland Echo (uk)
added Dec 1, 2012 12:21
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[UK] 'Shisha smokers need educating over law'

Cllr Bob Allen, who represents Heaton and Lostock, made the calls at the Environmental Services Scrutiny Committee. He said owners of the cafes should be made aware that smoking shisha in a bar is illegal, just like smoking a cigarette in a pub.
This is Bolton / Bolton Evening News (BEN) (uk)
added Dec 1, 2012 11:36
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[UK] Government urged to pack it in to protect children from tobacco marketing

Nearly two thirds (63%) of people in the UK back a move to get rid of colourful and slickly designed cigarette packets according to a survey of more than 2000 adults commissioned by Cancer Research UK.
HealthCanal.com
added Nov 30, 2012 22:04
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[Australia, UK] Action urged on cigarette packaging

Dr Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, said: "The Australian government is to be applauded. Today marks the day when tobacco companies are further stymied in their efforts to recruit Australian children into a lethal addiction.
Newcastle upon Tyne Sunday Sun (uk)
added Nov 30, 2012 21:40
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[UK] £330 up in smoke: Dropping cigarette butt proves costly for Oldham woman as town crack down on littering

Lynette Shaw, from Sholver, failed to pay the £80 Fixed Penalty Notice that she received on June 15 after an Environmental Health Enforcement Officer observed her dropping a cigarette butt.
Mancunian Matters (uk)
added Nov 30, 2012 09:42
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[UK] East Surrey College is given residents' petition over student smoking ban

RESIDENTS have submitted a petition to East Surrey College, calling for a campus-wide ban on smoking to be reversed.
This is Surrey (The Surrey Mirror) (uk)
added Nov 30, 2012 09:40
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[UK] 63% back plain cigarette packages

Almost two-thirds of people in the UK back proposals to strip cigarette packages of their logos, a survey suggests. The questionnaire, conducted with 2,000 adults on behalf of Cancer Research UK, found that 63% were in favour of plain packs.
WalesOnline (uk)
added Nov 30, 2012 09:21
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[UK] Student smokers in Redhill 'annoying' residents

People living near a college in Surrey have complained that student smokers are making "their lives intolerable". Staff and students at East Surrey College, in Redhill, were banned from smoking in the grounds in September.
BBC Online
added Nov 29, 2012 16:42
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