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Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes stubbed out during April and May crackdown

24 May 2023

Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes and almost 5,000 illegal vaping products were found during Worcestershire County Council’s Trading Standards services latest crackdown across April and May. Over a five day period, officers visited 18 premises in the north of the county, in Kidderminster, Redditch, and Bromsgrove. Altogether, 9,112 cigarettes, 2.5kg of hand-rolling tobacco and 4,648 vapes … Continue reading “Over 9,000 illegal cigarettes stubbed out during April and May crackdown”

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Reduction in Smoking New Mothers

03 May 2023

The latest figures from NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire show that fewer women are smokers when they have a baby. Since April 2022, the number of women who smoke when their baby is born has fallen in Herefordshire and Worcestershire from 10.8% to 8.8%, which is just below the England average of 8.9%. This is a … Continue reading “Reduction in Smoking New Mothers”

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What’s it like giving up smoking?

A new survey is being launched across Herefordshire and Worcestershire asking smokers ex-smokers, and vapers about quitting smoking. The aim of the research is to help us understand what support, people who want to stop smoking, might need. Local research company DataOrchard is leading the research with the aim of understanding more about the attitudes … Continue reading “What’s it like giving up smoking?”