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Hundreds commit to quit smoking following campaign
ALMOST 500 people in Liverpool committed to stop smoking in January following the launch of a new public health campaign urging people to quit the habit. Smoking accounts for almost 1,000 deaths every year, in Liverpool and 25% of people in the City smoke.
Kick the Ciggies and
Chuck the Ciggies have launched in
the new year targeting 30 to 60 year old men and women who want to give up
smoking but lack confidence. The men's campaign was themed around football while
the women's featured local ladies talking about how they had given up. Almost 15,000 people watched a series of
videos produced for the campaign, which included Liverpool FC legend Jamie Carragher and actress Gemma Brodrick giving tips, advice and encouragement on
giving up.
The online advertising campaign resulted in an 86% increase in referrals to
SmokeFree Liverpool, a free service which provides 1 to 1 support and access
to medicines that fight cravings. There was also a 38% increase in the number of
phone calls the service received. On Wednesday, 8 March 2017, it was National No Smoking Day, and SmokeFree Liverpool representatives attended Asda Walton, Williamson Square, in Liverpool's City Centre, to help people quit. Please let us know if you spotted them! We are told that they are now continuing to look at other ways to help smokers quit and will continue to urged to all smokers to try and quite. So what are your views on this topic? 1 of the success stories is Stephen Poulson, who has given up a 20 year habit smoking 30 hand rolled cigarettes each day. "I decided to quit as I had got fed up of waking up and coughing and nicotine stains on my fingers, but I also realised how much money I could save by not smoking. I found quitting hard to do at first and the first week was tough however I found it became easier day by day and now I have no thoughts about smoking. To quit smoking I used a combination of patches and quick mist spray which was really effective. The spray can give you the hiccups, but they soon pass. The benefits I have found since stopping smoking are no coughing, my taste and smell is back to normal, there are no horrible nicotine stain on fingers, plus I have saved enough money to go to town soon to buy some new clothes. My advice to other people is to mentally prepare for the big day of quitting. Take every day as it comes and think of every day as a win. It soon turns in to a week and then a month. Keep the money you would normally spend on cigarettes in a jar and watch as it soon mounts up." Councillor Paul Brant, Cabinet member for
health, said:- "Smoking is one of the biggest killers in Liverpool and all
the evidence shows that quitting is the biggest thing you can do to benefit your
health. Our campaign is aimed at showing people that they are not alone and
there are lots of different types of support out there to help them quit. It is
also good for your pocket as well as your health, as people who give up smoking
save an average of around ₤2,000 per year." Next of kin appeal for Marguerite Smith MARGUERTE Smith, 82, passed away, on Saturday, 4 March 2017, at Cambridge Court Nursing Home, Cambridge Road. We are told that she was also known as Rita and had previously lived at Balliol Lodge Nursing Home, in Bootle, which is now closed. The Liverpool Coroner's Office currently trying to trace her next of kin. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Marguerite's death. Any family members or persons with information are asked to contact Coroners Officer Stephen Craig on:- (0151) 777 3422. |
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Foreign students contribute ₤970m to North West OVERSEAS students generate ₤970m for
the economy in North West England and support over 3,995 jobs, according to an
analysis by Universities UK.
The Norths' Universities attracted 35,850 students from outside the UK in
2014 to 2015 alone, with overseas students in the region spending a total of ₤458m in
addition to their direct university costs. What are your views on this? Does this affect you? Please let us know via emailing us to:- News24@SouthportReporter.com. Port of Liverpool welcomes largest containership to date
THE largest containership to ever call
at the Port of Liverpool arrived on Monday, 6 March 2017. The 6,552 TEU*
'HS Paris' berthed at the Liverpool2 Deep Water Container
Terminal, at 4:30am.
Previously, the Port of Liverpool's existing container terminal could only
accommodate vessels up to 4500TEU. The HS Paris is the 1st post Panamax**
vessel to call at Liverpool, following the Phase 1 opening of Liverpool2, in
November 2016. The "502 Trails" History Tour
ON Sunday, 2 April 2017, the Friends of the 502 Group will be running a tour around the routes their Unit would have worked, after entering service in early 1940. The tour will commence 10am, at London Street, Southport and end again in Southport, around 5.30pm, at side of Southport Station. The group plan to again use an audio enabled vehicle from Don Fraser Coaches for this tour. "Our preserved Electric Train (known as Class 502) worked for over 40 years between Southport to Liverpool to Ormskirk, until retired in early 1980's. 40 years ago, on 30 April 1977, Liverpool Exchange Station closed and the Electric Services were diverted to Liverpool Central, on 3 May 1977, as part of the new Loop and Link Underground, in Liverpool. This trip is a joint commemoration of these changes with an added touch of Liverpool Overhead Railway 60 years after Closure, on 31 December 1956. On we take a tour by bus will be visiting appropriate sites of interest along the way, that will include the Liverpool Exchange area. We will also make a stop at the National Museums on Merseyside for lunch, to view their Liverpool Overhead Railway Coach. In the afternoon we will then go along Dock Road and onto Aintree and Ormskirk, finally visiting Burscough, to see 502 undergoing restoration, before returning direct to Southport. We would like to add that as all the organisers are voluntary bodies, our costs will only be covered by donations on the day." said a representative of the Friends of the 502 Group. If you want more information about this trip, please call Tony Kuivala, on:- 07885 435542. Also for lots more information about the Friends of the 502 Group, why not visit:- Class502.Org.UK? |
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