Make 2019 the year you Quit smoking for good

TO coincide with a new Public Health England (PHE) campaign highlighting the devastating harms from smoking and how this can be avoided, people in Lancashire are being urged to stop smoking this New Year with help from the Quit Squad.

As part of the ‘Health Harms' campaign, Public Health England has released a film that encourages smokers to make a quit attempt this January by demonstrating the personal and harm to health from every single cigarette. The film features smoking expert Dr Lion Shahab and Dr Rosemary Leonard carrying out an experiment to visually demonstrate the high levels of cancer causing chemicals and tar inhaled by an average smoker over a month, compared to not smoking or using an e-cigarette. With this in mind, the Trust's Quit Squad is urging local smokers to contact the service and be offered face to face advice and support and the most appropriate treatment from specialist advisors. If you live in Lancashire and are thinking of quitting, contact the Quit Squad and take the 1st steps towards a healthier smoke free life.

Gareth Beck from the Quit Squad said:- "Smoking is a deadly dependency and 1 of the biggest causes of avoidable death. There are over 150,000 smokers just in Lancashire and we want to encourage as many of those as possible to stop smoking with our specialist support. To access the service just pick up the phone and give us a call on freephone:- 0800 3286297. The service offers free 1 to 1 support along with stop smoking medicines that are available free for those who qualify or at the cost of prescription. The Quit Squad offer sessions in a variety of settings where you can make an appointment or drop in at your convenience, so there is an option to suit everyone. We really want every smoker in Lancashire to take advantage of the free Quit Squad support we offer; you are 4 times more likely to quit with our support. I know how difficult it is to stop, but the important thing is to commit to trying again, no matter how many times you might have tried and failed in the past; it's never too late, to quit."

The Quit Squad is a service delivered by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and funded by Lancashire County Council. You can access the service in your local community by visiting a drop in clinic (for which no appointments are required) or by attending a 1 to 1 session. The Quit Squad also offers sessions in the community and workplace. For further details, telephone:- 0800 3286297, visit:- QuitSquad.NHS.UK.

Pub goers can enjoy a January Sale in Formby and Southport

MANAGER Ashleigh Jane Briscoe is reducing the price on a range of drinks at the Wetherspoon pub in Three Tuns Lane, Formby, along with the Sir Henry Segrave and The Willow Grove, both on Lord Street, Southport, from Wednesday, 2 January 2019 until Thursday, 17 January 2019 inclusive.

The drinks featured in the sale are; a craft beer (Shipyard), 1 lager (Coors Light), 2 ciders (Strongbow Dark Fruit and Magners), Guinness, a guest ale, a selection of wines including:- 3 from Coldwater Creek (red, white and rose), 3 spirits; Gordon's gin, Gordon's pink gin and Smirnoff vodka (all inclusive of a mixer), 6 soft drinks; Old Jamaica Ginger Beer, ting (grapefruit crush), Pepsi Max, R Whites Lemonade, diet Pepsi and San Pellegrino (lemon and blood orange), as well as cocktail pitchers.

The formby sale prices include a pint of Shipyard at ₤2.29, a pint of Coors Light at ₤2.49, a glass of Coldwater Creek wine (175ml glass) at ₤2.60, a pint of Guinness at ₤2.99, a pint of Magners at ₤1.89, Gordon's gin (single measure with mixer) at ₤2.85 and San Pellegrino at 99p.

Ashleigh Jane said:- "Department stores and shops hold their sales in January 2019, so it is the perfect time to have a sale in the pub too. The range of drinks on sale in the pub is aimed at suiting a wide variety of tastes. I believe that the January Sale will prove popular with our customers. As always, staff at the pub will serve customers responsibly."

The drinks featured in the Southport sale are; a craft beer (Shipyard), 1 lager (Coors Light), 2 ciders (Strongbow Dark Fruit and Magners), Guinness, a guest ale, a selection of wines including:- 3 from Coldwater Creek (red, white and rose), 3 spirits; Gordon's gin, Gordon's pink gin and Smirnoff vodka (all inclusive of a mixer), 6 soft drinks; Old Jamaica Ginger Beer, ting (grapefruit crush), Pepsi Max, R Whites Lemonade, diet Pepsi and San Pellegrino (lemon and blood orange), as well as cocktail pitchers.

The sale prices include a pint of Shipyard at ₤2.29, a pint of Coors Light at ₤2.49, a glass of Coldwater Creek wine (175ml glass) at ₤2.50, a pint of Guinness at ₤3.19, a pint of Magners at ₤1.89, Gordon's gin (single measure with mixer) at ₤2.60 and San Pellegrino at 89p.

Sir Henry Segrave manager, Ian Radford, said:- "Department stores and shops hold their sales in January, so it is the perfect time to have a sale in the pub too. The range of drinks on sale in the pub is aimed at suiting a wide variety of tastes. I believe that the January Sale will prove popular with our customers "As always, staff in the pub will serve customers responsibly."