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‘Know your numbers’ and keep high blood pressure at bay
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to keep tabs on their blood pressure to live a long and healthy life.
East Sussex County Council’s public health team is backing ‘Know Your Numbers!’ Week – a national campaign by the charity Blood Pressure UK running from September 9 to 15 2019. Continue reading
Get active with Older People’s events
A VARIED programme of activities is in store as a two-month long celebration of the role of older people returns to East Sussex.
East Sussex County Council and East Sussex Seniors’ Association have unveiled the 12th annual Older People’s Day programme, with more than 50 events taking place across the county. Continue reading
One in two smokers will die early – new campaign
A HARD-hitting and heart-wrenching campaign launches today (Monday, September 2 2019) across East Sussex highlighting the devastating impact of tobacco on smokers and their loved ones.
The ‘Be There Tomorrow’ campaign urges smokers to quit now using local help available to them.
An estimated 62,000 East Sussex residents smoke and, in the coming year, more than 1,000 adults in the county are predicted to die of smoking-related diseases. Continue reading
Meet the tobacco sniffer dogs at public events
PEOPLE in Eastbourne and Hailsham are being offered the chance to meet the four-legged sleuths sniffing out illegal tobacco sales in the area.
The tobacco detection dogs will be showing off their skills at public roadshow events hosted by East Sussex Trading Standards being held all next week (week commencing September 2, 2019). Continue reading



