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Joint report reveals need for minimum unit pricing

Published: 01 November 2011

Uniting across regional and national boundaries, Our Life, Balance-the North East Alcohol Office, Alcohol Focus Scotland and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems have today published a report showing that minimum unit pricing is needed now more than ever as alcohol continues to be sold at pocket money prices....

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Autumn Learning Exchange Seminars

Published: 25 October 2011

Our Life and North West Together We Can present: Autumn Learning Exchange Seminars 2011 Friday 18 November 10.00am - 1.00pm including lunchHealthy Communities: taking action in Blackburn with DarwenSupported by Blackburn with Darwen CVS and Blackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilBlackburn Boulevard Centre, 45 Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 1EZ Talking...

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Our Life launches wellbeing discussion kit

Published: 30 September 2011

'Wellbeing Champions' from across the North West today (30 September 2011) attended the launch of - A Fair Deal for Wellbeing? - a discussion kit that aims to get people thinking more about their wellbeing and to take action to improve it in their area. Developed by Our Life...

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Traffic light labels tabled in Parliament

Published: 21 September 2011

In Parliament, Liberal Democrat MP, Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West), has tabled Early Day Motion (EDM) 2177: Nutritional Food Labelling which is calling on the Government to "recommend a traffic light system of front-of-pack labelling on all food packaging". EDM 2177 is being supported by Our Life after participants...

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Study reveals public attitudes to alcohol pricing

Published: 14 September 2011

This month has seen the launch of Alcohol Research UK - a new independent charity set up to tackle some of the problems created by alcohol misuse and provide robust, scientific evidence to guide policy and practice in the UK. The launch is marked by new independent research which...

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