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05/09/2014
Gateshead supports day of action to tackle alcohol misuse
Councillor Peter Mole will be joining community and public health specialists to visit Changing Lives’ Gateshead-based abstinence treatment service today (Friday 5th September), to...
22/08/2014
Weekly News Update: Drinkers need to be told about the risk of...
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08/08/2014
Weekly News Update:90% of population unaffected by minimum unit...
Balance weekly news summary
01/08/2014
Weekly News Update: Big fall in alcohol-related A&E visits by...
Balance weekly news summary
30/07/2014
Balance welcomes ban for 'irresponsible' alcohol promotion
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled today (Wednesday 30th July) that a leaflet promoting a South Shield’s pub was irresponsible and in breach of advertising code.
25/07/2014
Weekly News Update: Smoking, drinking and drug use down in young...
Balance weekly news summary
24/07/2014
More needs to be done to protect young people from alcohol harms...
Latest figures have shown that two fifths of secondary school pupils had drunk alcohol at least once and more than half of pupils thought it was OK for someone of their age to try drinking...
23/07/2014
‘It’s the drink talking’ at young people’s event
A group of young people in the North East have been working on a campaign focused on alcohol street marketing, as research conducted with the teenagers showed that one in three had...