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22/11/2017
Balance responds to the Autumn Budget 2017
Responding to the announcements made on alcohol in the budget today, Colin Shevills, Director of Balance, said: “This budget is a missed opportunity for the government to tackle cheap...
17/11/2017
Balance Update:Supreme Court backs Scottish minimum alcohol pricing...
Balance weekly policy update
15/11/2017
Balance calls on Government to follow Scotland on MUP
Balance today called on the Westminster Government to follow Scotland and end the supply of cheap alcohol which is harming health, fuelling disorder, and damaging the pub trade.
03/11/2017
Balance Update:More needs to be done to stop teenage drinking...
Balance weekly policy update
02/11/2017
New figures reveal the extent of childhood drinking
Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, is calling for more to be done to protect young people from the harms of alcohol as new figures released today (Thursday 2 November) reveal an...
27/10/2017
Balance Update:New law to introduce minimum price for alcohol...
Balance weekly policy update
23/10/2017
Welsh Government plans to introduce minimum unit pricing
Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, has welcomed news of the Welsh Government’s move to introduce a bill for a minimum unit price in Wales.
08/09/2017
Balance Update: Drinks industry downplaying alcohol-cancer link...
Balance weekly policy update
08/09/2017
Adoptive mum speaks out about risks of drinking in pregnancy
An adoptive County Durham mum who devotes her life to “three little whirlwinds” is this week urging mums-to-be across the country to recognise the issues faced by children whose development...