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05/02/2018
Done Dry January? Take more days off in February
Drinkers in the North East are being encouraged to take more days off the booze as a worrying survey found 6/10 people who responded admitting to feeling tempted to pour a drink most...
22/01/2018
Delaying introduction of MUP in England will cost NE lives
At least 75 North East lives will be lost if the Westminster Government delays the introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) in England for five years.
12/01/2018
Balance Update:North East parents urged to learn alcohol guidelines...
Balance weekly policy update
08/01/2018
Awareness of drinking guidelines are shockingly low two years...
New figures released today show that less than 1 in 5 people in the North East (16%) are aware of weekly alcohol guidelines, exactly 2 years on since they were launched.
15/12/2017
Challenge to start New Year by ditching the booze for 31 days...
Balance is urging friends, families and work colleagues to come together and take on the 2018 Dry January challenge, as a recent YouGov poll found almost one in 10 people in the North...
06/12/2017
Are we teaching our children to drink?
What’s the right thing to do as a parent when it comes to alcohol? That is one of the issues being examined at a major conference in the North exploring the impact of alcohol in childhood....
24/11/2017
Balance Update:Minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland to start in...
Balance weekly policy update
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.