'I Started Smoking at 12' and Quitting Changed My Life

'I started smoking at 12' and quitting changed my life

Bradford's Richard Webster backs new Turn the Corner campaign urging 60,400 local smokers to quit. Free NHS support and Smoke Free app available in…

Northallerton woman backs new quit smoking campaign - Hambleton Today

A former smoker from Northallerton is backing a new regional campaign encouraging people to quit, after giving up cigarettes following a serious health scare. Ann Reid, who smoked for more than 50 years, is supporting the Turn the Corner initiative, which has launched across Yorkshire and Humber. Ann quit smoking after being diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, following a hospital stay when she struggled to breathe. She said: “…

Smokers encouraged to butt out in Yorkshire campaign launch

A woman from Leeds is supporting the first stop-smoking campaign to be developed and filmed across Yorkshire and the Humber. Clair Smith, who smoked for almost 30 years, has urged others to quit after giving up following her father’s death from heart failure.  Her appeal comes as the ‘Turn the…