There was a chemical spillage in Glossop yesterday(11th October 2011). Fumes were found to be leaking from a van on Talbot road yesterday afternoon. Police have since removed the vehicle from it’s location.
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Toxic Spillage in Glossop
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Thousands of Tameside and Glossop smokers do it in secret
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Nearly 15,000 smokers in Tameside and Glossop are doing so in secret according to a new poll for National No Smoking Day (9th March). The new national poll reveals 30% of smokers are secret smokers.
Around two thirds of the estimated 49,000 smokers in Tameside and Glossop will cover up the smell by using breath fresheners, mints and mouthwash or by brushing their teeth, while others used perfume or aftershave to disguise the smell. One in three of these secret smokers are young smokers, aged 18 to 24. Two fifths (42%) are adults who keep their smoking a secret from their own parents.
Overall, nearly half of smokers (43%) keep their habit a secret because their parents or family don’t like it or wouldn’t approve and a third opt to have a cigarette at a party, on a night out or while popping to the shop. A quarter (27%) feel embarrassed and 22% feel stigmatised by their smoking.
Vishnee Sauntoo, of No Smoking Day, said: “This is the perfect time for secret smokers who want to quit to make that leap and give up. Today quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do for your health.
“Research shows that the majority of smokers started the habit when they were young, so it’s crucial to reach young people before it develops into a habit and the effects of smoking – ill health, as well as the damage it causes to skin, hair and teeth – kick in.”
“We are encouraging people to visit our We Quit website, where they can find more information about how to stop and can speak to fellow quitters.”
Lianne Kenyon, Smokefree programme manager for NHS Tameside and Glossop says “This poll shows widespread secrecy around smoking. People in Tameside and Glossop ashamed to be seen smoking as they know it is bad for them but they still feel unable to stop. But they should know that they are not alone. Our Smokefree team is here to help them if they just call 0161 366 2000. With our help, they are four times as likely to succeed.”
The YouGov survey of more than 4,000 people of all ages across Britain showed that one in eight of those surveyed who wanted to give up, planned to do so on No Smoking Day.
One in five people in the UK currently smokes and 63% of these want to quit.**
Director of Smokefree North West, Andrea Crossfield commented:
“No Smoking Day is a great opportunity for everyone who wants to stop smoking to take the next step to a healthier and richer life for you and your family. There is lots of free support available including our successful NHS Stop Smoking Services where you are 4 times more likely to quit.”
“It’s all in Ukrainian” – New warning over health messages on illegal tobacco
Monday, February 14th, 2011“курiння призводить до серцево-судинних захворювань та раку легенiв” – that’s the only health warning some Tameside and Glossop youngsters are likely to see on cigarette packets thanks to illegal imports on the streets in the region.
Tobacco barons in Russia and China are helping recruit a new generation of smokers through mass manufactured imports and hand rolled tobacco with either no health warnings at all, or written in Ukrainian, Russian, Chinese or Danish.
In the last six months more than 17 million cigarettes and nearly 2,000kg of other tobacco products – including hand rolled tobacco – have been seized by police, HMRC and trading standards in the North West alone. Trading Standards say brands like Jin Ling, which is manufactured exclusively to be smuggled, and hand rolled tobacco and are now what they most often find in raids on local ‘fag’ or ‘tab’ houses, pubs or shops.
Many of these brands are mass-manufactured in overseas factories purely for the black market. But they lack the shocking graphic warnings that smoking causes lung cancer, mouth cancer and a raft of other horrific diseases that have helped motivate many smokers to quit and stop young people from starting to smoke.
As the ‘’Get Some Answers’’ advertising campaign launches again across the region, residents are being urged to phone Crimestoppers in complete anonymity on 0800 555111 if illegal tobacco is being sold near them.
Deputy Director of Public Health for NHS Tameside and Glossop Elaine Michel says “Tobacco sales in this country are now tightly regulated so people do at least receive a full warning about the health risks they are exposing themselves to. None of this applies to illegal tobacco, so the danger for young people taking up the habit is even greater. If you buy illegal tobacco you are funding this deadly trade, and increasing the risks for young people across Tameside and Glossop.”
Andrea Crossfield, Director of Smokefree North West, which helped set up the North of England Tackling Illicit Tobacco for Better Health Programme to bring together the NHS, local authorities, HM Revenue and Customs and police to tackle the problem, said: “The graphic health warnings on tobacco have shown how horrific and disfiguring many smoking-related diseases like lung cancer and mouth cancer are. All tobacco is deadly, with half of long term users dying of a smoking related disease, so it’s a real worry that a teenager in Tameside and Glossop can buy a packet of illegal cigarettes and get no health warning at all.”
“The sellers have no morals. They will even sell single cigarettes to children, and every parent should be concerned if illegal tobacco traders are operating in their area.”
Peter Astley, of Trading Standards North West, said: “If tobacco’s on sale very cheap it’s illegal, and this isn’t a victimless crime. Buyers might think they’re getting a bargain but it’s not a good deal because it’s an evil trade with links to a lot of other criminal activity such as other forms of counterfeiting, drug dealing and even people trafficking. I’d urge people to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if they know about illegal tobacco trading in their area.”
“When we seize illegal tobacco, it is often hand rolled tobacco or brands like Jin Ling which are mass manufactured purely for the illegal market.”
HM Revenue and Customs estimate that around 11% of cigarettes and 49%t of hand rolled tobacco is now illegal.
The “Get Some Answers” campaign has brought together Smokefree North West, police, trading standards officers, HMRC and front line health professionals committed to tackling smoking.
A major survey across the North of England found that:
· 9 out of 10 people think illegal tobacco is a danger to children
· 6 out of 10 said it brought crime into local communities
· 62 percent of those who bought illegal tobacco said it enabled them to smoke when they couldn’t otherwise afford to.
Anyone with information about people dealing in illegal tobacco can pass it on completely anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
For people who are smokers and who want to give up, NHS Tameside and Glossop’s Smokefree Team are always at hand. If you want to quit, give them a call on 0161 366 2000.
For more information please contact:
Vicky Mills
Communications Manager for Smokefree North West
Tel: 0161 238 6385
Mobile: 07825 309760
Email: vicky.mills@smokefreenorthwest.org.uk
or
Ben Granger
Communications Officer – NHS Tameside and Glossop
0161 304 5800
bengranger@nhs.net
Health MOT’s planned for glossopdale men
Friday, February 4th, 2011Glossopdale men eager to stay in tip-top condition or adopt a healthier lifestyle have been urged to sign up for a special MOT on Monday, February 28.
The invitation was extended this week by High Peak Borough Council, which has joined forces with DC Leisure and NHS Tameside and Glossop to offer a quick health check to males who want to make sure their body is still road worthy.
A drop-in session running at Glossop Leisure Centre from 6pm to 8pm will allow men of all ages to come and have their blood pressure checked and their risk of cardio-vascular disease assessed.
Visitors will then be advised on issues including weight management and healthy living – including regular exercise and adopting a balanced diet.
Blood pressure aside, the MOT will measure waist and body mass index plus dietary, smoking and drinking habits. Exercise and stress levels will also be taken into account.
Jean Wharmby, Executive Councillor for Social and Community Development, said: “The aim of the MOT isn’t to worry men or pry into their lifestyles but to give clients any support they might need to lead healthy, happy lives.
“For many males, the MOT will simply put their minds at rest. However, where health issues or risks are identified, practical help will be offered to get clients feeling fit and well”, she explained.
The MOT follows two consultations planned by the partners on Monday and Tuesday week (February 14 and 15) for Glossop’s male taxi drivers. The event will give drivers a chance to have their health assessed and to say how they would like to access services to make them healthier.
Both initiatives support the national Change4Life programme plus the NHS Health Check and Midlife schemes.
Retired teacher shows healthy walks are miles better
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Pensioner David Simms reckons he’s tramped nearly 2,500 miles in his nine years as a leader of healthy walks in the High Peak.
In his time as a volunteer working for the Borough Council, the retired 70-year-old teacher has introduced scores of people to the pleasures and health benefits of regular walking.
And last week, Jean Wharmby, Executive Councillor for Social and Community Development, presented the New Mills resident with an Exceptional Service Award certificate for his dedication to the Council’s Walks for Health programme.
CONGRATULATIONS! David receives his certificate from Councillor Wharmby as walkers look on.
A resident of Marsh Lane, David started leading the weekly walks after retiring from his role as a lecturer in civil engineering at Stockport College of Further and Higher Education, where he had worked for 10 years.
Although he’s a New Mills man, David has always led the Glossop walks – meeting around 20 participants outside the railway station for a one or two-hour jaunt starting at 10am each Thursday.
Looking back at a decade of putting his best foot forward, he recalled only the “occasional disaster”, including the time when a debutante female walker ripped her trousers on a barbed wire fence.
“She never came back”, he recollected.
Ten years on, he’s friends with dozens of Glossop people. He and his fellow walkers have become a close-knit group, regularly visiting each other for coffee and enjoying an annual Christmas lunch at The George Inn.
Although David has no intention of hanging up his walking boots just yet, he is intending to take things a little easier now that there are three other Glossop volunteers to help lead the way.
Councillor Wharmby said: “David has played a key role in helping Walks for Health go from strength to strength over the years, securing approved status from Natural England and the national Walks for Health initiative”.
For more information on Walks for Health, call council community sports co-ordinator Paul Evans on 0845 129 7777 ext. 2209 or send an e-mail to paul.evans@highpeak.gov.uk.
Thumbs up for Chapel Walk Pledge
Monday, January 31st, 2011Local Councillors have secured a pledge from High Peak Borough Council
to maintain Chapel Walk, a vital route to services for local residents.
The Walk has been long neglected with issues including overgrown bramble
and littering. Cllr Vicki Mann, who has long campaigned for the walk to
be maintained, is delighted with the outcome. “Chapel Walk is an
essential walk to school route and was an overgrown mess, damaging
fencing and being intimidating to use at night. The Walk now looks a
thousand times better and the twice yearly maintenance will ensure it
stays that way.
The walk has been subject to remedial work to remove trees and shrubs,
which has opened up the footpath, and stopped the damage to residents’
fences. Local Resident Denis Chappell said ” I’m thrilled that this walk
has been cut back ,it’s long been a blight on the area and it’s finally
fit to be used”. Edward Siddall, Chair of friends of Chapel Lane Park
reported “Now the hard work has been done, it will be easier to keep the
walk tidy and maintained. In addition to HPBC’s maintenance, the FOCLP
pledge to undertake tidy ups and bulb planting to keep the walk looking
attractive and suitable for the whole community to use.
If anyone is interesting in joining Friends of Chapel Lane Park and
getting involved in improving the area, please contact Edward Siddall on
07921071776 or Edward Siddall or on Facebook Friends of Chapel Lane Park
Hadfield.
Councillor Victoria Mann, Bob McKeown Edward Siddall, and local resident Dennis Chapel
Glossop meditation classes
Friday, January 28th, 2011New Glossop meditation classes
Tuesdays 7-9pm, Bradbury Community House, Market Street, Glossop
£5 per class, Beginners welcome – no need to book
Samudra Buddhist Centre – 01298 79777 or www samudracentre.org.uk
Important health information for the local communities.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011Two new health campaigns are being launched in the local area, details are as follows…
The first is a long term campaign, “Choose Well”. This campaign is intended to get people to use the NHS service most appropriate to them. Each year millions are wasted on unnecessary visits to A&E, while many visits to GPs could also more efficiently be seen to elsewhere, such as in pharmacies.
Find out more about this campaign here.
The second is much more short term, the Expert Patient Programme which helps people with long term conditions. We are still looking for people with conditions like severe asthma, bronchitis, multiple sclerosis etc, to make use of this valuable course. The Tameside course starts next week on February 2nd, and one in Glossop later in the month.
Find out more about this campaign here.