A youth-led not-for-profit organisation that works in communities along the south coast of England has been awarded a £9,600 grant from national charity Heart Research UK to educate young people about how to look after their hearts. Blueprint 22, which works with 16-25-year-olds from Brighton to Bognor Regis, has been […]
YOUNG people in East Sussex are offering their ‘top ten tips’ to help parents and carers support children’s mental health. The guide was devised after a survey of almost 1,000 people found children, parents and carers had different ideas on what would help youngsters’ emotional wellbeing. It includes simple tips […]
HEALTH workers in East Sussex have been getting their flu jab – and are encouraging other people in vulnerable groups to do the same. As the days shorten, the temperatures drop and the flu season approaches, East Sussex County Council’s public health team is calling on those eligible to ensure […]
AN Eastbourne eatery has become the first restaurant in East Sussex to achieve the ‘gold’ standard under a new awards scheme for healthy eating. Bibendum, in Grange Road, won the accolade under the Eat Out Eat Well rating system administered by East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards team. The scheme […]
With one in four people in the UK suffering with a mental health issue in any given year, councillors at Lewes District Council have unanimously backed a motion that commits the authority to a range of far reaching measures designed to tackle the growing problem. Councillor Sean MacLeod proposed the […]
An increased number of pharmacies across England will begin to provide free heart check-ups. Patients will have their blood pressure and cholesterol tested. Experts have suggested that that programme, which may roll out to every pharmacy in the country, could potentially prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks and strokes in […]
Download A HARD-hitting and heart-wrenching campaign launches today (MON 2) across East Sussex highlighting the devastating impact of tobacco on smokers and their loved ones. The ‘Be There Tomorrow’ campaign urges smokers to quit now using local help available to them. An estimated 62,000 East Sussex residents smoke and, in […]
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are two of the most common lung disease in the UK. As mentioned on the National news asthma deaths have risen by thirty per cent over the last ten years. Around 10,000 people are newly diagnosed with some form of lung disease every […]
