A former football club chief executive who admitted not paying duty on £4.5m worth of cigarettes has been jailed.
Guy Simpson, who used to be in charge of the West Midlands non-league team Halesowen Town, admitted tax evasion. The 52-year-old, of Heath Charnock, Lancashire, was charged after he tried to smuggle 21 million fake Regal cigarettes through Southampton port in 2008. ... read more >>
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Ex-Halesowen chief jailed for £4.5m cigarette tax fraud
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Sydney council bans alfresco smoking
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Another Sydney metropolitan council has banned smoking in outdoor cafe and restaurant areas. Leichhardt Council, which covers part of the trendy inner western suburbs known for its coffee-drinking culture, on Tuesday passed a resolution to make alfresco areas smoke-free from 2011. ... read more >>
Another Sydney metropolitan council has banned smoking in outdoor cafe and restaurant areas. Leichhardt Council, which covers part of the trendy inner western suburbs known for its coffee-drinking culture, on Tuesday passed a resolution to make alfresco areas smoke-free from 2011. ... read more >>
UN AIDS chief says new HIV infections increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday. Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, said “it is unacceptable” that 85 countries still have laws criminalizing same sex relations among adults, including seven that impose the death penalty for homosexual practices. ... read more >>
New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday. Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, said “it is unacceptable” that 85 countries still have laws criminalizing same sex relations among adults, including seven that impose the death penalty for homosexual practices. ... read more >>
Hawaii residents back anti-smoking efforts
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
More than nine of 10 Hawaii residents consider it important to continue using the state’s tobacco settlement money for smoking-cessation programs and to reduce smoking among minors, according to a new survey. Tobacco companies pay settlement monies to Hawaii to compensate taxpayers for smoking-related health-care costs, and much of it goes to fund tobacco-prevention and control programs statewide. ... read more >>
More than nine of 10 Hawaii residents consider it important to continue using the state’s tobacco settlement money for smoking-cessation programs and to reduce smoking among minors, according to a new survey. Tobacco companies pay settlement monies to Hawaii to compensate taxpayers for smoking-related health-care costs, and much of it goes to fund tobacco-prevention and control programs statewide. ... read more >>
Anti-Smoking Groups in Vt. Want Budget Preserved
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Vermont anti-smoking groups are trying to defend their programs’ budget, but Douglas administration officials say those programs aren’t being targeted for significant cuts. Vermont chapters of the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and other groups held a news conference Wednesday to say the $4.8 million a year Vermont spends to get people to quit smoking or not to start saves the state much more money in the long run. ... read more >>
Vermont anti-smoking groups are trying to defend their programs’ budget, but Douglas administration officials say those programs aren’t being targeted for significant cuts. Vermont chapters of the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and other groups held a news conference Wednesday to say the $4.8 million a year Vermont spends to get people to quit smoking or not to start saves the state much more money in the long run. ... read more >>
Lawmakers return to session
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The Ohio General Assembly returns to session in less than two weeks, and the area’s representatives are already looking forward to the issues they expect to tackle in 2010. The economy is on the minds of House Reps. Jennifer Garrison, D-Marietta, and Debbie Phillips, D-Athens. “People are struggling right now, and we in Ohio are trying to react to a global recession,” Garrison said. ... read more >>
The Ohio General Assembly returns to session in less than two weeks, and the area’s representatives are already looking forward to the issues they expect to tackle in 2010. The economy is on the minds of House Reps. Jennifer Garrison, D-Marietta, and Debbie Phillips, D-Athens. “People are struggling right now, and we in Ohio are trying to react to a global recession,” Garrison said. ... read more >>
Lowest tier for anti-smoking initiatives
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Despite declines in smoking rates in Tennessee and Georgia, the states ranked dead last this year in state-funded tobacco cessation and prevention programs. “We see both Tennessee and Georgia as extremely disappointing,” said Peter Fisher, vice president of state issues for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of a group of health advocacy organizations that released the rankings this month. ... read more >>
Despite declines in smoking rates in Tennessee and Georgia, the states ranked dead last this year in state-funded tobacco cessation and prevention programs. “We see both Tennessee and Georgia as extremely disappointing,” said Peter Fisher, vice president of state issues for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of a group of health advocacy organizations that released the rankings this month. ... read more >>
Kansas ranks 39th in funding tobacco prevention programs
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Kansas ranks 39th in the nation when it comes to funding tobacco prevention programs. “States like Kansas are not investing in comprehensive tobacco prevention and smoking cessation programs. We know that when states do invest in these programs lives are saved. Kids don’t start smoking and adults quit,” said Paul G. Billings, vice president of National Policy and Advocacy of the American Lung Association. ... read more >>
Kansas ranks 39th in the nation when it comes to funding tobacco prevention programs. “States like Kansas are not investing in comprehensive tobacco prevention and smoking cessation programs. We know that when states do invest in these programs lives are saved. Kids don’t start smoking and adults quit,” said Paul G. Billings, vice president of National Policy and Advocacy of the American Lung Association. ... read more >>
New York criticized for cuts to anti-tobacco funds
Monday, December 21st, 2009
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Perhaps because it’s obvious, or because it often seems contrary to the American lifestyle, the fact that staying healthy is the most cost-effective way to beat soaring health-care costs doesn’t get much notice. ... read more >>
Perhaps because it’s obvious, or because it often seems contrary to the American lifestyle, the fact that staying healthy is the most cost-effective way to beat soaring health-care costs doesn’t get much notice. ... read more >>
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