It’s no surprise that alcohol can cause your bank account (and body) to take a big hit, but seeing the figures can be quite shocking. *The average drinker spends an estimated £62,899 on alcohol over the course of a lifetime, and with one in five drinkers (19%) considering alcohol to be an ‘essential’ item in
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Get your parkrun on for NHS’s 75th Anniversary
The NHS has teamed up with parkrun UK to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary this July. You can take part in your local parkrun on the 8th and 9th July to celebrate this huge milestone for the NHS and encourage others to take a step towards a more healthy and active lifestyle – whether you
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Are you drinking too much? If you’re aged 40 – 74, get a Free NHS Health Check during Alcohol Awareness Week.
It’s Alcohol Awareness Week, 3rd – 9th July, and a new survey commissioned by charity Alcohol Change UK, shows that the number of people considered to be at risk of alcohol harm is increasing with 39% of drinkers considered to be at increasing risk and 65% at high risk.* Are you one of them? If
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Your Guide to Wimbledon Celebrations
The Wimbledon Championships are just a mere few days away, and if you didn’t manage to bag tickets to watch them courtside this year then don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. You can enjoy all the action at home with our ultimate Wimbledon Guide. Method: Your tastebuds will be thanking us later! Method: Drink
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What food are people eating this Eid al-Adha?
This year, Eid al-Adha begins on Wednesday 28th June and ends on the evening of Thursday 29th June. The celebration is the latter of the two significant Islamic holidays that are celebrated worldwide every year and is sometimes referred to as ‘Salty Eid’ because of the amount of savoury foods that are served and eaten
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10 ways you can eat strawberries
We’re just a week away from Wimbledon starting, and we can’t think of a better way to mark strawberries and cream season (😉) with all the different ways you can satiate your strawberry cravings and get 1 of your 5-a-day. Not only are strawberries the sweetest they’ve ever been right now, they’re also cheap at
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Love your Lungs Week
Love your lungs week is celebrated from the 21st to the 27th June and is used to raise awareness about the health of our lungs and what can be done to keep them as healthy as possible and avoid damaging them. One of the ways in which you can show you lungs some love is
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The History of Pride
It’s time to talk about Pride. The 1969 Stonewall Riots sparked the catalyst for change and is said to mark the beginning of LGBTQ+ movement and Pride celebrations in the UK and around the world today. At the very forefront of the movement was Storme DeLaverie and Marsha P. Johnson who are the reason so
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Support your dad to be alcohol free this Father’s Day
18th June marks Father’s Day, and as I headed out to buy a card and gift for the dads in my life, I was dismayed by just how many cards and gifts revolve around alcohol. The number 1 suggested gift item at a large well-known supermarket is a pint glass, closely followed by Beers of
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Do you have diabetes? Aged 40 – 74? Get a Free NHS Health Check and find out
It’s Diabetes Week, and there are over 4 million people living with diabetes, both Type 1 and 2 in the UK currently. However, a report by Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation has estimated that there are 500,000 people in the UK unaware that they have the condition. Could you be one of them? If you
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