by WRA Admin | Mar 10, 2021 | #QuitforCovid, Coronavirus, Covid, No Smoking Day, Smoking, WRA Blog
March 10th will celebrate National No Smoking Day, an annual national health campaign that started in 1984 and encourages smokers to quit. Over the years, it has seen several changes to its organising body and is now in the hands of NHS Smoke Free. For the NHS,...
by WRA Admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Alcohol, Awareness, Coronavirus, Safe Night Out, WRA Blog
On 4th December 2020 at 6pm all licenced hospitality premises (including sports clubs) that sell alcohol for on premises consumption were ordered to stop alcohol sales until further notice as part of Welsh parliament’s rules to restrict the spread of COVID-19. The...
by WRA Admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Alcohol, Awareness, Coronavirus, WRA Blog
Since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in the UK, speculation has arisen regarding how the drinking behaviour of people has changed in response to the measures. The impression that the UK is a ‘nation of binge drinkers’ remains, despite pubs being closed during...
by WRA Admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Archives, Coronavirus, NHS, WRA Blog
1918…Then and Now…… The scenes we have experienced recently in the supermarkets, of empty shelves and people rushing to buy and store up essential items (toilet rolls, pasta!) isn’t a new phenomenon. It has happened in the past during difficult times...
