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Pubs urged to ‘save lives’ by tackling salt levels in food

29-Feb-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs and similar food businesses must take action on salt to potentially save thousands of lives, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged.

Pubs urged to sign up to salt reduction targets

08-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Pub chains must sign up to salt reduction targets to combat the nation’s alarming levels of heart attacks and strokes, councils have urged.

Government launches campaign to reduce salt consumption by a quarter

13-Mar-2013 By Lesley Foottit

The Government has launched a major drive to reduce salt consumption by a quarter.

Alcohol-related hospital admissions data to be scrutinised

07-Jun-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Concerns about “over-stated and over-played” alcohol-related hospital admissions could be alleviated by a new consultation looking at the methods used to collate such information.

Government to revise hospital admission stats

02-Feb-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Extreme figures on alcohol-related hospital admissions could be a thing of the past as the Government is to revise how it classifies such cases.

The truth about alcohol-related hospital admissions

02-Feb-2012 By Paul Chase

For too long the licensed retail sector has been on the defensive, engaged in anxious hand-wringing when confronted by the remorselessly grim alcohol-harm numbers generated by the health lobby.

'A pint of beer a day keeps the doctor away'

14-Jan-2011

Drinking a pint of beer a day is good for you, a new study claims. Moderate drinking of ale and lager can cut the risk of diabetes and high blood...

'AB InBev loses Budweiser name case'

30-Jul-2010

Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has suffered a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. The European...

'Binge drinking sends high blood pressure cases soaring by 74%'

28-Jun-2010

Britain's booze culture has led to a huge increase in patients needing treatment for high blood pressure. The number of adults diagnosed with raised...

Beer guts aren't cheap say British men

14-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

British men spend an average of £1,144 a year cultivating their beer guts according to research. Private medical insurer PruHealth commissioned...

FSA slugs it out with pub chefs over salt

17-Sep-2004

Pub chefs have come under increasing pressure to use less salt after the government launched a high-profile campaign warning people of the dangers of...

Chef fined for knife attack on licensee

18-Mar-2004

A pub chef has been ordered to pay £500 in compensation after injuring his manager with a knife. Pablo Aguilera, 45, now living in Park Mount Road,...