1st October 2008
Entrepreneurial spirit alive and well, despite downturn in new businesses
The number of new businesses launched in Scotland has dropped compared with this time last year, but the economic spirit is still alive and well.
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1st October 2008
GO secure record government contract
Glasgow Opportunities (GO Group) has secured the contract to provide support to Scotland’s inventors and innovators through the Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS) for a record-breaking fourth time.
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28th September 2008
Glaswegians top innovation charts
Glasgow has beaten Edinburgh to be crowned Scotland’s most innovative city.
According to the latest statistics released by The Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS), Glaswegians account for 15.8% of Scotland’s innovation activity, with residents seeking the most innovation and invention support from ICASS.
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24th September 2008
NODA slams government free ticket ‘gimmick’
The professional body for amateur theatre today attacked the launch of a free theatre ticket plan launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in conjunction with Arts Council, calling it an elitist gimmick.
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23/11/06 - CHANGING THE SMOKE AGE LIMIT A 'WASTE OF TIME'
Smoking cessation experts have today slammed proposals to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 16 to 18.
Experts from Anne Penman Laser Therapy (APLT) - who have helped thousands of people worldwide quit smoking using laser therapy over the past 14 years - criticised the planned legislation, branding it “absolute nonsense”.
Scottish clinic director Scot McKenzie said: “This new legislation is a waste of everyone’s time and a waste of taxpayers money. The Government could raise the age limit to 40 years old and it wouldn’t make any difference, as kids will still get hold of cigarettes. Putting the age limit up will only encourage children to smoke as cigarettes will become even more of a taboo – smoking, especially at school, will still be seen as ‘the cool thing to do’.”
“We believe that the Government needs to do more to tackle the problem of people taking up smoking in the first place. We need to see more in the way of education. There needs to be more in the way of positive health messages instead of constant negativity. The shock tactics don’t work with children any longer.”
“Although we need to do more to prevent children from starting smoking, we also need to provide them with more support for those who do start smoking and want to quit.”
For further information on how APLT can help you quit smoking, visit www.aplt.co.uk or phone 0870 870 2838.
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For further information contact:
Carrie Wallace at Axis Media Group
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Notes to editors:
- Background information: Anne Penman invented her therapy programme while living in Glasgow, but it only really took off world-wide when an American organisation bought the concept and franchised it across the United States. Now she’s a household name in America with clinics in 17 States, clinics in Singapore and also expanding into South East Asia. The company has over 14 years experience of helping people to quit smoking for good.
- The laser therapy works by stimulating endorphins. Nicotine releases endorphins which gives the smoker the sense of relaxation. When people try to stop smoking, the sudden drop in endorphin levels leads to withdrawal symptoms. The laser therapy helps reduce the craving and stress of nicotine by stimulating endorphins. Unlike many other treatments to help people stop smoking, there is no replacement to continue putting nicotine into the body, so the laser treatment restores the body’s natural balance.
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