The smoke free life van is a regular visitor to Abingdon Market Place. They offer free sessions, as well as a free supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Our local Oxford Vapours shop will also help switch you from cigarettes to vaping where you can start with the same amount of nicotine as your cigarettes and then reduce.

18mg – The highest strength that we stock (highest legal strength is 20mg, though it is now uncommon) is recommended for anyone smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day.

It should be everyone’s aim to reduce their nicotine strength to the lowest dosage possible. 

When you get down to a 3mg or a 0mg dosage you can still make bigger clouds than was ever possible with cigarettes – in lots of different flavours.

Thanks to Sally for this short piece about the NHS v TRIDENT Abingdon People’s Ballot that took place on Monday. Sally said …

We had a good morning, the market place was busy although the market itself seemed a bit thinner than usual.

Many people didn’t even know what Trident is, much less that we, the taxpayer, spend over £5000 per minute on it… Some people still seem to think we need it for “deterrence”. Although who it is supposed to “deter” and from doing what, is not clear.

Trident is the UK’s nuclear deterrent with missiles on 4 submarines. The next parliament could take the decision to replace it with an updated Trident.

The Vale of White Horse District Council’s Abbey Meadows Consultation ends at Midnight.

Only option A, and not B or C, sees a future for the Outdoor Pool. The result won’t be known until after the election as we are now into election Purdah – meaning veil or curtain – which prevents councils from making revealing pronouncements.

It was the lead officer, David Buckle, rather than a politician, who came out to receive a petition of over 2300+ signatures, organised by Naomi, to Save the Pool.

The Oxford Mail / Abingdon Herald were there to take pictures of the campaigners and the petition.

As the 38 Degrees Petition already contains over 500 signatures, David Buckle said, it will be discussed by the next Vale District Council, whatever it colour.