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"Active travel law to boost cycling and walking in Wales"

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  1. chdot
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    One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly.

    If it becomes law then local authorities will have to make it easier for more people to walk and cycle.

    Transport Minister Carl Sargeant will launch the bill at a Cardiff school.

    Councils will be required to connect key sites such as hospitals, schools and shopping areas with traffic-free routes and cycle lanes.

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21493721

    Posted 12 years ago #
  2. chdot
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    The zumba craze has gone mad in Tamworth and we have got cycle paths galore.

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    those less likely to be obese include people who do not use cars, because they cannot afford them or live in a town with a cycling culture

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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/18/obesity-tamworth-fat-capital-britain

    Posted 12 years ago #
  3. chdot
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    Tax fizzy drinks and ban junk food ads, say doctors

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21478314

    Posted 12 years ago #
  4. crowriver
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    Local GP John James, chair of the clinical commissioning group that will decide what NHS services the area needs, says people do not notice that others are overweight any more, because almost everybody is.

    "I have been a GP for 30 years," says James. "We don't need the statistics. We have all seen it happen. But we normalise visually. We look around the room at other people and say, I'm fairly tall or I'm not very tall. So in a room full of overweight people, nobody thinks they are fat."

    There's a fair bit of Scotland that's like that too.

    Posted 12 years ago #

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