latest news: in England, United Kingdom
Showing 10 of 536 Articles:
-
Southampton council leader promises fluoride referendum
THE public will decide on fluoride. That is among the pledges of the new man at the helm of Southampton City Council. Personally, Cllr Simon Letts is in favour of adding the chemical to the tap water of 200,000 people in the city and surrounding areas in a bid to improve the health of children’s [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton. Fluoride in water: protesters plan new legal battle
CAMPAIGNERS against water fluoridation in Hampshire are planning a fresh legal battle in the courts, the Daily Echo can reveal. In the latest salvo of their long running battle, Hampshire Against Fluoridation (HAF) claim they have found a loophole which could block plans to add fluoride to tap water. Despite losing a legal challenge last [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton. Fluoride in water: the fight to stop it goes on
Angry anti-fluoride protestors have taken to the streets of Southampton and vowed to step up their fight. Yesterday more than a hundred people made their message loud and clear as they waved placards and shouted ‘no’ to water fluoridation. Demonstrators gathered outside the Guildhall Square in Southampton as part of their long running battle against [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton. VIDEO: Demonstrators protest against fluoride in water
WAVING placards and shouting their slogans, more than a hundred people made their message loud and clear: no to water fluoridation. Demonstrators were gathering outside the Guildhall Square in Southampton this afternoon as part of their long running battle against plans to add the chemical to drinking water in Southampton, Eastleigh, Totton, Netley and Rownhams. [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton: Demonstration to put pressure on council over fluoridating water
CAMPAIGNERS fighting against plans to put fluoride in Hampshire’s water supplies are turning up the pressure on council chiefs to axe the project. Hampshire Against Fluoridation will hold a demonstration outside Southampton City Council offices in the Civic Centre tomorrow at 12.30pm. Since the Southern Health Authority was scrapped at the end of March, Public [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton: Explain fluoride decision
ON APRIL 16, I had an an open letter published in the Daily Echo, asking the newly formed body Public Health England to respond, explaining how they arrived at the decision to continue with the scheme to mass medicate the local population with fluoride in our tap water. Bearing in mind the importance of this [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton: Public Health England to go ahead with fluoride plans in thousands of Hampshire homes
Fluoride will be added to tap water in thousands of Hampshire homes – unless the scheme’s opponents find a last-ditch solution. Despite the demise of the organisation which voted through the controversial scheme, its successor Public Health England says it will carry out fluoridation affecting about 200,000 people. Its opponents, including local councils, are currently [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Fluoridation in Southampton homes: is plan now dead in the water?
IT was the most controversial decision South Central Strategic Health Authority ever made. But the organisation that unanimously voted to add fluoride to the tap water of thousands of Hampshire homes has not lasted long enough to see it become reality. As of Monday, it will no longer exist. But although fluoridation has still not [...]
United Kingdom, England -
Southampton: Councils ‘will be able to turn off fluoride’
COUNCILS will be able to turn off fluoride from Hampshire’s water supplies if people don’t want it, new Government guidelines say. Councillors could scrap the controversial scheme within months once the health authority pushing it is axed, if Department of Health (DoH) proposals are rubber-stamped. It would mean councillors will be able to vote to [...]
United Kingdom, England -
West Cumbria: Fluoride to be added to water
People in West Cumbria will have fluoride added to their drinking water in the coming weeks after a seven-year break. NHS North West has confirmed that water could start having fluoride added again next month, although a firm date has not been set. Health experts say that adding fluoride to water supplies helps to reduce [...]
United Kingdom, England United Kingdom