COUNTY Durham has a new leader in the fight to stop smoking in workplaces.
Dianne Woodall has been appointed as leader of the tobacco control efforts of the primary care trusts in the county and in Darlington.
She will be encouraging the owners of bars and restaurants to introduce bans or no-smoking areas.
She said: "I will be focusing on working with other tobacco control workers in the trusts to raise awareness of the importance of smoke-free areas."
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