Rotherham's under-18s continuing to light up, say report

The annual report of the Rotherham Tobacco Control Alliance says more than half of them are buying them from shops which are not enforcing the minimum age of 18 for tobacco sales.

The report also reveals that the town’s overall smoking rate has remained static at 24 per cent, despite a rise in cigarette prices of a third over the last 30 years.

The Alliance adds: “We need to continue to raise the awareness of the links between illicit tobacco and organised crime, and of the increased risks in smoking unregulated tobacco products, often with far higher levels of contaminants than standard cigarettes.”

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