A Middlesbrough Council employee who narrowly escaped death due to his smoking habit has been chosen as the face of a regional campaign to help others quit.
People across Middlesbrough are being urged to "make a fresh quit" with the launch of a major quit smoking campaign.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is going completely smokefree from Monday 1 April as part of a national drive to support more people to stub out the habit and reduce the many serious illnesses linked to smoking.
A UNIQUE project in Middlesbrough is helping people make life-changing health and well-being choices.