SMOKERS in North Devon are being reminded that help to quit is available in a town near them.

Last year 4,000 people in Devon successfully stopped smoking after getting help from NHS Devon.

There are seven weekly stop smoking clinics in North Devon. The clinics aim to help people stop smoking with support and advice from specialists and through a range of techniques including nicotine replacement therapy.

NHS Devon's free stop smoking service is available at most Devon towns.

The North Devon clinics are:

Barnstaple library (Mondays 12.30pm – 4.30pm); Bideford hospital (Monday 5.30pm – 8:30pm); Amory Centre, South Molton (Tuesday 9am – 11am);

St John's Community Centre, Barnstaple (Tuesday 12pm – 2pm); Caen Medical Centre, Braunton (for surgery patients only, Tuesday 2pm – 5pm); Holsworthy hospital (Wednesday, 10am – 2pm); Ladywell Centre, North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple (Wednesday 12pm – 3pm); Dfine Gym, Barnstaple (Wednesday 4pm – 6pm); Wooda Surgery, Bideford (for surgery patients only, Thursday 4pm – 7.30pm):

Contact the service on stopsmoking.devonpct@nhs.net or call 01884 836 024.