The number of people turning to e-cigarettes, or ‘vaping’, has increased rapidly in recent years.

Now, Council officials are hoping that they can use the trend to help smokers quit for good.

A free drop in session at the Health and Lifestyle Research Unit today aims to show smokers the alternatives available to them.

They say that switching from smoking to e-cigarette use reduced the risks of smoking by at least 95%.

The scheme, backed by local medical professionals and MPs, aims to reduce the smoking rate in adults, currently at 18% in the borough.

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The number of people turning to e-cigarettes, or ‘vaping’, has increased rapidly in recent years.

Now, Council officials are hoping that they can use the trend to help smokers quit for good.

A free drop in session at the Health and Lifestyle Research Unit today aims to show smokers the alternatives available to them.

They say that switching from smoking to e-cigarette use reduced the risks of smoking by at least 95%.

The scheme, backed by local medical professionals and MPs, aims to reduce the smoking rate in adults, currently at 18% in the borough.