Health Minister for Edwina Hart has announced that £155,000 over the next two years will go into the ASSIST programme, where health promotion experts train pupils to persuade their friends not to start smoking or to give up.

58 schools have already benefited from the ASSIST programme, with another 8 currently completing this term. The new funding will allow a further 20 schools to benefit from the programme over the next two years.

Further information is available on the Welsh Assembly Government website.