British Heart Foundation

Dan Graham from Northstar with some of the volunteers from Side by Side Arts wits

Charity 'Cheer Station' singers supporting Great North Runners

Football team includes heroes suffering with critical heart conditions

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The British Heart Foundation has confirmed a cyclist in his 60s died while taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday.

Man dies during London to Brighton charity bike ride

The common examples of ultra-processed foods include ice cream, ham, sausages, crisps, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, carbonated drinks, fruit-flavoured yoghurt, instant soups, and some alcoholic drinks including whisky, gin, and rum.

Ultra-processed foods - are they really harmful

British Heart Foundation said the number of people with a heart rhythm condition has passed 1.5 million.

People diagnosed with irregular heartbeats surpassed 1.5 million

The British Heart Foundation sells rare Beatles album

The Beatles rare White Album sells for £2,350

Tesco offer free walk-in blood pressure checks in store for Heart Month 2023

Check your blood pressure for free at Tesco pharmacies

"Try to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, pulses and wholegrain varieties of bread, rice and pasta."

SHAPING UP: Use National Heart Month to introduce good habits into your lifestyl...

A Cartier watch, which was discovered in a bag of donations to the British Heart Foundation, has sold for almost £10,000 on eBay.

Donated Cartier watch sold nearly £10,000 on eBay

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to make defibrillators more accessible on the high street.

Virgin Media O2 stores to install defibrillators to save lives

One lucky person is guaranteed to win a stunning North London town house worth over £3,000,000 - along with £100,000 in cash - as part of a new prize draw.

£3m London townhouse up for grabs in British Heart Foundation £10 draw

How can I apply for the 2023 Great North Run? Ballot information and how to get involved. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

How can I apply for the 2023 Great North Run? Ballot information and how to get ...

Chocolate reminders from the Gazette archives. Take a look.

A piece of tasty South Tyneside history

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Sir Brendan Foster has promised the Great North Run will return to South Tyneside

Great North Run will return to Shields 'as soon as possible', vows Sir Brendan

The Great North Run will return to South Tyneside as soon as it is safe to do so, founder Sir Brendan Foster has promised.

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South Tyneside District Hospital

Fears grow over heart treatment waiting lists

How to choose a blood pressure monitor for home use

HeartSafe has a map of the UK's publicly available defibrillators (HeartSafe)

This is how to find your nearest defibrillator - and how to do CPR

Have a look and see if you can spot a familiar face in these photos which have a walking theme.

Stepping back in time as we go walking

A crumpet can contain as much salt as two portions of McDonald’s chips

You can donate your Tesco Clubcard points to help people in need - here’s how

A man died after consuming "excessive amounts of liquorice" (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the possible side effects of eating too much liquorice after doctors l...

The supermarket introduced a charity scheme during the pandemic allowing shoppers to contribute spare pennies. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tesco accused of rounding up shopping bills to the nearest pound - without permi...

Eating chocolate could make you eight per cent less likely to suffer heart disease (Shutterstock)

Eating chocolate could lower your risk of heart disease - here’s what the study ...

Around 9,620 fewer heart ultrasound tests were carried out in the North East after lockdown began, the British Heart Foundation has revealed. Picture: Getty.

Huge drop in heart 'echo' tests during lockdown

This is what you need to know about AFib (Photo: Shutterstock)

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All British Heart Foundation stores have temporarily closed

How you can help cut the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and bowel cance...

25 cups of coffee a day can be safe for heart health, research finds

Do you rely on energy drinks to get you through the day? (Photo: Getty Images)

Energy drinks could increase your risk of stroke by 500% - here’s why

Chest pains aren't the only way that a heart attack can present itself, especially in women (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the unexpected signs of cardiac arrest for women

Siblings Claire and Scott Baker are taking part in this years Great North Run.

Siblings take on Great North Run to help heart charity

Former science boss who helped invent Viagra can't get a job in a supermarket

The Mayor of South Tyneside, Councillor Olive Punchion, and the Mayoress, Mrs Mary French, are hosting a ValentineÂ’s Day charity dinner at the Customs House.

Share the love at mayor's charity Valentine's event

Dave Emmerson also completed a fundraising walk last year in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

South Shields heart attack survivor set to raise funds with charity walk

Cafe India Noor Ahmed Great North Run fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation Staff back from left Syed Khanur Ahmed, Monir Hossain and Aminur Ahmed

South Shields restaurant boss pounds the miles for heart charity

Footballers from the Trevor Clark memorial team, hosted a charity football tournament at Hedworthfield CA, Jarrow.

Son hosts memorial match to boost heart charity funds

Take steps to beat disease

Laygate Primary School sponsored skipping event in aid of British Heart Foundation

South Tyneside youngsters jump for joy in charity skip

Anthony Chilley is rumming the Gateshead 10k in memory of his mother Michelle Chilley and grandmother Joan Meeks

Teenager to run Great North 10k in memory of mum and grandmother

Nominate a heart hero

South Shields woman sets off on Great Wall of China adventure

The government has released new childhood obesity figures.

Obesity crisis: 40% of South Tyneside children become overweight by the age of 1...

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