BBC Radio Four's More or Less - the Stroke Association responds
BBC Radio Four’s More or Less investigates the stroke data used in a Stroke Association press release on 12 May 2015 highlighting working age stroke.
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Miss Lincolnshire calls on the region to Make May Purple for stroke
Miss Lincolnshire, Siana Hemmings, has joined forces with the Stroke Association, to Make May Purple for Action on Stroke Month 2015.
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Celebrities make May purple in support of stroke
A host of well-known names have thrown their support behind Action on Stroke Month.
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Preston netball players help to Make May Purple for stroke
A local student is helping to help Make May Purple this Action on Stroke Month 2015, by organising a purple netball tournament to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
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East Dulwich Stroke Survivor Makes May Purple for Stroke
This weekend Charlotte Clowes, 50, from East Dulwich, helped to support the Stroke Association’s Action on Stroke Month by baking purple cakes at Dulwich Festival.
Mum of two, Charlotte, a textiles artist, had a stroke in 2009. Charlotte had collapsed at her home in East Dulwich after complaining of migraine for three days, and was taken to King's College hospital.
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Stroke rates soar among men and women in their 40s and 50s
The number of strokes occurring in people of working age has risen by a quarter over the past 15 years
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Gateshead Millenium Bridge turns purple to launch Action on Stroke Month
The award-winning Gateshead Millenium Bridge and Baltic Square lit up in purple on Friday 01 May, to celebrate the launch of Action on Stroke Month.
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Mosaic unveiling kicks of Action on Stroke Month at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
An inspirational mosaic created by stroke survivors was unveiled at Blackpool Victoria Hospital Stroke Unit on Friday 01 May, to mark the launch of Action on Stroke Month.
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TV star Kim Woodburn supports Step out for Stroke in Liverpool
ITV and C4 star Kim Woodburn will officially open the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke sponsored walking event in Croxteth Park, Liverpool on Saturday 09 May.
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Liverpool stroke survivors star in new exhibition to Make May Purple
Stroke survivors from Liverpool are the subjects of a powerful new photography exhibition, which will be displayed in the city during Action on Stroke Month.
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Buildings across Jersey light up purple for Action on Stroke Month
Fort Regent Dome, Mont Orgueil Castle and Victoria College in Jersey will all be lighting up purple during the month of May for Action on Stroke Month. The buildings have agreed to help raise awareness of stroke and join the Stroke Association to Make May Purple.
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Unearthed helps to raise awareness of Stroke during Action on Stroke Month
A play set in the West Country, Unearthed, will be helping to raise awareness of the impact of stroke during Action on Stroke month. The Production from Folio Theatre will be touring across the South West throughout the month of May.
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