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Have you tried out Derbyshire's free healthy lifestyles service - Live Life Better Derbyshire?
Live Life Better offers Derbyshire residents free, tailored support to lose weight, stop smoking, get more active and improve your general health and wellbeing.
Find out more about the services on offer, online at www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk
 Costs are rising and it can be hard to know where to turn if you’re struggling to make ends meet.
Derbyshire County Council has put together lots of advice and help that is available locally. To find out more visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/costofliving
There’s lots of advice and support available to you from help managing debt to checking you’re getting all the benefits you are entitled to.
There’s also information about energy efficiency, cutting down on food waste and details about services you might not know that the council offers.
 Around 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK each year and more than half of cases in the UK are diagnosed in women aged 45 or under.
But the good news is that the majority of cervical cancers are preventable, or highly treatable if caught early.
That’s why it’s so important to take up your cervical screening invite when you receive it.
To find out more about what to expect, and why it’s so important to attend your screening, online here.
 Thousands of Derbyshire pensioners are missing out on extra money by not claiming Pension Credit.
It's estimated that around 17,000 Derbyshire pensioners are entitled to, but not claiming, the pension top up, with the take-up rate for those aged over 75 at only 60%.
To help you find out if you qualify, we have staff on hand who can support you to claim your share of £41 million a year in unclaimed benefits.
Pensioners who qualify for Pension Credit get on average around £2,500 a year - just under £250 a month.
Find out more here.
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