ALMOST a quarter of Lancashire smokers have missed out on a kiss because they smoke, a poll claims.

Nicolite Electronic Cigarettes commissioned the survey to discover the reasons behind decisions to quit in ‘Stoptober’.

In the survey 18 per cent of all smokers questioned admitted that they had been turned down for a kiss in the past themselves because of their cigarette breath.

For more advice and tips visit stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk