Announced on Monday by Health Secretary Alan Johnson, the first nine Healthy Towns will get a share of £30m to improve the wellbeing of residents. Tower Hamlets, which is the only London borough to be awarded Healthy Town status, will be running the fast-food outlet rewards scheme as part of attempts to reduce obesity before the 2012 Olympics. Other projects include an outdoor gym in Dudley, a scheme in Manchester that rewards people for exercising with free activities or healthy...

