Smokers could be paid as much as £400 in cash to ditch the habit if plans for a groundbreaking new health scheme go ahead.
Cheshire East Council has introduced the proposal in a bid to discourage its residents from sparking up.
The county has one of the worst rates of smokers compared to the national average - which includes around 10.5 per cent of its residents and 10.8 per cent of pregnant mums to be.
