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Plymouth’s new high-tech eye health clinic is helping the NHS

Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers co-founder, and Plymouth Deputy Mayor Cllr Chris Penberthy were among invited guests at a grand opening of the city’s Newmedica eye clinic.

Visitors at the ribbon-cutting event heard that staff at the state-of-the-art Derriford centre were already working alongside the NHS to assist with its waiting lists.

Dame Mary Perkins, who cut the ribbon...

5 Benefits of Living by the Sea

Living on the coast has many benefits, including a booming tourism industry and many activities for families and children. However, taking the ocean and beaches for granted is easy if you live so close. People can see it daily and not realise what they have on their doorstep. Here are 5 benefits of living by the sea.

  • An active lifestyle
  • An active lifestyle is promoted by...

    UK’s Favourite Cuisine Revealed

    Chinese cuisine labelled the UK’s favourite with Korean food identified as the fastest growing in popularity. Cuisines from around the world are becoming ever-present around the dinner table and the UK’s favourites have been revealed. Audley Travel has studied recent search data to identify what type of cuisine the UK is searching for the most.

    Chinese cuisine came out on top as a...

    How Does Lipoma Removal Work?

    If you’re considering lipoma removal, you might be wondering how the procedure works and how you can be prepared for the surgery. Knowing all the details before heading to the doctor’s office can give you peace of mind and make sure you are prepared.

    What is Lipoma?

    Lipomas are fat tumors that are located just below the skin. They are most common in middle-aged people but people of...

    5 Tips for Anyone Who Gets Depressed in the Summer

    Are the long and hot summer days bringing you down? Making you feel sad, stressed, and miserable?

    While most people seem to have a great time - booking their vacations on the beach and relaxing in the sun, summer can seem like everything but for others.

    The summertime sadness you are experiencing can sometimes actually be SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder . Most people will...

    Devon sees increase in affordable housing provision thanks to Aster Group

    With 201 new homes successfully delivered in Devon during 21/22, local housing association Aster Group is set to build more homes in a single year than it ever has before. Its ambitious target of delivering more than 1,300 homes over the next 12 months sees the Group predicted to be one of the biggest housing association builders of affordable homes in 2022-23. Aster’s development pipeline...

    Protect yourself and the NHS: Eligible people urged to have autumn vaccines

    People in Devon, who are most vulnerable to flu and Covid-19, are being encouraged to book in for their autumn booster vaccines.

    Having the Covid-19 autumn booster and seasonal flu vaccines will help to protect people from becoming seriously ill this winter, which in turn will reduce pressure on the NHS during, what is expected to be, a very challenging winter.

    Clinics...

    How to Prepare for Your Moving Day

    Moving house can be an intensely stressful process, especially if you haven’t put in the right preperation. Let’s think about what you might do in the build-up to the big move, in order to ease the strain and ensure that there aren’t any problems.

    Figure out the logistics

    You’ll want an idea of exactly how you’re going to transport everything. You’ll have a few options here. You can...

    Unpaid carers given free access to leisure centres to help with cost of living pressures

    Many unpaid carers – people who voluntarily provide care to a loved one or friend – are not looking after their own health and wellbeing, as a consequence of rising costs of living, warns Devon County Council.

    Unpaid carers have told the council that they are having to prioritise their spending, and many are choosing not to spend on exercise or activities away from their caring roles...

    Ottery charity to receive £12,000 donation

    Colleagues at East Devon Crematorium have chosen a charity in Ottery St Mary to receive a donation of £12,000 which has been raised through the generosity of families who have lost loved ones.

    The Ottery Help Scheme helps hundreds of people every month with a whole range of services on offer including community transport, befriending and bereavement support as well as many other...

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