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Bulk-Billed Eye Tests in Burwood: A No-Cost Option for Students and Young Adults

Routine eye exams are often overlooked by younger populations. In Burwood, a growing number of students and early-career professionals depend on screen-heavy lifestyles, yet many delay checking their eye health. Fortunately, bulk-billed eye tests under Medicare offer a way to access essential...

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All Stars to stage Summer Show

Members of The All Stars Theatre Company, which is run for adults with learning difficulties, are staging their annual summer show of singing and dancing on Sunday June 14, to raise awareness of the work the company does for those with learning disabilities.

Every Saturday the Plymouth-based company meets and, under the guidance of founders David and Janet Halifax, adults learn songs...

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Pioneering new housing model launches

A new rent-to-own housing model that will give thousands of tenants their first step onto the housing ladder has been launched with plans to deliver 5,000 affordable homes across England by 2020.

The new model has been created by housing company Rentplus with the financial backing of private and institutional investors and the first agreements to deliver 900 homes have been approved by...

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Funeral costs set to rise

After decades of the number of deaths in the UK falling, 2015 will mark a “tipping point” where the historic trend starts to reverse: as the oldest of the babyboomer generation move through their later years deaths are predicted to rise by 20%.

This trend reversal will have significant implications for current forecasts of funeral costs and highlights a growing need for families to...

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Healthy living event in Plymouth

An event showcasing the great ways a healthy lifestyle can be achieved will take place at the Cumberland Centre in Plymouth on 22nd April, and will feature input from health profession students from across Plymouth University.

In conjunction with Plymouth Community Healthcare, which runs primary care services in the city, the event will focus on fun and achievable healthy lifestyle...

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Family donate to ICU in memory of Thomas

Family and friends of Thomas Willcocks paid a special visit to Pencarrow Intensive Care Unit today, to thank staff for the care he had received.

After spending time on Pencarrow, Thomas sadly passed away in January 2015 and his family decided that they wanted to make a donation to the Pencarrow Nurses Fund. After donations at the funeral, in the workplace and from friends, a cheque of...

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Skills Aid Plymouth students celebrate

The first group of young people from three city schools celebrated completing the Skills Aid Plymouth (SAP) course at an award ceremony yeseterday afternoo(17 April) in front of their parents, teachers and mentors and the business that have taken part in the project.

The SAP scheme, the first of its kind in Plymouth, is a joint project between the City Council and Plymouth’s Rotary...

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MTV Crashes Plymouth tickets sold out

Tickets for this summer’s spectacular MTV Crashes Plymouth and Club MTV Crashes shows have now sold out.

Pre-sale tickets for MTV Crashes Plymouth went on sale at 6pm last night and sold out in around two hours. Those allocated for general sale this morning were snapped up in just 15 minutes.

See Tickets apologised to customers this morning as music fans rushing to get their...

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Would you recognise a heart attack?

A new patient information video produced for Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust illustrates the importance of seeking urgent medical help if you suffer chest pain, or any other symptoms, that could indicate the onset of a heart attack (myocardial infarction).

The video features a patient’s personal account of suffering a heart attack whilst at home alone. He describes the build up of...

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Be extra careful if your home is thatched

As the days start to get warmer, but the nights can still be cold, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind you to make sure your chimneys are safe and secure as possible, especially when lighting up fires that haven't been used for a while.

Be extra careful if your home is a thatched property as 80% of thatched properties in the UK are within Devon & Somerset....

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Lack of properties pushes up prices in the SW

The number of properties coming onto the market continued to drop, pushing prices rapidly upwards in the South West, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

In most parts of the country, the supply versus demand imbalance led to a rise in house prices in March and in the South West 36% more chartered surveyors reported a rise in house prices in March (up from 31% in...

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