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Public Health England (PHE) is urging new students (freshers) to ensure they get vaccinated against meningococcal C (MenC) infection before beginning university in September.

In the UK, all children are offered MenC vaccine to protect them against MenC infection but, as the protection offered by the vaccine can wane, a booster for teenagers was added last year. For the next few years,...

Over a third of parents in the South West (36 per cent) worry that their children won’t make friends when they start school, according to an Action for Children poll of more than 2,200 British parents.

Brigitte Gater, director of children’s services at Action for Children, which runs 38 children’s centres in Devon said: “The first day at school is an anxious time, sometimes more so for...

If you’re looking for ways to keep the kids entertained during the second half of the summer break Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has a number of holiday activities on offer inspired by its permanent collections.

Wednesdays feature holiday drop-ins designed to help develop children’s creative skills. They run from 10.30am to 1pm, with last entries at 12.30pm.

On Wednesday...

Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service (PACLS) have now been approved by the UK’s leading qualification and membership body for accounting staff. The AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) Accounting Qualification is universally respected and internationally recognised.

Councillor Sue McDonald, Cabinet Member for Children, Young people and Public health says: “For many...