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How the Right Glasses Can Upgrade Your Everyday Style

I never really paid much attention to glasses growing up. They were just… glasses. Something you wore because you had to. I spent more time thinking about trainers or jackets than the frames sitting on my own face.

Then one day a friend pointed out that my old pair made me look...

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Community testing available in Barnstaple

A second Community Testing Centre, offering rapid coronavirus tests that provide results within the hour, is opening this Wednesday, 17 February. This one in Barnstaple.

It is setting up in the car park at the town’s Taw View, Civic Centre, on North Walk road, and will be open 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, with extended hours 7am to 7pm on Mondays and Thursdays.

It will...

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A nurse's reality of being clinically extremely vulnerable

A nurse has shared her experience to warn of the risk of passing on coronavirus to somebody who is shielding because they are clinically extremely vulnerable.

“I’ve never smoked a single cigarette, but in essence the treatment that I am now on is very similar to someone with COPD”, said Lisa Cripps.

Ten years ago Lisa was a phenomenally fit 40-year-old who spent two-and-a-...

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Hospital staff mark LGBT+ History Month with the NHS Rainbow Badge

Hospital staff mark LGBT+ History Month with a positive message of inclusive healthcare, through the NHS Rainbow Badge.

You may notice more and more staff at University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust wearing an NHS Rainbow badge. Here is the very important reason why (and it might not be the one you think):

It is correct that the NHS Rainbow has been prominent in the covid...

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Contacting the NHS in Devon to book a vaccination

The NHS in Devon is offering advice to people aged over 70 on how to contact the NHS about getting a coronavirus vaccine.

Yesterday (8 February), the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, encouraged anyone over 70 who has not yet been vaccinated to get in touch with the NHS about booking an appointment.

In Devon, there are two main ways for people aged...

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All you need to know about infertility

Infertility is a word that many couples dread hearing. It is a word that has the ability to make us feel as if there is no hope and makes us think that becoming parents is not something that is possible for us. However, as with most issues we encounter in life, a little knowledge and understanding can go a long way to lifting your spirits and instilling hope . Here we take a look at the key...

Brits could be enduring unchecked hearing loss, here are the signs you need to look out for that could show someone you love is missing out

Boots Hearingcare , the leading private hearing care provider in the UK, is calling on Brits to improve the quality of their life, with the business estimating that as many as FOUR MILLION people are enduring the early signs of hearing loss...

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Devon's care workers 'deserve to be recognised and better paid'

Devon’s care workers need to be recognised now for their vital contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic by being better valued and rewarded, according to Devon County Council’s (DCC) Cabinet Member for Adult Health and Social Care, Councillor Andrew Leadbetter.

More care workers are needed to provide care to older people and those with disabilities or mental health needs.

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Benefits of full-spectrum hemp oil for pets

Full-spectrum hemp oil includes all of the endocannabinoids. It includes CBD, essential fatty acids, terpenes, protein, as well as phytochemicals (the naturally produced compounds of the plant). In short, the full-spectrum hemp oil comes will all the necessary nutrition that your dog requires for a healthy and happy life.

When you give full-spectrum hemp oil to your dog, they get...

Three pharmacies in Devon giving life-saving coronavirus vaccinations

Three pharmacies in Devon are now offering appointments for coronavirus vaccinations to people in priority groups who have received letters from a national booking system.

They are located at:

Plymouth Cricket Ground, Devonport, run by Devonport Pharmacy
Lewis Pharmacy, Exeter Road, Exmouth
Westward Ho! Baptist Church, run by Arnolds Pharmacy,

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trialled in South West 89.3% effective

The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine – which was trialled in Exeter and Cornwall – has demonstrated that the vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19.This data was identified from interim analysis of the Phase III study and included effectiveness against the new variants.

The Novavax study is the largest ever double blind, placebo-controlled trial to be undertaken in...

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