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Young People Thrive Through Hands-On Forest School Learning at The LookOut@Haldon

Young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across Devon are building confidence, gaining nationally recognised qualifications and reconnecting with education through an innovative Forest School programme run by Newton Abbot-based Community Support Team (CST) at The...

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NHS Devon urge "at risk" people to get free flu jab

The NHS in Devon is urging people who are in ‘at risk’ groups to visit their GP to get a free flu vaccination if they have not already done so this winter.

People who are in the clinical at risk groups are 11 times more likely to die if they get flu than a “healthy” person – for some groups, like those with chronic degenerative neurological diseases, that risk rises to 40 times.

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Kidney disease and transplant projects get funding boost

Peninsula Renal Network Leads Dr Wai Tse and Rachel Gair have secured nearly £300,000 of national funding from NHS Kidney Care to support patients with renal disease on behalf of the Peninsula Renal Network to improve the experience and outcomes for kidney patients at Derriford Hospital and throughout the Peninsula.

Plymouth Dialysis Unit will be one of the first in the UK to use the...

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Winter 'warm and well' service ready to roll in cold snap

With forecasters predicting a cold snap in the weather over the coming weeks, a joint project being run by Devon County Council and NHS Devon is offering support to vulnerable people who might be affected by the colder weather.

The Staying Warm and Well service, set to run until the end of March, provides support to vulnerable Devon residents living in a cold home, who need extra...

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Under 18s urged to vote in Plymouth's youth election

Young people are being urged to vote in this year’s election to find Plymouth's new UK Youth Parliament representatives.

Eleven candidates are set to battle it out to become one of four young people to represent the city’s youth at a local, regional and national level. The successful candidates will act as the voice of young people from 11 to 18 years old on topics like relationships...

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Countryside enthusiasts needed to help shape policy

People with a keen interest in our local countryside are invited to join the Devon Countryside Access Forum (DCAF) to help improve recreational opportunities for people to enjoy the great outdoors.

The Forum, now about to enter its 10th year of operation is supported by Devon County Council and is an independent and statutory advisory body. It currently has 15 volunteer members who...

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Chances of finding Jordan Cobb alive now slim

Following yesterday’s extensive search by police divers off the Tamar ferry along with shoreline searches carried out by the MOD, coastguard and Royal Navy during the low tide, police report that the body of Jordan Cobb has still not been located.

Based on the time since he went missing, the last known sighting of him in the River Tamar on New Year’s Eve and no information since,...

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Renewed National Bus Passes to be issued

Renewed National Bus Passes will be issued across Devon from next month. Devon County Council is re-issuing around 175,000 passes direct to registered addresses in the county without residents needing to re-apply, ahead of the deadline of 31 March.

The County Council has been promoting a campaign since March 2012, encouraging residents to contact Devon County Council if the...

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CCTV appeal after duvets stolen

Police have released a CCTV image of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of bed linen from a Plymouth store.

Two men went into Matalan in Transit Way around noon on 6th December 2012 and selected four duvets from the homeware section.

They removed the security tags and left the store with two double duvets and one king size. A fourth duvet was...

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Body of missing 18-year-old from Ivybridge found

Police were called to Ivybridge around 3.30pm yesterday (10th January) after the discovery of a man’s body in Long Timber Woods.

The deceased is thought to be an 18-year-old man from the Ivybridge area.

Next of kin have been informed although formal identification has not yet taken place.

Police are making enquiries into the circumstances of this incident and are...

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EasyLet celebrates two years of turning empty houses into homes

Plymouth City Council's EasyLet scheme is celebrating two highly successful years of finding homes for people by bringing empty properties back into use.

Since the rental management service was launched in December 2010, 52 landlords have signed up and 62 households have been settled into new homes.

The scheme was set up to help bring the city's vacant homes back into use and...

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