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All children aged five and over are eligible to have the COVID-19 vaccination from 5 April.

Bookings can be made online or by calling 119 from 2 April. The vaccination is not being given to this age group in school. Walk-in and pop-up clinics are advertised on NHS England’s site finder here , but please check that the clinic is offering vaccinations to this age group.

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Food Drink Devon, one of the county’s leading food and drink organisations, has appointed Susy Atkins to their board of directors. Renowned national drinks writer, drinks columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and drinks editor for delicious magazine, Susy will also head up the judging of the drinks categories in the 2022 Food Drink Devon Awards, which close for entries on 22nd April.

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A total of 1500 patients with lung and chest problems have now been treated at home by University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust’s Home Ventilation Team.

The service, run from the Chest Clinic at Derriford Hospital, has reached an amazing milestone in the history of home mechanical ventilation, after almost 20 years.

Starting with just 38 patients in 2004, patients originally...

RGB Building Supplies is extending its weekday operating hours and will now open at 7am on Monday to Friday throughout the summer.

Now that daylight saving is in place, those working in the trades can take the opportunity to get on site earlier to make use of the lighter mornings. RGB’s earlier opening time allows for more flexibility in when supplies can be collected from the branch...