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Number plates are something that most car owners don’t pay active attention to, but they’re an interesting system that actually changes fairly frequently for something of its sort. And while you most probably won’t ever need to understand the meaning behind the combination of numbers and letters used on each plate, it can still be exciting to go down that alley if you’re a car enthusiast. And...

The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded eleven emergency grants to farming and rural community support groups across the South West who are providing assistance to counter the effects of isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Fund supported six organisations across Devon: Community Council of Devon (operating as Devon Communities Together), Dartmoor Community Kitchen Hub...

Research is being placed at the heart of GP training in the South West giving four recently qualified GPs and one GP who is still in training the opportunity to offer the Covid-19 research to their patients.

The PRINCIPLE Trial is a nationwide study into Covid-19 which is being delivered in the community. The study aims to enable researchers to rapidly evaluate different treatments...

Demand for support for individuals suffering with acute mental health conditions during lockdown has jumped by 23% in Devon in the last month, according to new figures released during Mental Health Awareness Week by Exeter-based mental health support service, Independent Living West Country.

The business, which was set up following the withdrawal of MIND in the region in 2018, has seen...