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Local arrangements to keep a sharp look out for any potential new outbreaks of coronavirus in Devon, and take swift and decisive action to tackle and contain them when necessary, are now up and running. Devon’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board, known as Team Devon, and the local COVID-19 Health Protection Board met for the first time this week. Chaired by Devon County Council’s Leader, Cllr...

This Guinea Pig Appreciation Day (16 July) the RSPCA is highlighting the importance of neutering these small pets as the charity revealed it received more than 1,000 reports about guinea pigs last year.

The RSPCA received 1,127 reports about guinea pigs in need throughout England and Wales last year (2019) and 338 so far this year (up to 10 July). In Devon, the charity received 29...

2020 has seen the world go virtual like never before. Yes, the internet revolution started long before the turn of 2020. When Tim Berners-Lee expanded on the idea of internal communication networks developed by government agencies like DARPA, his vison was to connect the world. From there, the concept of interconnected networks emerged and, over the next three decades, it evolved into what we...

A Plymouth hospital has invested in the latest cutting-edge technology to ensure even greater safety for patients attending an Outpatient Department appointment.

Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre has installed a multi-function M8 Healthcare Monitor machine. The very latest of its type, the machine can read a patient’s height, weight, pulse and blood pressure, and calculate their Body...