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The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) is delighted to announce that it has welcomed new arrivals, two Sandbar Sharks, which are now on display in the NMA’s Atlantic Ocean exhibit.

Sandbar Sharks are a very beautiful and interesting species of shark. The NMA is now the only aquarium in the UK where you can see this type of shark. They are a very powerful looking animal, with larger fins...

The parents of a nine-year-old boy from Devon who died from flu in January this year are calling on mums and dads to vaccinate their children, saying the loss of their baby boy hurts every single day.

Louise Simons and Jamie Chrichard say they don’t want other families to go through the pain they have suffered since ‘strong, kind and bright’ Coby died of pneumonia on 24 January 2018,...

A Paralympian, a naval hero and the largest collection of health courses in the South West are the highlights of an upcoming event at the University of Plymouth.

Taking place on Thursday 18 October, the Health Showcase, in partnership with Next Steps South West (NSSW), welcomes schoolchildren to inspire them into health and medical careers, from nursing to neuroscience, dentistry to...

Families in Plymouth have helped to shape the future of children’s health and care services as part of a process to choose which organisations will deliver those services from April 2019.

The Council’s Cabinet will now be recommended to name community interest company Livewell Southwest as the ‘preferred bidder’ for the provision of the city’s children’s health, wellbeing and Special...