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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging members of the public to choose appropriately this Easter Bank Holiday as demand for the ambulance service is expected to increase.

Alternative healthcare options for less serious conditions include; visiting your local pharmacy, visiting a minor injuries unit or NHS walk-in centre, or calling NHS111. You can also...

Emergency services from across the South West are working together to highlight the unacceptable rise of violence and abuse towards their 999 Emergency Control hub staff, with the continuation of the #Unacceptable campaign.

With Easter being one of the busiest times of the year for emergency staff, the services are expecting a sharp increase in incident calls over the holiday period...

A government department based in Plymouth has reached its tenth anniversary and over the past decade has granted debt relief to more than 250,000 people across the country.

The Insolvency Service’s Debt Relief Order Unit is based in Mayflower Street, issuing Debt Relief Orders (DROs) to people across the country.

A DRO normally runs for 12 months after which the debts are...

THE ICONIC Plymouth tea dances of the Second World War are to be held again on Plymouth Hoe as part of the Lady Astor Statue Campaign celebrating 100 years of women in Parliament.

For one day only there will be dancing again with a band, professional dancers on hand and sailors in uniform on May 26th this year between 1pm and 4pm.

The original tea dances were organised by Nancy...