lymouth

Under 18s urged to vote in youth election

Young people are being urged to vote in this year’s election to find the city’s new UK Youth Parliament representatives.

10 candidates are set to battle it out to become one of four young people to represent the city’s youth at a local, regional and national level. The successful candidates will act as the voice of young people from 11 to 18 years old on topics like relationships and...

Support for people with life threatening allergies

A woman with a severe, life threatening allergy has started a support group to help support others affected by severe allergies, or anaphylaxis.

Katy Hannaford, from Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, has a severe drug allergy herself and is also carer to her daughter 12-year-old daughter, Alicia, who has multiple severe allergies.

Food allergies are thought to affect around 5-8% of...