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'Little understood' health condition one in ten women suffer

A condition which affects up to 10% of all women between the ages of 15 and 44 is under the spotlight this month in a targeted drive by campaigners to raise awareness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS.

The condition is one of the most common causes of female infertility. Women and those assigned female at birth who have PCOS have a hormonal imbalance which can...

PCSOs praised for saving man's life

Two PCSOs have been praised by paramedics after saving a man’s life in Devonport on Wednesday (12 November).

PCSO Sam Blake and PCSO Sam Welch were flagged down by a member of public on Charlotte Street at around 3.15pm after a 56-year-old man had collapsed and was laying unconscious in the Morice Town Convenience Store.

While running to the store, the officers radioed for...