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Out of work or need to make a change? Is career progression a top priority for you? If a rewarding vocation with good training is on your checklist, you might want to think about adult care work in Devon.

Working in adult social care, you make a difference to people's lives every single day, and they'll make a difference to yours too.

Working in adult social care, you make a difference to people's lives every single day, and they'll make a difference to yours too.

The Find Your NHS Number service is for anyone living in England who has forgotten or does not know their NHS number. This service can also be used on behalf of someone else, where the name, date of birth and registered home postcode is known. You can opt for the number to be sent to you by text, email, or letter.

Families earning less than £16,190, with a two-year-old, could get up to 15 hours of free childcare per week at a day nursery, pre-school, childminder or in some school's nursery class. You can now apply for Two-Year-Old funding (locally known as Me2) directly via the Citizen's Portal.

Skills Launchpad Plymouth offers a virtual one-stop-shop FREE skills service to help our people equip themselves with the skills and confidence they will need to play a part in our city's future, supporting those who are facing redundancy through the new Adult Hub, and offering targeted support for our young people through the new Youth Hub.

The Plymouth Autism Spectrum Service (P.A.S.S), run by Livewell Southwest and Plymouth City Council, will offer advice for adults with autism and their families, and a consultation service for professionals working with adults with autism.

Information for the public on the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, including the current situation in the UK and information about the virus and its symptoms. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Creating a page on the Plymouth Online Directory is free, really simple and only takes a few minutes.

Would you like to take control of your life? Talk things through? Lead a healthier lifestyle? If you're feeling a bit unsure about life, want to get support or advice on any number of things or just fancy a chat and a cuppa, why not pop into Plymouth's 'Feel Good' shop.

Plymouth's latest Wellbeing Hub is now open! Based at the Stirling Road Surgery, St Budeaux we can connect you with organisations and information that can improve your overall wellbeing. This is the latest in a series of a dozen Wellbeing Hubs that have been commissioned.

Could you help someone who is feeling lonely this winter? There are almost 48,000 older people living in Plymouth and many live alone with no family or friends nearby. AGE UK Plymouth is appealing for people in Plymouth who may be able to give up a small amount of their time to help older people connect with others in their own neighbourhoods.

Could you spare some of your time to help befriend a lonely older person? Plymouth City Council is working with local partners including charities and social care providers, taking a whole health and social care systems approach, to tackle the growing issue of loneliness, and more volunteers are being urged to come forward.