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Hundreds of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) staff have experienced violence and aggression while working during the coronavirus pandemic. Ambulance crews and control room staff reported 290 incidents during the first 10 weeks of lockdown from 23 March to 31 May. This figure compared with 199 during the same time period in 2019. The majority (84%) of the cases during lockdown were verbal abuse from patients, relatives and members of the public. There were also 46 physical assaults against SWASFT staff, up from 34 last year. The areas with the highest number of...

Back-to-back careers fairs are being launched to give young people across the South West of England the chance to talk with employers and get vital careers advice at a critical time.

Developed by South West based polar explorer Anthony Jinman and running through the Liketobe.org​ career platform he founded, the 10-3pm careers fairs on Monday June 22 and Tuesday June 23 will give 15-25 year olds the chance to talk directly with companies and help prepare them for work in a post-lockdown world.

The Coronavirus outbreak has meant that more young people than ever are...

A church in Exeter has developed an exciting partnership to help distribute food to people in need across the area at this time.

Rediscover Church in Northernhay Street, Exeter, is working with FareShare which has an operation in Bristol, and is a charity which works with supermarkets across the region to help provide food to people who might have difficulties accessing it and those with financial difficulties at this time.

The team at Rediscover Church have been transporting food to Devon, which in turn has been packaged into hampers and delivered to a range of people...

Money is a method of exchange that allows individuals to earn, purchase and sell goods. Instead of trading, similar to the olden days, where individuals would trade goods and negotiate in order to achieve a fair outcome. Money is our current medium of exchange that permits us to obtain what we require to survive and to live. Everything around us costs us money: the house we live in, the clean water we use, the electricity, the food, the clothes, even going out to eat or watch movies.

In this article, we’ve gathered some tips on how to learn about economic situations.