All creatures great and very, very small
This is an Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon. It’s just a few centimetres long. What could it possibly have in common with a black rhino? The answer is – Wild Planet Trust. The charity behind Paignton Zoo, …
Devon authorities get recognition for protection of Greater Horseshoe Bats
Pioneering work to protect Greater Horseshoe Bats by local authorities across the South West has been celebrated by the Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) at their awards. South Hams S…
Choose the right NHS service over New Year
Doctors in Devon are providing essential advice to people across the county on how to choose the right service for them if they feel unwell over the New Year period. Devon’s NHS leaders are asking pe…
Tesco donations support Exmouth’s lifeboat
Exmouth Lifeboat Station has received a £4,000 grant from Tesco to support it in its lifesaving work. The station was established more than 200 years ago, with a new station and boathouse created i…
Thousands with hidden disabilities benefit from extended Blue Badge scheme
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other “invisible” disabilities have gained access to the benefits from Blue Badges under new rules introduced last summer. In the first th…
Avoid flu and book your child’s vaccination appointment
Amid warnings that new cases of flu could peak over the busy Christmas period, the parents of a nine-year-old boy from Devon who died from the illness in January last year, are calling on parents to v…
Catch It, Bin It, Kill It hygiene campaign launched
As flu levels ramp up, Public Health England (PHE) has activated the Catch It, Bin It, Kill It campaign to help prevent the spread of the highly infectious disease.The digital and print campaign encou…
New funding streams to be explored for Oldway Mansion
Partners in Torbay will be looking into new funding opportunities to revive Oldway Mansion after a £9.85m National Lottery Heritage Fund bid was unsuccessful. The Oldway Trust, Torbay Council and O…
Development starts at Claylands Business Park in Paignton
Work has started to develop land at Claylands Cross into a new business park. Claylands Business Park will provide up to 120,000 sq ft of employment space, with the construction programme by Midas Con…
Teignbridge Council services over Christmas and New Year
Teignbridge District Council's Forde House and Forde Road offices will close on Christmas Eve and re-open on 2 January with a holiday schedule for waste collection and recycling in place over the fest…
Christmas dinners with a difference…
Animals at Paignton Zoo will be getting their own festive dinners this Christmas – but you may not find them quite as appetising as your own… So what’s on the menu? Well, the big cats could get a w…
Your views on one Torbay
Torbay Council want your views on how the Partnership, which leads the council, plans to set the future direction for the Bay. Three consultations have been launched and now you’re being invited to ha…
Your GP is here for you for longer this winter
People lead busy lives and need to access services at times that are convenient for them. This December, the NHS is reminding people through a short film that there are plenty of innovative new ways t…
Make a difference and become a Trust Governor
Join Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors and help influence and shape their priorities and be an essential link in providing feedback for the Trust from the local commun…