Budleigh Lions collect over £1,100 for Exmouth RNLI
Budleigh Salterton Lions Club have donated an incredible £1169.59 to Exmouth RNLI following their collection at the Budleigh Salterton Christmas Swim last year. The Club, whose members have been k…
Development work to get underway in Teignmouth
The coming months will see the first steps taken to implement the Brunswick Street Development and the wider regeneration plan for Teignmouth. Key elements of the regeneration include: The build…
Exmouth Chamber Business Awards 2020 Launch Breakfast
The Exmouth Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce their Exmouth Chamber Business Awards 2020 Launch Breakfast to be held at the Ocean Complex, Queens Drive, Exmouth EX8 2AY, 7am to 9am on Tuesda…
Go dry this January to stop your eyes from doing so
South Devon people are being urged to put the brakes on their binging this January to make sure they look after their health. The New Year is an opportunity to detox and go ‘dry’, and Specsavers To…
A ‘don’t miss’ opportunity for local landlords
Landlords in Teignbridge and Torbay are being encouraged to seize the opportunity to attend free training to make sure they don’t fall foul of rental legislation. One of the challenges of renting p…
No Occombe Festival for 2020
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT), the organisers of Occombe Festival, confirm that there won’t be a festival in 2020. The Trust is working hard on the regeneration of Occombe Farm and do…
No better time to study Health and Care
Thanks to the recent announcement that brings back nursing bursaries, eligible student nurses and midwives – and many Allied Health Professionals – there is no better time to consider starting to stud…
Torbay Hi-Tech forum appoints new Chair
Following nine years of dedicated service as Chair of the Torbay Hi-Tech Forum by Martin Foulger, Dr Andrew Robertson, Senior Vice President at Gooch & Housego has been appointed. Dr Andrew Rob…
Manufacturing company to relocate to Claylands Business Park
The Casting Support Systems (CSS) Group will move its design, development and manufacturing services across to a purpose-built 6,000 square metre facility at Claylands Business Park in Paignton. Re…
Caught on camera: One-tonne rhino rolling in the mud at Paignton Zoo
She’s 29 years old, she’s the mother of a grown-up daughter and she weighs around a tonne - but female black rhino Sita still likes to mess about in the mud. This amazing photo, taken by Paignton Zoo…
Local restaurant owners praise support from Torbay Council
Indian and Nepalese restaurant owners in Torbay have praised the support they received from Torbay Council to improve their hygiene ratings, as a series of tailored workshops are planned to support lo…
Nurses’ League donates to dementia-friendly hospital ward
A group of current and former nurses is helping improve the lives of patients with dementia and their families by donating memorabilia to a ward at Torbay Hospital which is run by Torbay and South Dev…
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…