On Saturday 16 March, 411 men took to the streets of Torquay, walking 8 miles to raise funds for Rowcroft hospice. Despite the high winds and rain, there was a tremendously positive and high spirited …
Frogs come in all shapes and sizes – as these two demonstrate. Paignton Zoo photographer Eleanor Stobbart took this stunning image of a young Thao whipping frog on top of an adult of the same species …
Multi award-winning holiday park Cofton Holidays has raised vital funds for a global charity by encouraging its staff to try something new. As part of the Cofton Comic Relief Job Swap, staff at the…
Employer feedback has proved that the Torbay Jobs Fair continues to be one of the most successful ways to match would-be employees with local recruiting businesses. The free event took place at Rivier…
Local schoolchildren recently teamed up with coastal conservationists to help tackle the theory and the reality of waste plastic in Torbay. Pupils from Roselands Primary in Paignton learned about m…
Young people from Newton Abbot’s pioneering secondary school have begun working with a leading healthcare provider to support those struggling with mental health issues. Marking the launch of South…
There are 33,100 people in Devon living with sight loss, according to latest figures. The figures are announced by Specsavers during World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma, often referred to as the silent t…
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is moving a step closer to paperless records, having introduced electronic prescribing on some of the wards at Torbay Hospital. Instead of using paper-based…
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, is encouraging patients to stop smoking before having surgery to reduce the risk of potential complications. Patients are reminded of the Trust’s ‘Stop Be…
Sisters Claire and Charlie Cooper are taking on the Two Moors Way in an unusual manner! They have always been close but this 120 mile (189 km) coast to coast walk will see them literally bound togethe…
The leader of Devon’s health and social care system has said she is deeply honoured to receive the Freedom of the City of London as part of commemorations marking the centenary of votes for women. …
On 5 March, Public Health England (PHE) launches a major new campaign in the South West, ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’, to increase the number of women attending their cervical screening across the…
With teeth like that, it’s hard to believe Western lowland gorilla Kiondo is a vegetarian. The 15-year-old, who weighs in at around 186 kilos and lives at Paignton Zoo in Devon, has an impressive set …
Cofton Holidays’ award-winning run continues with news that the South Devon holiday park has received one of the highest accolades in the world of camping and caravanning for the second year running.T…