Rowcroft Hospice Launch Ella’s Mobile Café
Rowcroft Hospice is set to launch a new business initiative in the form of a restored vintage 1973 Citroen H Van, which will be serving up tasty treats and refreshing hot and cold drinks at this year’…
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Dartmoor Zoo welcomes two baby Marmosets
Local zoo calls on members of the public to help name the new born marmoset twins Devon conservation attraction, Dartmoor Zoo, has welcomed two happy and healthy baby marmosets to its community. Th…
Specialist healthcare project breaks new ground for heart failure patients
By 2035 the UK population is forecast to grow to 72 million, with twice as many people aged 85 and over. This will bring additional demand for quality end-of-life care, which hospices and healthcare s…
Paignton Zoo plans Duchess memorial
Paignton Zoo is to create a permanent memorial to Duchess the African elephant. The matriarch of Paignton Zoo died at the age of 49. Born in 1970, she came to Paignton Zoo in 1977 and for many years …
Exmouth All Weather Lifeboat called to assist disabled yacht
At 11:27am today Tuesday 6 August 2019 the crew of Exmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat R & J Welburn were tasked by Solent Coastguard to attend a report of a disabled yacht. The crew of the eight m…
OAP – the Old Age Primate
In a lovely little place not far from the sea, the old fella takes it easy. He has a garden, a nice view and people who come in every day to look after him. He’s got bad feet, declining eye-sight and …
Happy bird-day at Living Coasts…
It’s an expensive time of year for birthday presents among the kittiwakes at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo. The five adult birds all have birthdays between July 17th and August 7th. And now a c…
Exmouth Lifeboat supporter donates £500 for her 90th birthday
Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Supporter Myrt Clark recently donated £500 to the local charity in lieu of presents for her 90th birthday this July.Myrt went to Exmouth Lifeboat Station on Saturday 3rd August 2…
Boots on the ground: conservation in action
A South West charity is marking World Ranger Day on Wednesday 31st July by highlighting the work of its conservation patrols – and by paying tribute to a ranger recently killed in the line of duty. …
Zoo’s UK climate change first
A Devon educator has become the first accredited UN climate change teacher in a UK zoo. Steve Nash, Head of Education for Wild Planet Trust, the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Tor…
Charity beer hits the spot
Bays Brewery’s special orangutan-themed beer has raised nearly two thousand pounds for a local conservation charity. The guest beer, called Orangutan Ale, sold out, raising £1,393 for Paignton Zoo.…
Thriving Together: people and nature in balance
A key regional conservation charity has signed up to a campaign highlighting an environmental issue that has been described as the world’s most important yet least discussed – population growth.Wild P…
What can you find on a beach?
Swimming trunks, a fishing rod and part of a car exhaust system were among the surprising items found on the latest beach clean organised by staff at Living Coasts. The charity zoo’s Events Coordin…
Living Coasts: an exotic roof-garden with penguins?
Change is in the air at Living Coasts – or perhaps it’s in the soil. There’s a new and distinctly exotic feel to Torquay’s coastal zoo, but it has nothing to do with the penguins or fur seals. This is…