Charity News

New Freedom berthed in the bay! While taking the ferry from Torquay to Brixham or Dartmouth is always enjoyable, there’s...

An African penguin chick has been nursed back to health with fish soup by dedicated zoo keepers. The decision to remove...

Nic Dunn, Paignton Zoo’s Curator of Mammals, is currently juggling four 200 kilo gorillas. He’s clearly stronger than he looks…...

It sounds like the opening line of a cheesy joke, but it was the question facing gardeners at Paignton Zoo....

Rowcroft Hospice’s local lottery has reached a major milestone; raising over 5 million in funds since beginning in 2004. The...

A Devon conservation charity is coming to the aid of a native species under threat from its bolder American cousins....

They are beautiful, serene and exotic - and in the wild they live, largely unnoticed, right under our noses. Torquay’s...

Rowcroft Hospice is thrilled to receive a collection of glamorous stock from Sally Allen’s Designer Fashion which is currently being...

Bird keeper Nikki Watt patiently feeds a toco toucan chick at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon. Paignton is one...

Three eider ducklings are being hand reared at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo. Right now they’re growing well on a...

You just have to accept that some babies will make a noise – but this one is guaranteed to be...

Paignton Zoo has appointed Nic Dunn, previously head of Shaldon Wildlife Trust, as its new Curator of Mammals. Nic Dunn...

On Sunday 14 October, the Ride for Rowcroft cycle challenge will be returning to the picturesque surroundings of South Devon,...

Find out the importance of being heard with Healthwatch Torbay Recite Me, say that they’re ‘excited to welcome Healthwatch Torbay...

Regional Care Awards Celebrate Local Heroes The awards ceremony for the Outstanding Care Awards for Devon and Cornwall has celebrated...

  TORQUAY ACADEMY REVISITED Commissioned by the Children’s Safeguarding Board to run a survey find out how it feels to...

Digital Day @ The Windmill CentreJune 26 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmThere's going to be a friendly, free, public...

Support the Healthwatch campaign for better care Help support the launch of the  campaign 'It Starts With You' on 25...

HEALTHWATCH AT BABBACOMBE FAYRE Next Wednesday – June 20th – sees the annual Babbacombe Fayre, run on the Downs by...

HEALTHWATCH SCHOOLS’ SURVEY As I’ve mentioned before, Healthwatch Torbay, our local independent charity ensuring that the public have their say...