Forever homes wanted: Princess
This week, we will be helping Torbay Blue Cross look for forever homes for some of their cats. Today we meet Princess. Princess is a female cat and is around 4-5 years old. "Good …
Charity News
Lifeboat Ball organised by Exmouth RNLI crew volunteers’ wives raises £5,000
The 2014 Lifeboat Ball which took place on 4 October at the Exmouth Pavilion, amassed £5,040.16 through ticket sales, raffle and a prize auction. The successful event was organised by a committee of E…
Amazing Life Saving Idea
Now and again these great ideas come along. So simple and free but will have a massive impact on saving lives. The idea was thought up by PC Wise from Malvern. It is simply using the tax disc holde…
Blue Cross to unveil new Animal band and you get to name them..
The Torbay Blue Cross Fundraising group will be having a Coffee Morning this Saturday, 11th October from 10.30am until 1.30pm We spoke to them to find out more: "We will be having a special perf…
The Colour Rush 2014 – Gallery
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Well done to everyone who participated in the Colour rush today (13 September) The event organised by Rowcrof…
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A sad loss for Paignton Zoo, Orang utan Demo has passed away.
Paignton Zoo’s adult male orang utan has died. Bornean orang utan Demo was found by staff on Monday morning. He was being treated for a reoccurrence of a respiratory infection which had plagued him on…
Wish list for Paignton Zoo’s animals
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Paignton Zoo has started an online wish list of gifts – for the animals. It includes sprinklers to help cool the …
Hundreds attend fun day to support Jake Stafford
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Hundreds of people went to Jake Stafford's Fun day today at Torquay Academy. And fun was had by all! The event, r…
SCBU’s big push for Kangaroo Chairs
Torbay Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) will be taking part in a Charity incubator push this Sunday 24 August to raise funds for 'Kangaroo' chairs. Starting in Brixham and ending at Torbay Ho…
Paignton Zoo staff go orange for orangs
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Paignton Zoo is going orange for orang utans. Staff at the Zoo – a registered charity - are marking World Orang ut…
Lights go out and candles lit – Your photos from last night
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Lights went out across Britain yesterday with candles lit between 10pm and 11pm to mark 100 years since the start …
Eve’s Fancy Year
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Twenty-eight year old Eve Reynolds is beginning a year-long journey into the crazy realm of costumes and wig…
‘Sleepwalkers’ raises £145k for Rowcroft Hospice
Over 2000 women from around South Devon put on their walking shoes Saturday night for Rowcroft Hospice's forth and largest Sleepwalk. Over £145,000 has been pledged so far for the charity. Walke…
Circus Charity Event Night in Newton Abbot
[fblike style="button_count" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] Local performance artists Elliott Montello and Kane Fowler are holding an extravagant, circus charity event nigh…