Another brick in the wall-aby…
Paignton Zoo will host the UK’s biggest Brick Safari in 2020. The Great Big Brick Safari will bring over 80 giant wild animal models to Devon next summer. But first, the zoo is declaring a great bi…
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Trust announces star patrons
A major South West conservation charity has announced its patrons. Both are star names regionally and nationally. Naturalist Nick Baker and broadcaster Judi Spiers have been unveiled as patrons of …
Reach for the stars at South Devon UTC’s next Open Evening
Celebrating World Space Week in style (4-10 Oct), South Devon University Technical College (South Devon UTC) is inviting prospective students to explore the galaxies at its special space-themed Open E…
Oldway Mansion call out for gardening volunteers
Torbay Council is supporting the start-up of a volunteer group which will help maintain the gardens at Oldway Mansion. Community engagement coordinator, Tim Eley, is spearheading the initiative and…
Paignton’s Harbour Light restaurant joins St Austell Brewery estate
St Austell Brewery has secured a long-term lease for the Harbour Light in Paignton. It will become part of the Cornish brewer’s managed pub restaurant estate. St Austell Brewery has plans to signif…
Timothy Morgan sets sail in Clipper Round The World Race
Timothy Morgan, 19, has just completed his first year in FdSc/HNC Marine Technologies with a distinction overall. But now he has deferred for a year to complete a mammoth task of sailing the Clipper R…
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 …
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.…
Paignton Care Home thriving following Council support
Belle Vue Nursing Home in Paignton has gone from strength to strength following support from Torbay Council and a range of partners. The council, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Sou…
The future looks bright for ASPIRE graduates
Future career prospects are looking much brighter for nine local young people with learning disabilities following their graduation from the well-renowned internship scheme ‘ASPIRE’, based at Torbay H…
Setting higher standards in zoo retail
Local zoos are setting high environmental and ethical standards for their suppliers to ensure the quality of products in their shops. Questionnaires were sent to some 70 different suppliers asking abo…
Hatching chicks (nearly) as easy as ABC…
This Vietnam pheasant chick – and others like it hatched recently at Paignton Zoo – could be the future of its species. Bird keepers at the charity zoo are based in the Avian Breeding Centre, commo…