Sight saved following a routine eye test
A Paignton woman whose sight was saved by specialist Specsavers staff is now urging people to get their eyes tested.Liz Knight visited the Paignton store for a routine eye test and, using the latest h…
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Marathon runner: “I’m doing this for our children”
A first-time London Marathon competitor is running so that her young children will be able to see wildlife when they grow up. Franziska Bullimore has entered the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon o…
New partnership to help Bay’s underwater rainforest
Two local names with international reputations are joining forces to help a very special - but largely unknown - species. Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, is linking up with Valeport…
The Great Big Brick clear-out
If you’re having trouble making room for all your kids’ new toys after Christmas, then Paignton Zoo can help. The Devon zoo is hosting the Great Big Brick Safari from 28th March to 1st September. A…
Devon has a new race!
The organisers of the popular Torbay Half Marathon have given the well-loved event, now in its 29th year, a much-needed refresh. The event, which starts and finishes on Paignton Green, sees thousands…
No Occombe Festival for 2020
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT), the organisers of Occombe Festival, confirm that there won’t be a festival in 2020. The Trust is working hard on the regeneration of Occombe Farm and do…
No better time to study Health and Care
Thanks to the recent announcement that brings back nursing bursaries, eligible student nurses and midwives – and many Allied Health Professionals – there is no better time to consider starting to stud…
Manufacturing company to relocate to Claylands Business Park
The Casting Support Systems (CSS) Group will move its design, development and manufacturing services across to a purpose-built 6,000 square metre facility at Claylands Business Park in Paignton. Re…
Caught on camera: One-tonne rhino rolling in the mud at Paignton Zoo
She’s 29 years old, she’s the mother of a grown-up daughter and she weighs around a tonne - but female black rhino Sita still likes to mess about in the mud. This amazing photo, taken by Paignton Zoo…
All creatures great and very, very small
This is an Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon. It’s just a few centimetres long. What could it possibly have in common with a black rhino? The answer is – Wild Planet Trust. The charity behind Paignton Zoo, …
New funding streams to be explored for Oldway Mansion
Partners in Torbay will be looking into new funding opportunities to revive Oldway Mansion after a £9.85m National Lottery Heritage Fund bid was unsuccessful. The Oldway Trust, Torbay Council and O…
Development starts at Claylands Business Park in Paignton
Work has started to develop land at Claylands Cross into a new business park. Claylands Business Park will provide up to 120,000 sq ft of employment space, with the construction programme by Midas Con…
Christmas dinners with a difference…
Animals at Paignton Zoo will be getting their own festive dinners this Christmas – but you may not find them quite as appetising as your own… So what’s on the menu? Well, the big cats could get a w…
How to train your…
If animal training makes you think of tricks and shows, think again. Top zoos use training to improve animal welfare, reduce the need for risky general anaesthetics and to keep both animals and people…