Students reach WorldSkills UK Final
Level 3 Health and Social Care students at South Devon College, Emily Summers and Harriet Powell, have scored in the ...
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RHS “Outstanding” award for Cockington Country Park’s memorial rose garden
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust are delighted to announce that the Cockington Memorial Rose Garden has just been awarded outstanding ...
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 ...
Trust announces star patrons
A major South West conservation charity has announced its patrons. Both are star names regionally and nationally. Naturalist Nick Baker ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Zoo’s TB restrictions lifted
The TB restrictions at Paignton Zoo have been lifted. The conservation charity has been constrained since August 2017, when a ...
Are these the sweetest babies in the world?
There are baby red ruffed lemurs at Paignton Zoo – and just look at them! The charity zoo is a ...
Zoo staff battle to save sick orangutan
Animal experts at Paignton Zoo in Devon have been battling around the clock to save a sick primate. Keepers, vets ...
Elephant takes beach holiday
It’s summer, and everyone likes a day out at the beach – even an elephant. But taking a large and ...
