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The Dartmoor cuckoos which were tagged and tracked last year on the long journey to their African wintering grounds are now heading home.

The Dartmoor cuckoo project which began with the tagging of four Dartmoor birds last year is still waiting for the two birds who survived the arduous migration to Africa to make it back to our shores.

In 2013 Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), in partnership with Devon Birds, took part in a ground-breaking national satellite tagging project run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to learn about the migration of Dartmoor's...

The election of the new Bishop of Exeter was confirmed in a special service at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday night.

The Right Reverend Robert Atwell’s election as the 71st Bishop of Exeter was confirmed in a service led by the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury.

The confirmation of election service bestows the legal title as Bishop of Exeter to Bishop Robert, although he will not start his public ministry until he has met the Queen and taken an oath of allegiance.

He will be installed in a special service in Exeter Cathedral in July, but intends to...

The Fire Service is urging people to take care today (Friday) and throughout the weekend as firefighters prepare for a fresh round of strike action. While firefighters will continue to respond to 999 calls sue to a reduced workforce, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have asked that people check their fire alarms and take extra care with fire safety. Due to a long-running pensions dispute with the government, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be staging two separate five hour strike actions today between noon and 5pm and on Sunday May 4 between 10am and 3pm. On Saturday FBU...

A Rothschild’s giraffe born at Paignton Zoo in January is to be called Joanna.

The female calf, now three months old, was named by visitors who voted for their favourite names by placing donations in a special collecting box. Voting raised nearly £200 for the charity’s conservation work.

The name Chloe was a close second, followed by Florrie, Rusa, Ehiska, K’Tusha, Arya, Dasa, Kalena and Hvezda.

Six foot Joanna was born to mother Sangha and father Yoda on the afternoon of Saturday 25th January. The other youngsters at the Zoo are Valentino, born to mother Janica on...