Local News

Paignton Zoo keepers Dave Rich and Lorraine Miller are going to New Zealand to start a new life together – along with a zoo full of animals.

The couple will be taking their experience and training to New Zealand, where they have both been offered jobs at Orana Wildlife Park, near Christchurch. And their experience of working with gorillas means that they could be part of an historic move to bring these charismatic great apes to New Zealand for the first time.

How has this come about? Dave: “We’ve learned a lot and done a lot at Paignton Zoo and both reached senior keeper...

Thousands flocked to Ottery for the second Food and Families Festival. The town centre was packed with people determined to make the most of the festival and they were rewarded with unending blue skies and culinary delights.

“We were blessed with an exceptionally sunny June day,” said Ruud Jansen Venneboer, one of the festival organisers.

“People came in their droves to celebrate all that is good about the region, and we were delighted to welcome so many first-time visitors to the town.”

Mill Street market was abuzz with stalls offering a wide variety of local...

The owner of Exeter's Hole In The Wall pub told the Daily it could be three months before it can reopen.

George Sloan (pictured) said the blaze had caused severe damage which was compounded by the work undertaken by firefighters to make the building safe.

He is now talking to companies about what will be a 'huge' clean up operation.

It is believed the fire started at the rear of the building at around 4am yesterday (Friday) but it's not thought to be suspicious.

George said a state-of-the-art kitchen he had installed costing tens of thousands of pounds had...

A planning application for Orchard Solar Park, a 7.5 MW solar development at Shepherd’s Farm, near Clyst St. Mary, has been submitted to East Devon District Council by Wiltshire-based Solstice Renewables.

The solar park is adjacent to Crealy Great Adventure Park and would supply renewable electricity directly to Crealy, enabling the local family visitor attraction to benefit from lower cost electricity and improve its sustainability.

It would generate enough renewable electricity to power approximately 2,250 average households, and save an estimated 3,250 tonnes of carbon...