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The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, will become Wild Planet Trust.

The name will be officially launched in June, with signage, branding and uniforms changing over the following months.

Director of Marketing and Development Pippa Craddock explained: “We’ve been moving towards this moment since 2012 - we have definitely not rushed into it! We’ve been a name in conservation for over 60 years. While we are proud of our history, and of Herbert Whitley, the man who founded Paignton Zoo...

There’s nothing guaranteed in this world, except for death and taxes, as the saying goes. We certainly aren’t going to leave this earth alive. And for the most part, we can’t control when or how we die. However, one thing we can control is how we wish to be remembered. These days, people are getting creative with their remembrance wishes, funeral services, and memorial tributes. And they’re doing it with ashes.

According to the Cremation Society of Great Britain , 75% of people choose cremation over a burial. By 2035, the cremation rate is projected to be 80% in the US. Not only is...

TO MARK the start of summer, people in Exeter are being offered a special incentive to sign up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as soon as possible.

Race for Life is offering half price entry to anyone who joins between Monday 3 June and Monday 10 June, using discount code SUMMER50.

The discount is available for one week only, starting at 9:00am on June 3 and finishing at midnight on June 10. It can be applied when entering any Race for Life, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids event.

This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone – women...

A RECENT survey by Skills for Care found staff retention was one of the biggest issues facing the care industry but one south Devon care provider says it is bucking the national trend (May 2019).

Guardian Homecare, which provides services in Exeter and Torbay, says the findings by the strategic body for workforce development in English adult social care don’t apply to its team, as it is successfully retaining its staff.

Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “It was revealed in the research that staff retention is a bigger challenge than recruitment for care...