In a lovely little place not far from the sea, the old fella takes it easy. He has a garden, a nice view and people who come in every day to look after him. He’s got bad feet, declining eye-sight and bowel problems.
Oh, and he’s a 190 kilo gorilla…
Pertinax the Western lowland gorilla, who stood down from his role as boss of the all-male troop at Paignton Zoo, is an OAP – an Old Age Primate. He’s old for a wild gorilla, though zoo gorillas can live longer because of good vet care. The need for specialist geriatric care in zoos is growing, as Paignton Zoo Head Vet Ghislaine...
It is a brand new start for Real Betis Balompié, the Spanish soccer club which managed to get up to the Round of 32 in the previous UEFA Europa League season. With Joan Francesc Ferrer “Rubi” as the new coach since June 6thand new players signings like Fekir Nabil, Emerson, and Alfonso, “Los Verdiblancos” secured significant financial support with the latest sponsorship coming from easyMarkets.
With almost 20 years of experience, easyMarkets is one of the most popular online trading brokers in Europe, offering a wide range of trading platforms as well as a diverse set of trading...
It’s certainly not the best time to be travelling via train in the UK. In fact, the daily grind is only made worse by a short commute boarding one of the nation’s trains.
HS2 may be about to get the can, while overcrowding is a problem on just about every route at 8am every morning. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. Yes, you may delayed hours. Yes, your train may not even bother to turn up. And yes, you will then face the majority of the journey with your face in somebody’s armpit. But you can take your mind off all of that with your mobile device.
Before getting into it, it’s important to understand how gambling addiction works. Even though this type of addiction is a non-substance variety, it still starts the same way as other kinds of addition. Before you continue, addiction is a serious issue and something to be wary about. However, enjoying a few rounds at the poker table doesn’t make you an addict. The risk comes in when it takes over your time and if you find yourself desperately chasing losses. It doesn’t hurt to have gambling as a hobby as long as you play responsibly. Feel free to try out some online casino games while...
An incredibly brave 11-year-old girl has raised an impressive £10,000 for the RD&E Spinal Unit, just two years after undergoing major spinal surgery.
At just six-years-old Rhiannon Hewitt, from Camelford, Cornwall, was doing handstands with her sister when her grandmother noticed that Rhiannon’s back looked out of shape. An x-ray found that Rhiannon was suffering with a 60 degree curve of the spine, known as Scoliosis. From then on, to try and reduce the risk of the curve increasing, Rhiannon wore a brace for three years, 23 hours a day.
At its core, WebGL is a nifty interface for JavaScript that allows the browsers of today to make use of 3D graphics without the need for extra plugins. For those who might not necessarily be experienced in the art of programming and web design, it might not be that big a deal. However, those who are well aware of the need for plugins when it comes to rendering graphics in a browser, WebGL comes as something of a revelation. Here are just a few reasons why WebGL is much more essential than you might think!
When plugins were the standard solution, so too were security issues...
The date of this years’ Exeter Chiefs Foundation Smile A Mile Charity Walk has been confirmed as Saturday, 21st September 2019.
Come and join us in walking 10 miles in aid of the Foundation in a circular route which starts and finishes at Sandy Park, and takes in a flat, scenic route through the River Exe Valley.
The event will combine both the fundraising walk with watching the Exeter Chiefs V Bath Rugby Premiership Cup Game at Sandy Park.
Act Fast and sign up before the 2nd September to ensure you get your T-shirt for taking part!
Our 8 part comedy workshop, ‘An introduction to stand-up comedy’ will guide you through your first steps in the stand-up comedy world.
The workshop will help to develop and blend together the unique material, style and persona of each participant as they produce a short and tight set of stand-up comedy. Over the eight sessions you will explore a range of essential comedic performance skills and techniques and build confidence and self-awareness within the performance space.
This eight part workshop runs 2 hours each week on Wednesday evenings between 7.30pm to 9.30pm;...
Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are reminding people to use the service wisely this August bank holiday as the ambulance service is expected to be very busy.
The Trust is expecting more than 10,690 incidents over the bank holiday four-day weekend, and with the sunny weather predicted the ambulance service will be kept busy with visitors to the region.
Please help our staff and volunteers to help those most in need by only calling 999 in a life-threatening emergency and #ChooseWell.
A University of Exeter student is already making a big impact in the film industry as the UK’s youngest feature film director, with an acclaimed film critic labelling him as “the next Steven Spielberg.”
At 18 years-old, second year history student, Elliott Hasler, is currently the UK’s youngest feature film director.
Elliott was just 16 when he released his first feature film, which he completed over three years whilst studying for his GCSEs.
As he heads into his second year of his history degree at the University of Exeter, Elliott is currently working on his...
