The tiny South American fur seal was born at Living Coasts in Torquay early on the morning of Tuesday 3 June.
When her mother was unable to produce milk, zoo keepers stepped in to feed her creamy fish milkshakes around the clock.
Now, Torquay’s coastal zoo is giving everyone who visits the chance to vote for her name.
Living Coasts’ Marketing Manager Katherine Sobey explained: “We have a shortlist of ten names. Some were suggested by staff, others by people on Facebook. We have a collecting box in the entrance hall. People can...
MPs and councillors visited the South Devon Link Road construction site earlier this month for an update on current activity and to find out more about the next phase of the project.
MPs Anne Marie Morris and Adrian Sanders visited the site, along with John Hart, Devon County Council Leader and Robert Excell, Executive Lead for Safer Communities, Highways, Environment and Sport at Torbay Council.
Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with contractor Galliford Try, organised the visit - visitors were given a tour of the site along the route of the new road to view...
Over 100 people attended this month’s Exeter Chamber lunch which was held at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) last week.
Guest Speaker Ben Bradshaw updated members on current issues affecting the South West including the ongoing issue with broadband and how the cultural scene in the South West is thriving. Ben also spoke to attendees about unplanned developments on the outskirts of the city and how it is a positive move to expand but in a controlled and planned manner.
As well as issues close to home, he briefly spoke about the Scottish referendum and how he believes...
Devon broiler farmer Tamsin French will dress as a chicken called ‘Rosa’, and embark on a 39-day tour of the European Union on Friday (1 August).
The 39Days4Rosa tour will take in 21 EU Member States and finish at the European Parliament in Brussels on 8 September.
‘Rosa’ is calling for clear, mandatory method of production labelling of poultry meat. She wants consumers to be able to answer the simple question: how was this chicken kept? Her tour can be followed on Twitter (@39Days4Rosa, #39Days4Rosa) and Facebook (39Days4Rosa). Thirty-nine days is the average lifespan of...
South West Highways Ltd has joined forces with a local organisation (Pluss) that supports people with disabilities to achieve work by delivering meaningful work experience placements.
The Challenge:
As part of SWH’s National Skills Academy for Construction Programme we have committed to providing meaningful work placements to support candidates from disadvantaged groups who are struggling to find work in the construction industry.
Anna Cooper, the Project Skills Co-ordinator driving the National Skills Academy for Construction at SWH, has formed a strong partnership...
Who will look after your Mum and Dad when they need full-time care? Research has found that many of us would shy away from bringing up the topic, and wouldn’t look after our parents if faced with the decision.
An increase in the ageing population, who are more dependent on those around them means UK care services are in high demand, and new research has today confirmed that there is a worrying trend emerging. More than two thirds (67%) of adults worry about what will happen to their parents as they get older, yet a third (32%) of Brits wouldn’t look after their parents when they...
Exeter City succumbed to a 2-0 friendly defeat at St James Park against Premier League opposition in the shape of Swansea City.
City’s creative power certainly tested Swansea’s defence, but ultimately quality prevailed in the scoreline.
Goals either side of the break by Bafetimbi Gomis and Josh Sheehan were enough for the visitors to seal a pre-season win at the Park, although David Wheeler hit the bar in the first half too.
Under-18 midfielder Alex Byrne was again named in the squad, as he took a seat on the bench next to trialist Christian Ribeiro.
A Newton Abbot building sub-contractor has been fined for safety failings that caused him to suffer a fractured spine while he was demolishing a temporary school classroom near Exmouth.
William Batten, 66, trading as Bill Batten Concrete Cutting and Demolition Service, was injured when he removed key timber supports at the corners of the roof, destabilising it and causing it to collapse on top of him. The collapse was witnessed by schoolchildren in a nearby playground on their lunch break.
Mr Batten suffered a fractured vertebrae and neck injury. He was hospitalised for a...
As violence continues to take its devastating toll on Palestinians in Gaza, Green MEP for the South West, Molly Scott Cato, has expressed her deep disappointed at the outcome of a European Parliamentary resolution on the conflict.
The ‘Escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine’ resolution was not supported by Molly or England’s other two Green MEPs Keith Taylor and Jean Lambert. The final resolution did not contain key demands put forward by the Green Group in the Parliament. Greens wanted the text to include:
