Three mountains in three countries in 24 hours – that’s the challenge facing animal staff from two local zoos.
Keepers from zoos including Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of wildlife conservation.
Paignton Zoo keeper Lewis Rowden and Nicole Howarth, Johanna Bellerby and Emma Sweetland, all from Newquay Zoo, are part of a team of eight hoping to raise money and awareness for Critically Endangered Sulawesi crested black macaques and for Selamatkan Yaki, a conservation project for the species run by the...
Chief Executive of local adoption charity Families for Children Caroline Davis will receive her OBE from Queen at Buckingham Palace today (Friday).
Caroline was awarded the honour in the New Year for her services to children and families in the south-west.
Caroline has been Chief Executive of Families for Children Adoption Agency based in Buckfastleigh for 22 years and during that time has helped to place over 500 children for adoption.
Caroline said “I was very excited to receive my OBE today. It comes at a very exciting time for Families for Children as we are...
Staff from one of Devon and Cornwall’s leading legal firms will be volunteering as mentors to young people starting out in business, through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme.
The mentors include lawyers from a variety of disciplines including property, dispute resolution, renewable energy and employment law, as well as specialists in marketing, finance and IT from Stephens Scown LLP. The mentors are drawn from the firm’s three offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro.
The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme is available to people under the age of 30 who are out of work...
Communities say they are keen to work with Devon County Council to ensure their library service continues.
Towns and villages, which had feared a potential loss of their library services due to budget cuts, are saying that alternative solutions are achievable if people put their minds to it.
So far, more than two out of every three of the 2,500 people (67.7 per cent) responding to the council’s consultation agree with the proposals for their local library.
More than eight out of every 10 respondees agree that sharing library space with multiple services – the...
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has published the findings of a report into an allegation against Jimmy Savile.
The allegation, by Ms X, relates to a sexual offence that took place in 1970 at Digby Hospital in Exeter. The hospital closed in 1987.
Ms X contacted Devon and Cornwall Constabulary as part of Operation Yewtree and the investigation has been conducted by Devon Partnership NHS Trust in its role as the current provider of mental health services for the county.
Commenting on the publication of the report, Melanie Walker, Chief Executive of Devon Partnership NHS...
Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery at an antiques shop in Honiton
The incident took place at Banwell Antiques on Saturday, March 22, as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am.
The woman was grabbed from behind by the suspect before being tied up. Although not physically injured she was left very shaken by the incident.
A 52-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released on bail until 16 July. He was arrested on Friday 18 April in London.
Students from South West schools were recently presented with awards for their accomplishments on the Practical Learning Programme at Bicton College.
Ten groups of learners from across the County with students aged 14 – 16 received certificates for their Level 1 Qualifications, with special awards also being given for commitment, skills improvement and professional attitude.
The 77 students received praise for their hard work on their respective programmes, which include agriculture, horse care, construction, animal care, motor vehicle maintenance, sports and recreation,...
North Devon’s resident symphony orchestra, the North Devon Sinfonia, teams up with West Buckland School Choir and the West Buckland Chorus on Saturday 28th June to perform Verdi’s Requiem Mass in Exeter Cathedral.
One of the most powerful works in the Romantic repertoire, Verdi’s Requiem runs the gamut of human emotion from the heart-rending “Lachrymosa” through the exuberant “Sanctus” to the famously terrifying “Dies Irae” (widely acknowledged as one of the loudest pieces of unamplified music ever written).
The Requiem is written for orchestra, two choirs and four soloists...
Betfair is to sponsor this year’s Jockeys v Eventers v Showjumpers Celebrity Challenge in aid of the Injured Jockeys’ Fund at Bicton Arena.
The competition takes place on Saturday, August 23 during the venue’s summer showjumping show.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend and with a disco following the evening competition, organisers are hoping to add plenty of money to the Injured Jockeys’ Fund coffers.
The challenge will take the form of a relay race with two teams of four taking part at a time and negotiating a range of showjumps and brush fences against the...
A rare Exeter envelope sent to the city by an officer serving in the Crimean War has been uncovered by stamp and postal history specialists Scotia Philately Ltd.
The letter is addressed to Mrs W. D. Francis, 41 St Bartholomew Yard, Exeter, and is written by her husband, a British officer serving with the Turkish contingent at Pera on the European side of the Bosphorus in Turkey.
It is franked with three 1d red-brown British stamps which are cancelled by the very rare “O*O” postmark which was only used on mail from Crimea.
