A Rothschild’s giraffe born at Paignton Zoo in January is to be called Joanna.
The female calf, now three months old, was named by visitors who voted for their favourite names by placing donations in a special collecting box. Voting raised nearly £200 for the charity’s conservation work.
The name Chloe was a close second, followed by Florrie, Rusa, Ehiska, K’Tusha, Arya, Dasa, Kalena and Hvezda.
Six foot Joanna was born to mother Sangha and father Yoda on the afternoon of Saturday 25th January. The other youngsters at the Zoo are Valentino, born to mother Janica on...
The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) has published figures for the South West as part of its 50p for Culture campaign which aims to safeguard and increase local authority investment in arts, museums and heritage.
The campaign brings together new research, data analysis and a website ( www.50pforculture.org ) where residents in England can find out how much local authorities plan to spend on culture in their area this year.
In a recent poll by Ipsos MORI co-commissioned by the NCA, 63% of people - almost two thirds - said they believed that even in these difficult...
Animal Care students from Bicton College have just returned from a 3 week trip of a lifetime in Malawi.
Animal Curators Oli Force and Jane Jennings took the group of 16 students to experience the wilds of Malawi, embracing the culture, lifestyle, people and wildlife.
Working with the Nyika Vwaza Trust (a registered charity in both Malawi and the UK), students visited the Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve learning about their anti-poaching and educational outreach work.
Students were inspired by the conservation projects and park management...
Does your culture influence your organisation's leadership?
Do you take your culture into account when designing your future strategy?
A business that aligns it's culture with its leadership and strategy is one that is destined to succeed, particularly if it is also in tune with the environment it exists within.
This session will allow you to understand the importance of culture, leadership and strategy to your business and the benefits that aligning them will bring to your business in terms of competitive advantage.
Stagecoach South West is offering one lucky passenger the chance to win a year's worth of free bus travel by finding a golden ticket hidden underneath a seat on a bus somewhere in Devon.
The competition, running throught the week, celebrates the second annual 'Catch the Bus Week' to promote sustainable travel in county.
The initiative has seen Stagecoach South West joining forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys and Devon County Council to encourage local people to ditch their cars in favour of taking the bus.
During the Exeter Blitz of May 1942, citizens took shelter in the Underground Passages whilst the city was heavily bombed. 160 high explosive bombs and 10,000 incendiary devices were dropped on the city. The damage inflicted changed the face of the city forever.
To commemorate the anniversary of this devastating event, there will be a rare opportunity on Bank Holiday Monday 5 May to experience the highs and lows of the air raid in the same setting.
The brick section of Exeter’s Underground Passages was licensed to shelter up to 300 people during the raids, and this document...
A chance to come and see Topsham Bowling Club. Meet some new friends and have fun. Coaches on hand to assist.
Why not learn to play a new sport.
No need to book ahead, just come along and why not bring a friend with you?
For more information call 01392 274922 and ask for Adrian.
Easy to find, the club is situated in the middle of Topsham immediately behind the main pay and display Car Park whose entrance is between the Fire Station and Matthews Hall in Fore Street.
Police and fire crews have begun investigating the cause of major blaze at an Exeter car show room. At its height around 40 firefighters tackled the fire, at Hendys Car Supermarket on the Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, which was reported to be under control by 7:45am. Crews remain at the scene and the incident is still causing major traffics delays due blocked roads on the estate. Arriving on scene at around 5:34am firefighters found smoke coming from the commercial building, which measures 20 metres by 10 metres, and was well alight. Five fire appliances, along with support from an...
Beautiful flowers will fill this historic church and the scarecrows will be parish-wide, in the theme of nursery rhymes (map provided).
A hunt the clue based around both flowers and scarecrows will keep the whole family absorbed. In the new Parish Hall next to the church will be an arts and craft exhibition, plant and cake stalls and refreshments- ploughman's lunches, cream teas cake and beverages.
