Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is celebrating a second orang utan birth in 9 months.
Bornean orang utan Chinta gave birth on Sunday 22nd December.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “You wait 16 years and then two babies come along in nine months!” One of the Zoo’s other females, Mali, gave birth to a female baby named Tatau in April.
“Mother and baby have had time together in their off show den away from people and the wind and the rain, but they should have access to the show den in the Ape Centre from...
More funding needs to be directed towards river maintenance to ensure flooding problems do not get worse, and land in rural areas recovers as quickly as possible the NFU said today.
NFU Deputy President Meurig Raymond said flooding problems in parts of the country over the Christmas and New Year period had reinforced the need to ensure a balance between Government investment in larger capital flood defence projects that primarily serve urban areas and funding for river maintenance.
“Staff from the Environment Agency have done a fantastic job in hugely difficult...
Blue Fizz Events are putting on The Decidedly Different Vintage Wedding Fair on Saturday 18th January 11am–4pm in collaboration with Crikey it’s Vintage.
The fair is being held one of the most stunning venues in Exeter and located just off the High Street , Exeter Castle .
Visitors to the event will be able roam the courtrooms, ballroom and courtyard where over 60 fabulous exhibitors will be showcasing their Vintage inspired products and services.
Everything from exquisite bridal gowns and jewellery from some of the leading Bridal wear providers in the South West,...
Search and rescue helicopters from the Royal Navy have made more than 25 emergency journeys during the recent storms.
9 people were rescued in the West Country with helicopter crews from Royal Navy Station Culdrose battling with the extreme conditions.
These conditions made the journeys far more dangerous and saw 50knot (57mph) head winds triple the journey time of some flights requiring extra stops for fuel in North Devon.
Search and rescue helicopters from across the UK saw what the government described as “almost non-stop” activity during the storms as people...
Exeter based Absolute PR and Marketing rounded off a year of growth after securing a string of new account wins including a major national property developer and an award-winning Westcountry food producer and supplier.
In addition to its recent appointment as the communications consultancy for South West Lakes Trust, Absolute has now landed five new national and regional clients across the food and drink, tourism and leisure, engineering and property sectors.
Multi award-winning retirement property developer Urban Renaissance Villages has awarded the agency its national...
Will You Sleep Rough So That Others Don’t Have To?
The aim is simple: get sponsored to sleep rough for one night, raising funds to help disadvantaged young people build a future.
Join us to sleep under the stars and help raise funds to support Exeter YMCA's work with homeless young people.
Music and other entertainment during the evening will make sure you have a great time and food and hot drinks will be available. All you need to do is make sure you’re well wrapped up!
Date: Saturday 15th March to Sunday 16th March 2014 Time: 8.00 PM to 7.00 AM Place...
Forty young people from Devon have been honoured for achieving their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.
The young people have completed their Gold award and were presented with their awards by Deputy Lieutenant, Sir John Evans QPM DL LL.B at a ceremony at County Hall in Exeter.
The ceremony was attended by Helen Jenny MBE, Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme in Devon, and Devon County Council's Head of Child and Adult Protection, Fiona Fitzpatrick
The DofE is a personal development programme undertaken as part of leisure time activities. It challenges young...
We want to develop stroke services for people in Exeter, East and Mid Devon and would like to hear your thoughts on how we could do this.
Your stroke services are currently provided by the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (for the hospital part of stroke care) and Northern Devon NHS Healthcare Trust (for the rehabilitation part of stroke care).
The local healthcare clinical commissioning group has been working closely with stroke specialists in both NHS providers, as well as with advisers from the Stroke Association, on proposals to improve the service for stroke...
Grecians into the quarter-final with win over Rovers
It was another famous night for the youngsters of Exeter City as they secured a place in the quarter-final of the Under-21 Premier League Cup.
City claimed another scalp and dominated the fixture throughout and were desperately unlucky to be the team trailing as Jordan Preston headed Rovers into the lead late in the first-half.
But quick-fire goals after the interval by Scot Bennett and Jimmy Keohane gave the Grecians the lead they deserved and a place in the last eight of the nationwide competition – and...
