The latest creation in Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorilla Project is a real team effort.
Artist Penny Robson, a tutor for South Devon College’s Adult & Community Learning Department, invited her students to help her paint a life-size gorilla.
“There’s a list of about thirty people who want to help, but I can only have two or three at a time!” The model gorilla, called Flagged, is decorated with the flags of all the nations that are home to wild gorillas.
Sponsored by Paignton BID, the gorilla is part of the project celebrating the 90th birthday of Paignton Zoo. Life-...
Lucky guests of leading South West solicitors, Stephens Scown, were treated to an exclusive and entertaining audience with Michael Caines MBE, at the recent Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink.
Michael, award winning chef and co-founder of the Festival, charmed, informed and entertained with his anecdotes – and answered many questions from the delighted guests, on vital topics such as fool-proof dessert recipes.
Geoff Bowen of Pebblebed Wines in Topsham also provided a delicious wine tasting accompanied by an enlightening talk.
Exeter-based Flybe has announced a new scheme which allows customers to book flights and to hold a "Price Lock-Down" fare for 24 hours before confirming and paying for their Flybe flight.
Travel planners will now have the benefit of being able to check and finalise all their travel details knowing that the price of a flight will held with the "Price Lock-Down". Customers may then confirm their held Fare within 24 hours by retrieving their Price Lock-Down booking on Flybe.com.
The "Price Lock-Down" is available for Exeter's Flybe Flights from just £5 on all Essentials and...
One year after being airlifted from a major crash, Matthew Tooke cycles the Devon borders for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT).
Over five days, 25-29 May 2013, Matthew Tooke will be cycling the entire borders of Devon for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT). This comes literally one year after he was airlifted from a terrifying road traffic accident.
While recovering in hospital Matthew vowed to help raise money for the team which helped him receive medical attention so quickly. Sian, his fiancée, suggested he used his love of cycling to help raise money for the Trust...
Schools across Devon are becoming interactive theatres during a series of Healthy Lifestyle Weeks designed to formulate a programme which could ultimately be rolled out across all schools.
The Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP), is being run by specialists from the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC).
University of Exeter Legal Services have been crowned ‘In-house Team of the Year’ at the inaugural Halsbury Legal Awards.
The awards were launched for the first time this year to celebrate excellence in law and recognise some of the great contributions to the legal sector. The ‘In-house Team of the Year’ category was specifically created to recognise a team who have delivered an exceptional level of legal support to their business.
The Legal Team were shortlisted alongside three other global and national companies and demonstrated to the judges that the service they offer...
Bicton College has had more reason to celebrate after achieving a ‘good’ grade in a recent Ofsted Care Standards inspection. This happens every four years and looks at the residential provision offered to students; aspects include the quality of service, outcomes for young people, the management system, and safeguarding measures.
Bicton College offers on-site residential accommodation to approximately 250 students, with a small number of off-site lodgings. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how...
Fashion retailer EAST will be hosting a Fashion Day event at its store in Princesshay on Saturday 25 May as part of the shopping centre's yearlong charity partnership with WESC Foundation.
Shoppers will be welcomed to the event with a glass of fizz and can expect to be truly pampered at EAST’s Fashion Day.
Indian head massages will be on offer for a donation to the charity to help customers relax and enjoy a special shopping experience. A representative from Princesshay’s Molton Brown store will also be available at key points throughout the day offering hand massages in...
John Lewis has announced that it has signed the multi-stakeholder Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, coordinated by the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Stephen Cawley, head of sustainability at John Lewis, commented: “While we have a relatively small supplier base in Bangladesh - we work with a small number of factories that produce less than 5% of our own-brand fashion range - this incident has highlighted the pressing need to raise safety standards across the country’s garment industry.
"In signing the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, we...
Bus services to the new community of Cranbrook will be introduced by Devon County Council from Tuesday 28 May.
The Services 4, 4A and 4B, funded by developer contributions, will replace services 60, 60A, 60B, X60 and 380 on the route between Exeter, Clyst Honiton, Cranbrook, Ottery St. Mary, Honiton and Axminster.
Devon County Council’s existing funding for Service 380 along this route will also continue towards the additional services.
In line with the requirements of the planning agreement for Cranbrook, there will be a half-hourly service between Exeter and the...
