The matriarch of Paignton Zoo died at the age of 49. Born in 1970, she came to Paignton Zoo in 1977 and for many years lived with female Asian elephant Gay. Duchess collapsed in her enclosure on Sunday 14th July and had to be put to sleep.
Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “The enormous, immediate and heartfelt public response prompted us to think about how we should remember her. Duchess was here for over 40 years; she was the matriarch of Paignton Zoo.
“We’ve decided to commission a memorial artwork. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people encountered Duchess...
It’s an expensive time of year for birthday presents among the kittiwakes at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo. The five adult birds all have birthdays between July 17th and August 7th. And now a chick has hatched on its mother’s birthday.
The kittiwake also hatched in the same nest and to the same parents as last year, when Living Coasts recorded its first ever breeding of this species. The kittiwake is listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Senior Keeper Jason Keller has been keeping a close eye on things: “The chick seems...
South Devon University Technical College (UTC) has demonstrated that its impressive post 16 results, celebrated last week, are no flash in the pan. Students in Year 11 are also celebrating after receiving notable GCSE results.
Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college opened its doors from 8:30am this morning for the scientists and engineers of the future to collect their exam results.
There is much to celebrate with excellent results in the college’s specialist subjects.
Notable academic successes were Michael Chavanga, Molly Duffy and Ethan Starcevic who...
Residents are invited to a drop-in session in Dawlish, Devon, to update them ahead of work restarting on the new sea wall which will help protect the town and the railway from extreme weather and rising sea levels for generations to come.
Network Rail will restart work on 9 September on the new bigger sea wall which will provide greater resilience for the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.
Work had stopped during the peak summer tourism season to minimise the impact on local communities and businesses.
Towergate Insurance Brokers, one of the UK’s largest independent Insurance Brokers, has recently appointed Phillip Hatfield as Commercial Insurance Broker, into its Plymouth, Exeter and South Devon area.
The brokerage, which recently won Commercial Lines Broker of the year at the 2019 British Insurance Awards, are looking to grow their client-base in the area and Phillip’s local knowledge, understanding and insurance expertise complements the businesses philosophy of building strong real relationships, offering technical advice and delivering exemplary customer service and...
As a business owner, you often think about scaling your business, bettering your product line, and improving workforce productivity daily. However, one thing you cannot forget about during the working day is the safety of your employees. Your employees are, after all, the ones who drive your business forward each and every day, and as such, they deserve to be looked after while they complete their tasks. Improving workplace safety should be high on your list of priorities if it isn’t already. To create a safe and healthy workplace, regardless of your industry or niche, the following...
Honiton Rugby Club’s historic season, including their RFU Senior Vase final victory, was celebrated at a reception held on Wednesday 25 July 2019 at East Devon District Council’s Blackdown House headquarters in Honiton.
The event, which was attended by officials and players from Honiton Rugby Club, as well as East Devon councillors, was organised by the council’s Chairman Cllr Stuart Hughes and Honiton ward member Cllr Phil Twiss, who wanted to congratulate the club for their outstanding season and to acknowledge the contribution that grassroots rugby has made in helping put...
The worldwide web has entirely revolutionised the way that we shopped. Once upon a time, we had to venture out for food and fashion alike, but these times are no more. Nowadays you can virtually stroll up and down the aisles of your local Tesco and browse, or look at the local high street fashion bargains without even having to leave the comfort of your own home – perfect on a typical rainy, British day. However, a lot of people, particularly in older generations, are reluctant to shop online, and rightly so. It’s a dangerous game, and if you don’t know what you’re looking for,...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has secured a new interline agreement with Croatia Airlines which gives the travel trade the benefit of connecting customers to and from the Zagreb-based airline’s many European destinations via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.
This is Flybe’s latest interline deal that adds to its fast-growing list of new partnerships that in the past few months has also included Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Widerøe, Lot and Air Serbia.
Alan Tune, Flybe’s Director of Sales, Alliances and Strategic...
