Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is celebrating its first orang utan birth in 16 years.
Bornean orang utan Mali gave birth on Thursday 11th April. The last orang to be born at Paignton Zoo was female Gambira, on 22nd March 1997.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “We are absolutely thrilled that our years of patience have been rewarded and that Mali is proving to be an excellent and attentive mother. The babies are such enchanting and vulnerable looking creatures that you can’t help but want to do something to...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has fallen for the first time since last October and at a faster rate than the national average. Encouragingly youth unemployment rates have fallen significantly since this time last year.
The claimant count across the county was down by 239 from 9,842 in February to 9,603 in March.
The Devon figures reflect the national trend, however the month on month decrease of 2.4% has occurred at a faster rate in Devon compared to the UK (1.8%).
The claimant count in Devon stands at 2.1% of the working age...
Thousands more young people in Devon are to benefit from the sporting legacy after Sport England announced an extra £24 million to expand and extend its successful Sportivate programme.
The National Lottery funding means Sportivate can continue helping 14- to 25-year-olds to get involved in sports from judo and tennis to wakeboarding and parkour until 2017.
The initiative is run in Devon by County Sport Partnership, Active Devon. New figures shows that 3,521 teenagers and young adults in the county have already benefitted from free or discounted six-to-eight week sports...
A gun carriage bearing Baroness Thatcher's coffin made its way to from the Houses of Parliament to St Paul's Cathedral this morning in a ceremonial procession to her funeral. Thousands of people gathered along the route of the funeral procession, mostly to pay respects to the former Prime Minister (1979-1990), who passed away at the age of 87 following a stroke.
However, some boos have been heard as the coffin passed certain sections of the crowd and anti-Thatcher protesters turned their backs as her coffin passed by. Patricia Welsh, a 69-year-old retired youth worker, joined the...
City's last home match of the season, against West Country rivals Cheltenham on Saturday 20th April, kick off 3pm, is now very much game ON.
The Away End has been deemed 'safe' after the recent collapse of banking into St James Road so the Robins’ will have a large following as the club owners are set to pay for the journey down the M5 for the fans.
The team want ‘The Grecians’ fans to come out in their numbers, turn up the vocal volume and do all we can to help them in the last home match of the season and the push...
Exeter City are issuing a call to arms to supporters for the final home game of the season, as Cheltenham visit St James Park on Saturday 20 April (kick-off 3pm) – and are inviting the fans to come and celebrate the announcement of their nominated Player of the Year for the 2012/13 season. With the Grecians still in the running for a play-off spot, the club are asking as many supporters to come and contribute to an electric atmosphere at the final home game of the season. As well as the usual fare of a crunch League 2 tie, the stadium will also be a hive of activity for the whole afternoon...
Everys Solicitors has signed a deal with Exeter firm Bluegrass Computer Services to meet its ongoing IT requirements.
Bluegrass, based at Pynes Hill in Exeter, provides proactive IT support to businesses and won the tender bid to assist Everys’ nine offices in Devon and Somerset, and its satellite office in Dubai.
Everys’ managing partner James Griffin said: “We are delighted to welcome Bluegrass on board. We would always work with local businesses by choice and Bluegrass offers us exactly the service we require.”
Bluegrass managing director David Thomas said: “We...
The Friends of Higher Cemetery will be presenting a talk, by Michael Parrott, about the history of the two nineteenth century Higher Cemetery chapels. The talk will be held in the main chapel. Entry is £3 for an adult (£1-50 for FoHC members) or £1 for a child under 16, who must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
One of four events throughout the year that will let you rediscover the remarkable hillside garden at Killerton.
Join in seasonal guided walks and learn things you didn't know about the plants and trees in the garden. Why not talk to the gardeners and uncover what makes the space so special. Get stuck in with hands on activities that will get you to see the garden differently and let you understand the remarkable history that lies beneath the design.
