Two new animals have arrived at Paignton Zoo as part of a conservation breeding programme. A female red panda, an endangered species, and a female brown spider monkey, a critically endangered species, have been transported from zoos in France to the Devon site. Brown spider monkeys were added to the International Union for Conservation of...
John Ayres BBC News, South West BBC The Crossways shopping centre before it was demolished in April 2023 An old shopping centre site in Paignton could become social housing to provide extra care apartments. New plans by Torbay Council said 91 apartments at the old Crossways shopping centre and a new Day Centre to replace...
A temporary car park with more than 200 spaces is set to be opened in a Devon town centre. Torbay Council said the surface level car park at Paignton’s Victoria Centre would be open 24 hours a day with 12 spaces dedicated for blue badge holders along with areas for motorcycles and permit holders. The...
Alex Osborne BBC News, South West Paul Box The three-day event takes place in Paignton between 30 May to 1 June and is expected to attract thousands of enthusiasts Tens of thousands of visitors are expected in Torbay at the weekend as the English Riviera Airshow returns. The three-day event, on the seafront at Paignton...
Train services in Devon were temporarily suspended after a vehicle crashed into a railway bridge. It happened in Paignton at about 12:00 BST, a spokesperson for Great Western Railway (GWR) said. The line was blocked, leading to delays and some cancellations to services between Newton Abbot and Paignton, it said. GWR confirmed train services had...
A 12-year-old Elvis impersonator has been invited to perform at the singer’s iconic home in the US. Cooper from Paignton in Devon has been given three slots for his Elvis tribute act at Graceland in Memphis in August after the promoters saw his videos. The great pretender told BBC Radio Devon he had been impersonating...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a van. Devon and Cornwall Police said a man in his 60s was hit by a grey Vauxhall van on Winner Hill Road, Paignton at about 18:20 BST on Monday. They said the man had been taken to hospital with...
A busy Paignton seafront road will be closed for up to six weeks as engineers work to repair a huge hole under the ground. Torbay Council confirmed the void, discovered under Sands Road, is much larger than first thought. Engineers said the hole on the surface of the road is 1m (3ft) across, but is...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Paignton Zoo Both mother and baby are doing well, the zoo says An endangered monkey that was diagnosed with an ovarian tumour during pregnancy has given birth in Devon. Paignton Zoo said the 18-year-old Diana monkey, named Akea, “defied medical odds” and delivered the healthy infant on Thursday. The...
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Deanna Prestige said she and other tenants were unable to shower for a week Elderly tenants of a sheltered housing scheme were left without heating and hot water for a week after a gas leak. Deanna Prestige, 76, said residents of 12 flats at Romaleyn Gardens in Paignton...
A dolphin that became stranded on a beach died shortly after being released back into the sea, rescue crews said. A rescue charity said it received a call at about 18:30 BST on Saturday saying a dolphin had been found near the pier at Paignton beach in Devon. The charity, British Divers Marine Life Rescue...
Four fire engines were used to tackle a blaze at a disused nightclub in Paignton earlier, the fire service said. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) said it received reports of smoke issuing from the building at Roundham-with-Hyde at about 14:20 BST on Thursday. It said the fire involved disused building materials and...
A zoo is hoping the arrival of a second binturong, or bearcat, could spark a romance between the two animals. Paignton Zoo said the animals – which have an “unmistakable popcorn scent” – faced mounting threats in the tropical forests of South and South East Asia. Carlo the male binturong arrived at Paignton Zoo, in...
Two female zebras have been put down at Paignton Zoo due to deteriorating health conditions, the organisation has announced. The zoo said it had made the “difficult decision” to euthanise, Taru, 22, and Leila, 11. Taru had cancer that stopped responding to treatment, while Leila had a rare blood-clotting condition affecting her quality of life,...
A woman has been arrested after a man in his 70s was hit by a car in Paignton suffering serious injuries. Devon and Cornwall Police said the collision between a green Citroen C1 saloon and the pedestrian happened on Great Western Road at about 15:55 BST on Monday. The local man in his 70s was...