Barnstaple’s 9th annual Really Big Quiz, hosted by local accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £3,000 for the Mayor of Barnstaple’s charities of the year.

620 million children globally do not have access to a decent toilet at school, harming their education, health and life chances, according to a new WaterAid report.
This World Toilet Day (19 November), South West Water is echoing WaterAid’s call for governments around the world to take urgent action to make decent toilets normal, not just for children, but for everyone everywhere by 2030.

The 19 November is the start of alcohol awareness week and Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are working in partnership with Drink Wise Age Well, reminding householders of the dangers associated with fires in the kitchen-specifically around cooking and drinking.

Did you know? 77% of people think more highly of companies that make an extra effort to employ people with a disability and people with a learning disability stay in their jobs 3.5 times longer than their non-disabled co-workers.

Lightfoot, the creator of the first connected car technology to reward smoother drivers, has fought off a nine-strong shortlist to claim the Digital Engineering/Technology Award at the Made in the South West Awards.

Staff and volunteers at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park have been left shocked by the sudden death of male giraffe Yoda. The 14-year-old northern giraffe was found collapsed in the giraffe house early this morning.
 

This is the extraordinary moment the hatching of a rare Mauritius pink pigeon chick was caught on video – and the moment the hard work started in earnest for Paignton Zoo bird keeper Tom Tooley.

Network Rail’s South West Rail Resilience Programme held its first community drop-in session last week (Tuesday 30 October) to update residents and the local community on ongoing work to improve the resilience of the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth in Devon.

Torquay’s Living Coasts is part of a new global movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution. The coalition goes under the banner of "World aquariums #ReadyToChange to #BeatPlasticPollution". The aim is to set a good example over the use of plastics and to encourage changes in behaviour.

A South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) team have won a national accolade for saving lives and creating heart safe environments across the region.