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A close up of the red panda looking over a branch. It looks like a teddy bear. Its white furry ears are triangle shaped and angled off the top of its head. It has a brown and white patterned furry face. Its snout is white leading to a button black nose. Its eyes are dark brown.

Endangered spider monkey and panda arrive at zoo

A female red panda and a female brown spider monkey arrive at Paignton Zoo from zoos in France.

Grafitti on the walls of the derelict Crossways Shopping Centre in Paignton before it was demolished in April 2023

New plans for empty Paignton shopping centre

New plans by Torbay Council say there could be 91 apartments at the old Crossways shopping centre.

A woman holding a sign that says "The National Lottery and £3,966,543 winner". The background of the sign in clue and there multicoloured bingo balls. There is a man sat in front of the woman on a purple Harley-Davidson trike bike. There are trees behind them and a wooden fence.

'£3.9m win will enable us to slow down, enjoy life'

They plan to spend their money on a Harley-Davidson trike bike, a hot tub and a new family home.

The exterior of the pub. It has large black letters that read: THE BLAGDON INN under a long thatched roof. The building has two storeys and there is a courtyard area surrounded by wooden fencing. There is mature planting and trees surrounding the property.

Plan to convert 15th Century former pub into flats

Plans are submitted to develop The Blagden Inn in Torquay into five apartments.

Five people go around an ice rink in Milton Keynes. It is inside a large white marquee and with multi-coloured disco lights shining onto the ice. A large disco ball is hanging above the centre of the rink.

Ice rink on council's £350k shopping list

Councillors draw up ideas on what to spend a surplus from last year's budget.

Metal fences surround the perimeter of a demolition site in Paignton. Large blocks of rubble are on the floor and a white truck is parked on the site. A multi-storey car park is in the background.

Temporary car park opening at regeneration site

It will have more than 200 spaces including areas for blue badge holders and permit holders.

The Strawberry Moon in St Erme, Cornwall - it is out of focus and has wheat silhouetted over it

Wild swimmers prepare for Strawberry Moon dip

The Strawberry Moon will be "the lowest full moon until 2043" and may appear red.

The exterior of the Post Office in Teignmouth with two men standing talking in the bottom left-hand corner of the shot

Takeover proposal for threatened post offices

Post Office Limited earmarks six sites to be run by a South West franchise.

A police car with its hazard lights flashing is parked on a road that leads to a beachfront. There is a man wearing a high-viz jacket blurred in the background and a mixture of bollards and a blue traffic cone.

Fail-to-stop biker arrested over weapon and drugs

A 27-year-old man is in custody after he failed to stop for police after breaching a road closure.