The Devon Week is a round up of news events throughout the region.
The bite-size digest is in beta testing at the moment and is published by not-for-profit News and Media Republic Ltd to work alongside its other publications and crowd sourcing experiment.
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Monday, July 5, 2010
 Living Coasts’ South American fur seal Tunanta loves a good exfoliating scrub with a stiff brush followed by a dip in the open-air saltwater pool and maybe a seaweed wrap to finish.
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
 Keepers at Paignton Zoo are hand-rearing two tiny African snowy-crowned robin-chat chicks with tweezers to feed them every hour from 8am to 9pm
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Monday, June 28, 2010
 The latest recruit to Devon’s Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust Jez Bird is learning Bahasa Indonesia to help his work protecting the endangered Sulawesi crested black macaque – known locally as the yaki
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
 Paignton Zoo’s newest arrival, rare black rhino Manyara, enjoyed a wallow in the red Devon mud, going from a black rhino to a red rhino in the process
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
New Scouts groups are being set up in Heathfield, Bovey Tracey for Beaver and Cubs, with an age range from five up to 10.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
 Historic Teignmouth to Shaldon Ferry, which has been working since 1908, is in need of a new home, says Teignbridge District Council
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Operation Everest, a police-led initiative across Devon and Cornwall aiming to connect with local people and tackle the issues that matter to them, will be in Dawlish
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Monday, June 21, 2010
The newest arrival at Paignton Zoo, a one-tonne male black rhino called Manyara was lifted into his new home by a 20 tonne crane
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Stone Lane Gardens, which is nestled on the edge of Dartmoor, has beaten top names such as the Eden Project and Trebah Gardens to win the double accolades of being voted the BBC Gardeners’ World magazine readers’ favourite South West Garden, and the Most Romantic South West Garden, too.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Torbay has lost millions of founds because of the complicated funding structure for free bus passes
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Recent News- Exeter council complains of being 'frozen out' in economic plans for region's future September 2, 2010
Exeter City Council is not part of the Local Enterprise Partnership, successor to the Regional... - Agatha Christie tree to be protected as towns gear up to Christie 120th anniversary September 1, 2010
Torbay is preparing for the 120th anniversary of The Bay's crime sleuth sensation, Agatha Christie,... - Totnes puppeteer John Roberts is famed as meerkat man and has a career in puppeteering July 31, 2010
John Roberts, the puppeteer creator of the meerkat in the Comparethemarket's comparethemeerkat advertising campaign lives... - Special tribute to butterfly expert unveiled at Orley Common near Ipplepe July 29, 2010
A colourful display panel about the lives of butterflies has been unveiled at Orley Common... - Further cuts to Exeter council budget 'inevitable' July 28, 2010
Further cuts predicted for Exeter City Council as it faces up to 'challenging' situation - South Devon zoo goes for national glory July 28, 2010
Paignton Zoo is in the running to become Eden TV’s Wildlife Attraction of the Year... - Harriet Jones: fashion and jewellery from a young designer July 28, 2010
Harriet Jones is a 16-year-old fashion designer and jewellery maker based in Plymouth. She's been... - Three Teignbridge parks named among country's best July 28, 2010
Courtenay Park, Decoy Country Park and Teignmouth Den have picked up Green Flag park awards,... - Tiverton Pannier Market (video) July 27, 2010
Devon filmmaker Will Foxwell captures the strength of Tiverton Pannier market in a film which... - Barnstaple Blackout (video) July 26, 2010
An independent filmmaker in North Devon put the flash mob idea to the test in...
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