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Geopark Film at Glastonbury 2010

Press release dated: 23 Jun 2010
Geopark Film Goes to Glastonbury

Caves awarded Excellence Award at South Devon Oscar Ceremony

Press release dated: 20 Nov 2009
Top industry excellence 'Oscar' for Kents Cavern at the prestigious South Devon Excellence Awards last night

Darwin Origins Dig is back in Sept

Press release dated: 26 Aug 2009
Scientists return to dig in search of Neanderthal occupation

Butchered bones gives clue to cannibalism

Press release dated: 10 Aug 2009
Cut marks on a 9,000 year old human bone discovered in Kents Cavern could be evidence of cannibalism.

Origins Dig starts March 30th

Press release dated: 17 Mar 2009
The Darwin200 Origins Dig at Kents Cavern starts on 30th March

New Image for Caves

Press release dated: 18 Feb 2009
Neanderthal helps promote the cave's incredible heritage as the earliest home of ancient humans in Britain

The Origins Dig

Press release dated: 26 Jan 2009
A team of archaeologists will survey Kents Cavern on 26th January in advance of two major excavations, at Easter and in September, that aim to discover more about the Neanderthals that lived in the caves tens of thousands of years ago.

Emergency Services Exercise

Press release dated: 8 Jan 2009
Over 100 emergency services personnel will be involved in a Major Disaster Planning Exercise at Kents Cavern on 13th January 2009  named Exercise Bedrock. This will prove vital in testing the contingency plans of the emergency services in the event of

PRESS RELEASE- GHOST HUNTERS - OCTOBER 2008

Press release dated: 26 Sep 2008
Ghost Hunters are returning to Kents Cavern just in time for Halloween 2008

THE JAWBONE - A human fossil from Kents Cavern could be from England's first Neanderthal

Press release dated: 6 Dec 2007
A piece of ancient jawbone excavated from Kents Cavern in Torquay during the 1920's might yet provide evidence that England's first example of Neanderthal Man lived in Devon

SLEEPOVER - Girlguides sleep over in Kents Cavern raises enough for 3 Shelter Boxes destined for Bangledesh

Press release dated: 2 Nov 2007
1st Babbacombe Rangers have organised a sleep-over in Kents Cavern and disco fund raising evening on the 2nd November to raise money for Shelter Box.

BEST ATTRACTION - Kents Cavern judged best Large Visitor Attraction in South West England

Press release dated: 29 Oct 2007
Kents Cavern is crowned Gold winner as the best Visitor Attraction in the South West 2007/8

HEALTHY FOOD - Eat Wise award for Red Rock Cafe

Press release dated: 17 Oct 2007
The restaurant at Kents Cavern, the Red Rock Cafe, picked up an Eat Wise award from Torbay Council. The Eat Wise scheme was launched by Torbay's Food and Safety Team along with the Torbay Care Trust to help caterers provide better and healthier choices.

GEOPARK - Caves are official Geosite in UNESCO's Newest Global Geopark

Press release dated: 18 Sep 2007
Torbay becomes a European Geopark as the English Riviera Geopark. Kents Cavern is as official Geosite in the Geopark, the first urban UNESCO Global Geopark.

BEST GARDENS - Gardens judged best on the English Riviera

Press release dated: 1 Sep 2007
The gardens at Devon's oldest visitor attraction, Kents Cavern in Torquay, have been judged FIRST in the Large Shop/Retail category in Bay Blooms 2007.

GHOST HUNTING - A Haunting Experience at Kents Cavern

Press release dated: 26 Jun 2007
A group of intrepid ghost hunters has just undertaken the first ever paranormal exploration of Kents Cavern in Torquay

AWARDS - An award winning attraction

Press release dated: 4 Apr 2007
Kents Cavern holds four regional tourism awards and two national tourism award

HEAD GUIDE - Head Cave Guide from 1960s celebrates 95th birthday

Press release dated: 20 Mar 2007
Head Cave Guide from 1960s celebrates 95th birthday

FIRST NEANDERTAL - Jawbone from Kents Cavern could be from the first Neanderthal found in Britain.

Press release dated: 6 Dec 2006
Jawbone from Kents Cavern could be from the first Neanderthal ever found in Britain. University of Hull carries out significant analysis of ancient skull fragment.

CAVE PAINTINGS - Archaeologists to seek Ice Age cave art at Kents Cavern

Press release dated: 8 Jul 2006
Archaeologists to seek Ice Age cave art at Kents Cavern

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE - A national tourism industry Oscar for Kents Cavern

Press release dated: 3 May 2006
Tourism industry top Oscar for Kents Cavern

FIRST HUMAN - Britain's first human re-dated

Press release dated: 21 Apr 2005
Britain's first human re-dated

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