January 2006 » People's Republic of South Devon

Law unto itself

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 19, 2006 |

Personally, I think the railway was doing better when it was nationalised.

Atkins Law, newly installed in the former railway offices in Exeter,Â has tried to create a relaxed environment, which includes family friendliness and exhibitions by local artists. Clare Fisher’s and Emma Fisher’s workÂ is on show. The firm specialises in employment and immigration law, so

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You move too fast

By PRSD, on Monday, January 16, 2006 | 1 comment - ()

Oh there is so much I need to blog about… the dangers of planting trees to soak up carbon dioxide (trees are evil, apparently – this has been going on since before Christmas), local tourism (there is a whole host of events coming up, and as a tourist centre the whole enviromental tourism thing isn’t

She’s fresh (and exciting)

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 12, 2006 |

Last night artist Lucie Bennett was in Exeter with her exhibition at the BritArt/Eyestorm gallery on the quay. As well as commisioned work for House of Fraser and Selfridges, Lucie Bennett has auctioned work on behalf of the Terrence Higgins Trust, exhibited at galleries around the world such as Square Art exhibitions in Golden Square,

Food miles v Fair trade.

By PRSD, on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 |

I do believe Devon County Council are to be looking at cutting down food miles in the county. They may not of course, but is seems to me, we are better placed than many to make the most of our agricultural heritage, keep jobs, promote healthy living and enhance the region’s reputation as a destination

Wind of change

By PRSD, on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 |

Getting through the weekend papers I read a marvellous piece by Gaby Wood on Ariel Levy’s Female Chauvinist Pigs in the Observer. Read it on the Guardian website

Arts in your hand

By PRSD, on Monday, January 9, 2006 |

Art should be accessible for everyone. The Exeter Picturehouse has some really interesting exhibitions (including an accomplished and powerful one by Magic Carpet) and tonight was to be an auction of all the work that wasn’t sold in its Christmas art fair. But it didn’t happen.

I’m keen to showcase art on the site and

Your eye teeth

By PRSD, on Sunday, January 8, 2006 |

It’s not normal that I see daytime Sunday tv, but today I walked past a feature on Welsh women who took their dental treatment on themselves because an NHS dentist was too remote. Despite all the news hooopla, my kids are still without NHS dental provision (I think we were told that they would be