Slow time

There’s still time to catch Slow at the Plymouth Arts Centre. The exhibition, which pays homage to the conceptual art of the 1960s and ’70s, runs, or rather saunters, until March 19.

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Enviro action news

Listening to people who deny climate change is quite amusing – if you can manage to discern a few words from between the grunts (just wait till these guys get on to recycling). But climate change is a real issue and it’s nice to see some people rolling up their sleeves and actually doing something

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So you wanna be a boxer?

Find out how and what other arthouse films are on in the region in the inimitable arthouse roundup on D+CFilm. There are loads of links and trailers, everything you need to make the right decision about Saturday night at the movies.

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A rock and a hard place

First there were ‘super casinos’ now Torbay is pushing for Geopark status – but wait, a geopark isn’t all themed water slides and nacho stores, it’s to do with geology (which isn’t altogether far duller actually).

It will be the second time the Bay area has applied for the moniker, but this time the whole

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Melting Pot podcast #7

Featuring Jack Woodward; the Madrips and Chunky Kustard.

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Health appeal

Just in case you forgot, the NHS is in crisis, signatures are being sought for a Plymouth petition to be put in front of MPs on February 19 – seek them out and sign. And if you’re organising any kind of demonstration, thank goodness for the EU because apparently you have to bring your own

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Money in the Banksy

A blimmin massive Banksy mural is up for sale at Kingsbridge’s lovely Red Propeller gallery – and it’s so valuable, the bally thing’s worth more than the building it’s painted on!

There’s also good news for fans of a bargain – buy the mural and you get the five-bedroomed house absolutely free. A snip!

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William Rodriguez interview: Pt 2

It was the 9/11 Commission Report, released on July 22, 2004, that made last man alive out of the World Trade Center and truth campaigner William Rodriguez determined to challenge the official story.

He says up until that point he believed the US government would provide answers to his, and other witnesses’, questions. William’s testimony to

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William Rodriguez interview: Pt 1

Last man alive out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 and truth campaigner William Rodriguez is in Devon this month as part of a international tour.

He told the People’s Republic how he has “become 9/11 for myself, for the victims, their families and for the media” and why he believes there are a

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Swede, Swede music

Ah, there’s hope for us all! Columnist and writer for Swedish magazines and newspapers Tobias Froberg has become the hottest musical sensation to come out of Sweden, since, well, you decide.

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IMPORTANT NEWS! (for the Melting Pot podcast audience)

People of the Republic, they are trying to silence us! Due to circumstances beyond our control the Melting Pot internet tv broadcast cannot be shown tonight. We have our suspicions as to what can only be described as sabotage, but rather than point fingers, we’ve bounced back with all the resilience of Britney Spears.

For

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William, you’re really something

Last survivor out of the World Trade Center and 9/11 truth campaigner William Rodriquez is set to visit the region this month.

Rodriguez was a hero on the day who saved many lives, he has been honoured five times at the White House and has become leader of several Twin Towers’ victim’s support groups. That’s the

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Caught in the act 1

400 hundred years in the making, and that’s saying something, especially for a play. But this play, Caught by Theatre Alibi – we’re reliably informed – has everything: passion, pictures and, erm, more passion and pictures.

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Melting Pot podcast #6

The Devon music scene, this week featuring Veil Cassini, playing Silhouette, Half of Nothing with Giant Elephant, Karmadeva with Broken and Red Paper Dragon with Tidal.

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