Summer festival time

That eclectic mix of everything that’s on in Plymouth during the summer, that is the Plymouth Summer Festival, is in full swing again this summer in Plymouth.

But what does that mean, really? That there’s a lot going on for sure, but we’re keen to hear from those who haven’t been sucked up into this

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Young and old in film

Do you want to be involved in a filmmaking activity that will be watched by thousands of people? That will go out to rural communities? That can be seen on the web, too? That brings young and old together in perfect harmony? You do… do you live in Teignbridge?

Those renegades of rural filmmaking, Vanland,

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Job centres loses

Job seekers in the South West are to face extra difficulties in trying to find employment if the proposed closure of up to 22 Jobcentre Plus offices goes ahead.

Equality South West is concerned about the impact any closures would have on the most vulnerable in the community.

Paul Dunn, Equality south West chief executive,

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Winning hearts and tongues

It’s not just music up at Glastonbury, you know. The People’s Republic’s own Heart’s Tongue theatre will be stomping around performing their hearts and tongues out, no doubt.

The company won the Glastonbury gig by taking the South West Street Performers competition by storm with their performance of Who Killed Stan Laurel?, and are in

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Live music

Red Paper Dragon are the first band up on the Melting Pot Live section of Spectralworkshoptv. Click ‘words’ or ‘music’ then press play and unwrap the enigma of the group which takes the guitar band to the next mesmerising level.

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Rich pickings

Countryside in the People’s Republic will become a ‘theme park for the rich’ unless the Government and local councils tackle the rural housing shortage, the National Housing Federation South West has warned.

At a conference marking one year since Elinor Goodman’s landmark Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) report, the federation insisted not enough progress has

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Free sound, Plymouth

The sound of slavery is on the Plymouth airwaves from today for a month. Freesound 106.6fm aims to bring all yous out there news and opinions on art, music, freedom and slavery. Caroling Mawdsely from Plymouth Arts Centre might be able to shed a bit of light on it. Take it away Caroline.

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