July 2007 » People's Republic of South Devon

Art tour

By PRSD, on Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Artists, listen up. You wanna actually make a living out of your creative endeavours, then maybe a few more of those business skills are called for (don’t worry, it’s for the sake of art, your creative soul won’t be damaged).

Tourism people, listen up. There is an incredibly vibrant arts scene in the county, covering all

Concert! No, no, no…

By PRSD, on Monday, July 30, 2007

Our views on the Girls Aloud/Newnham Park shindig are fairly well publicised – at least, better publicised that the bloody gig itself.

So it comes as no surprise whatsoever that our resident PRSD mole is suggesting the plug has been permanently pulled on the blessed thing.

We know this news will be a crushing blow to all

Reader offer

By PRSD, on Monday, July 30, 2007

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Envision this

By PRSD, on Sunday, July 29, 2007

Businesses which want to go green will be getting that little extra help with the rollout of the environmental advice programme Envision.

The scheme which helps businesses save money and the environment by spotting wasteful practices and offering solutions is being extended across the region. Previously it was available only in Objective 1 and Objective 2

Green backs

By PRSD, on Saturday, July 28, 2007

Regen South West, those harbingers of environmental business hope, who we know love us, are ready for a bit of a cash boost.

The SW Regional Development Agency is ready to put its hand it its pocket if and only if our favourite environmental body called ‘Regen’ can help at least another 60 businesses and 200

PL:AY commences

By PRSD, on Friday, July 27, 2007

We’ve taken the PL:AY festival, which kicks of tonight and continues tomorrow, to our hearts here at the People’s Republic of South Devon. And why is that? The sense of devil-may-care abandon that comes with it? The fact that it involves so many people in and around Plymouth? Or that we consider it to be

Pings and creaks

By PRSD, on Thursday, July 26, 2007

As part of the Plymouth PL:AY day there will be a free sound composition at Smeaton’s Tower, Plymouth Hoe between noon and 4pm on Saturday, July 28.

The lighthouse, as we all know, was built in 1759 on Eddystone Reef before being dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on the Hoe. So you can imagine the

Red (Cross) alert

By PRSD, on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

We’ve hadÂ an email from Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of theÂ British Red Cross. We trust the good (and flood free) citizens of the People’s Republic will help out in any way they can.

Here’s what it said: ‘The images of filthy brown floodwater stretching for miles, and the misery and devastation it causes, are more commonly

Buzby cares

By PRSD, on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Research from BT suggests that ‘young professionals’ will be knocking down The People’s Republic of South Devon’s door for some socially responsible, yet not (very well) paid work.

These young professionals (who we can only guess used to be called yuppies) are so keen on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that more than a third said ‘working

Re: verse

By PRSD, on Monday, July 23, 2007

There’s more poetry coming to the Exeter Picturehouse on Wednesday, July 25, when Alexis Lykiard will launch his latest poetry collection, Judging by Disappearances.

Already winning critical acclaim, the Exeter-based poet and novelist will be on hand to put his John Hancock on your copy as well as read extracts from the book.

The special launch party

Reader offer

By PRSD, on Monday, July 23, 2007

Long before it became the latest high street ploy (tell that to Asda, Primark and Tesco), some companies were trying to ensure a fair deal for textile workers. One of these was Gossypium.

And those coolest of Lewes cats have offered readers of The People’s Republic of South Devon a chance to win one of their

Calling all filmmakers

By PRSD, on Sunday, July 22, 2007

This is just a little something that fell into our inbox from the people across the hall, Devon and Cornwall Film. Sounds so interesting we may just dust off the old cine camera and head along to Widecombe fair. Read, enjoy, submit.

“The movies of Free Cinema in the 1950s saw young talented directors making films