By PRSD, on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | We’ve had an email from Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By PRSD, on Sunday, July 22, 2007 | What the heck are you doing sitting there when there’s a three-minute warning?
As part of the the Plymouth PL:AY festival of adventure, anticipation and encounters, the Spaghetti Club club have asked for all you people out there to show your three-minute piece of performance, film/video/time-based/sonic art, live art, text experimental theatre, cabaret, dance movement
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By PRSD, on Saturday, July 21, 2007 | Dya remember when we used to carry a ‘what you missed on D+CFilm’ story every week? Oh, come on, you do. Think!
Anyway, now they’re doing it on the D+CFilm MySpace page instead (puh, we feel so spurned). Their first blog features links like ‘Homoerotic relationships with dwarves’ and ‘Fun with mutating encryption algorithms’, so
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