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Ethical products

We were told by the Ethical Product Review that consumers (that’s you) are faced with a challenge over which green products to buy.

The Ethical Product Review then coyly suggested we should use them to compare, contrast and make recommendations about the ethical products that are out there. On their site, they say, you can research

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Knight watch

Our chums over at D+CFilm have been banging on about Ashley Wing’s Hard Day’s Knight for a couple of months now.

Described as a ‘mocumentary of epic proportions’, the 10-minute short follows Britain’s only professional knight in shining armour.

Why are we telling you all this? Well, because you can finally see the flick, in full, on D+CFilm – simply by

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Aeon right!

Has it really been a year since the first Aeon Festival? Doesn’t time fly, eh viewers? We were but fresh-faced young upstarts frolicking through the fields of the internet in those days. Now, we feel like rheumy-eyed elder statesmen, dispensing sage advice with a kindly toothless smile.

We’re guessing Aeon organiser Niki Portus must feel the

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On your bike

So, Bank Holiday Monday saw the number of biker deaths in and around Plymouth rise to 12 this year.

All this despite a high-profile campaign backed by the police and the Plymouth Herald warning bikers to, yknow, be a bit more careful. Gee, thanks for that.

Don’t get us wrong – we’re all for promoting driver safety,

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Put your heart in it

After a jaunt around Haytor and a jive at the AEON festival, we at the People’s Republic are always keen on good ole healthy fun, especially if it gets your pulse beating. So, while you’re feeling refreshed and revitalised we thought we’d tell you about a British Heart Foundation jog, coming up this Sunday (September

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Gender agenda

The first national transexual conference has been left high and dry after a major sponsor pulled out.

The event is planned for September 8 and 9 in Bath, and organisers are now facing the prospect of raising £5,000 for it to take place.

Dan Hooper, chair of Western Boys, told the PRSD: ‘We need to pay for

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Nepal action

Sick of kicking up your heels at home and long to build homes in Nepal? Well now’s your chance.

Action Aid is on the look out for volunteers to help the Kamaiyan people build housing for families recently released from bonded labour.

Helen Walker, Action Aid fundraising spokesperson, told the PRSD: ‘This is Action Aid’s third building

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AEON is on

It’s finally here! The AEON festival is in full swing and if you need any more reason to get yourself up and over to the Haytor hinterland, then check out Kolo in the Melting Pot Studio Session Kolo on SpectralWorkshopTV (that person asking the questions is the AEON self-starting dynamo, Niki).

And while you’re putting

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Con text

OMG! There is a crisis of communication and communication technology is to blame, according a report from the Confederation of British Industry, as told to us by the Plain English Campaign.

‘Generation text’ (read teenagers) can’t function in the workplace, because they can’t read or write well enough.

There are problems with basic literacy and numeracy, says

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Benefit gig

Looking for guilt-free fun this Friday night and don’t feel able to commit to the weekend AEON festival?

The Plymouth Environment Centre is having a benefit gig tomorrow (Friday, August 24) at the Voodoo Lounge in Plymouth. The musical joy runs from 8pm to 2am, cost £4 on the door and features The Byrnies, Jemma

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Give chalk a chance

Chalk4Peace, a global, err, chalking event, is taking place between September 15 and 23. It’s a great way to decorate the streets and make a statement. Let’s hope some pavement Picassos make an appearance. Check out the website to find out more and organise your street art sit in.
Watch the film to see what a

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Rump us

It’s good to know that at least some farmers can succeed in the current climate – and the strength of the high-quality food market in Devon was shown by the amount of awards county suppliers and producers picked up in the Taste of the West awards.

One of those winners who’s been quick off the mark

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