The People’s Millions

Posted by Cptn

Connect 2, a project to provide new pedestrian and cycling links that overcome physical barriers such as a river, railway or busy road, is looking for money.

The good people at Sustrans (the sustainable transport charity) came up with the idea and in their search for cash have succeeded in getting Connect2

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Foot tapping

Posted by Cptn

The Folk Orchestra of Torbay (or Foot, as they prefer to be known) will be taking its second workshop on November 1 at the Palace Theatre, Paignton.

Foot is looking for any player, any ability, any instrument to go along and play traditional tunes from the South West. There are no auditions

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RDA away day

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The South West Regional Development Agency is stepping out of its Ivory Towers and holding its annual conference in Torquay on Friday (November 2). We don’t know what’s on the agenda, but it might just be interesting and of lasting relevance. Maybe.

Teardrop explodes

Posted by Cptn

As the USA’s attempt to recognise that ‘the Armenian genocide was conceived and carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923′ and ’1,500,000 men, women and children were killed’ flounders against a combination of diplomatic pressure and extensive/expensive lobbying, we thought we’d remind you of a stonking story that deals

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In the picture #4

Eddie Dyke’s been out and about again, and came across these toad stools with PRSD corporate colours, which oddly reminds us that you can get t-shirts for your Christmas gifts, now that it hasn’t got that much colder.

Eddie’s been doing a grand job filling up our gallery. Take a leaf out of his

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Hedge your bets

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As part of Devon Hedge Week, Exeter City Council’s Countryside Service has organised a free guided walk to date a historic hedgerow tomorrow (Sunday October 28) at Barley Valley Local Nature Reserve.

Countryside Ranger Chris Moulton told the PRSD: ‘Hedgerows are sometimes all that remain of vast areas of woodland from the

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The LunchBox #5

Posted by freeluncher @ Talking Liberties

I was bunking off school with a mate of mine many moons ago, when we chanced upon a house with smoke pouring out of an open back door. Being young and stupid, we rushed in to find a chip pan on fire and a bloke asleep in a chair.

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