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 Posted by Cptn Next time you’re shopping, thinking that the FairTrade option is a middle class affectation, bear in mind that in 2006, 144 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers’ rights, while more than 800 suffered beatings or torture. These figures are provided by a worldwide survey by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) There once was a man from Devon… if you’re a poet and you feel the urge to write something about Devon, based on local history then the Hidden Histories project could be right up your long and winding road. You’ve got until December to come up with the 40 lines on the social, mythical, geological This DJ combo of David Chatton Baker and Tom Stevenson have been wowing the Exeter scene with their sets in and around the city. We’ve swiped… err joined forces with Art in Devon so you can hear for yourself what funky sounds can be had if you happen to be abroad in the town. These Posted by Cptn It’s Monday morning, and you hate your job. The People’s Republic of South Devon is looking for a dedicated Sponsorship Aura Manipulator (that’s ad rep to you) to assist in the major development plans we have. You’d be working across this site and Devon and Cornwall Film, as well as a couple Posted by Cptn and Eddie Dyke Eddie Dyke has been out taking snaps which give us a different perspective on the environs of our glorious Republic. This is the first of our weekly In The Picture series. This is a steam engine at Newquay on the Devon side of the Tamar. It was a Posted by freeluncher @ Talking Liberties A hardy band of Devon and Cornwall citizens travelled to Scotland last week in order to participate in the Big Blockade of the Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base, which had been called to mark the successful completion of the Faslane365 initiative, a year long attempt at disrupting the BaseÂ’s operations Marika Visser at Chicago, Princess Theatre, Torquay The danger with touring shows is that they won’t be as good as those in the West End. This production of Chicago at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, proved that theory wrong. The story? Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for Regular readers of PRSD will remember podcast stars Nixon And The Burn and their rather fantastic angular rock. Unfortunately, the band is no more (blub!), but fear not, viewers. Guitarist Adam Hughes has moved onto greener pastures as the programme controller of VITV. Oh yes! What the heck is VITV? Well, it’s a music TV Get down to your nearest Vodafone shop and tell them what you’d do with £10,000 to unlock the potential in young people, because ‘Over the next three years The Vodafone UK Foundation will donate £500,000 to Vodafone retail stores across the UK to encourage fundraising and charitable giving at a local level’. Each regional outlet Deserving artists – pah, as if there is such a thing – can apply for financial assistance from the Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust. You can be of any discipline and you don’t have to believe in life after death, but there are restrictions, check out the Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust site for more. Posted by You’ve got until October 10 to work out why your community-based project should get a grant of between £50-£500 from the UK Villages Community Kitty. In the past, the fund has awarded grants for projects ranging from a knitting circle, toys for a playgroup and support for several village halls and playing field committees, as |
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