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By PRSD, on Monday, December 31, 2007
posted by Cptn
Ah, New Year’s Eve, and if you take a stroll in the green and pleasant countryside, bear in mind that today’s the last day of Discover Devon Naturally.
The award winning tourism project is at the end of its three-year cycle, which has, according to Devon County Council, generated £13 million of visitor spend,
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By PRSD, on Sunday, December 30, 2007
Music and movie making abound, and when the two combine we become really happy. That’s why we had a smile on our collectivised faces when D+CFilm plonked up the latest words and pictures from the spookily astounding Weaver Twins song Ugly Children. Click on the link to see them in action, and tune in as
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By PRSD, on Saturday, December 29, 2007
Posted by Cptn
If you’re still feeling full of Christmas cheer then you’ve got a few more days to check out the ‘musical disasterpiece’ that was the Chrimbo collaboration between Supenik and Le Chat Noir.
But be quick, this tune will only stay up on the Supenik myspace until New Year’s Day. And you never know, you
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By PRSD, on Friday, December 28, 2007
Posted by Cptn
Poor old Anthony Steen MP, bad judgement seems to follow him around. We still haven’t forgotten him parking in the disabled bay at Newton Abbot station – there are too many disabled bays around anyway, ehh Anthony?
Back in November the MP, who seems to suffer from the ‘foot in mouth’ disease, commented on
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By PRSD, on Thursday, December 27, 2007
Posted by Cptn
No sooner is an alternative to fossil fuels developed than all the nay sayers ooze out of the strata. Biofuels have been linked to increasing food prices, deforestation, destruction of peat bogs, and possibly even body odour.
But the good ole Department of Transport (not only there for building roads) has come out with
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By PRSD, on Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Posted by Cptn
Hunting has yet again hit the headlines. More people are interested in the legal aspects of it, yet there’s a hardcore intent on killing things. Check out the contradiction in the statements from Jill Grieve, spokesman for The Countryside Alliance (or UKIP in Wellies) in this Press Association story.
Seems these people want the
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By PRSD, on Tuesday, December 25, 2007
People of the Republic, listen up to your very own Christmas message, this year bought to you by Nigel Costly of the South West TUC.
“Merry Christmas to the people of South Devon from the people who brought you the weekend and now guaranteed Christmas Holiday pay.
Believe it or not this will be the first year
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By PRSD, on Monday, December 24, 2007
Posted by Cptn
Maybe you don’t want to hear about recycling after lugging all those bags and boxes around, and wrapping up all those boxes, but then again you might get some comfort that Devon has passed the 50 percent recycling rate.
The percentage of rubbish recycled in the Devon County Council area is now 50.5 per
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By PRSD, on Sunday, December 23, 2007
Posted by Cptn
We all know that Coke sorted out the colour scheme for Santa all those years ago – St Nic traditionally prefering green garb, till the fat man sold out. But what else has this world-wide fizzy drink company been up to? There’s a clue in this short animation from citizens of the republic
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By PRSD, on Saturday, December 22, 2007
If your blood lust hasn’t been satisfied with the heaps of dead meat that’s piled around this time of year, then check out The League against Cruel Sports, and see if you can hunt the hunters. It’s bags more fun than chasing a small fox with loads of hounds and fellas on horses. But don’t
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By PRSD, on Friday, December 21, 2007
Posted by Cptn
We are great fans of the hard working, hard rocking Toxic Waste Monkeys, and it comes as no surprise to us that they funked their way to the front in the latest Battle of the (U18) Bands at the Plymouth Hub.
These guys of monkey magic were runners up last time the warbling warfare
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By PRSD, on Friday, December 21, 2007
Nevermind goodwill, this is the season of lists of every description, and this one is from the TUC South West for you to mull over over your mulled wine.
Nigel Costley, Regional Secretary of the South West TUC, (who, incidentally is offering up this year’s PRSD Christmas message), told us that: “The run-up to the holiday
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