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 posted by Cptn Who’d’a thought that supposedly grown up ‘respectable’ people would flout the law to satisfy their blood lust. Apparently the police are looking into allegations of illegal hunting by the Mid-Devon Hunt. The Mid-Devon League Against Cruel Sports claims it has filmed evidence that the tally-hoers were out’a’hunting. The hunters all shrug and posted by Cptn Still struggling with all that packaging from Christmas? The Local Government Association is stepping up a concerted campaign to combat the excessive packaging and is calling for tougher laws so companies can’t justify their actions on ‘consumer acceptance’ and ‘marketing’. Of course, local retailers and market stalls produce much less packaging Posted by Cptn One of the elected representatives who covers the People’s Republic has a few words to say about nuclear power. Head honcho of all things liberal in Europe, South West (and Gibraltar) MEP Graham Watson told the PRSD: “This region has huge potential sources for generating energy from renewable sources including a Severn 1 comment - ()posted by Cptn Next time you’re tempted by the shimmering bodies of bikini clad beauties offering to wash your car with a cheesy glam rock soundtrack, spare a thought to car wash pollution. The new guidelines, published by the Environment Agency for England and Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Northern Ireland’s Environmental posted by Cptn Teignmouth-based composer Kevin Wilson was as much a staple of the world’s Christmas this year as sale stickers on quickly wrapped presents. Kevin performed tunes from his supernatural musical thriller, Into The Light, to live audiences of up to 10,000 in India at what’s called Asia’s largest annual Christmas show, Gloria Posted by Cptn Car stickers, don’t you just love ‘em. Now you can bring them right up to the noughties by thinking up a slogan than will encourage Devon drivers to car share. In a competition launched today you can win £100 worth of vouchers and the knowledge that your pithy words will help posted by Cptn Ahh, the first hot story of 2008 – if you’ve got a boiler, next time you have it serviced you can ask the engineer to give it an energy rating between A-G, along with a checklist of energy improvements that will cut your fuel bill. It’s all part of the Department of Friend to the Republic, Beachcomber, is embroiled in a project of taking a photo a day for the coming year. Here’s an offering from somewhere in Exeter. posted by Cptn Executive director of Friends of the Earth and author of How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Planet Tony Juniper will be at the Plymouth aquarium on Friday, January 11 at 7pm. And while you’re there expect an expert panel discussion with MPs and environmentalists. If you fancy popping along Big Eddd ‘Just to keep myself healthy, I spent a couple of days at New Year walking the Devon coastal path around Plymouth sound,’ said snapper Big Eddd. He sent a through a few of his pictures, here’s one of Wembury Surf. For more, check out the Devon section of the PRSD gallery. posted by Cptn If you’ve been directed here by the legendary Tom Robinson from his fabulous BBC 6 Music show ‘Introducing‘, then kick off your shoes and stay a while. If not, heck, do the same. Either way, listen to this week’s show on 6 Music, and vote for Arthur Walker. ‘A winning line in 1 comment - ()posted by Cptn Next time there’s a funding crisis in the NHS let’s all point our fingers at the money frittered away on the programme of ‘an unprecedented level of engagement and consultation at local and national level’ which is ‘Our NHS, Our Future‘. Let’s guess what came out as the top priorities from the 1 comment - ()Posted by Ctpn Even before the first frost fell on the moor, Help the Aged has been warning about the threat of the cold. The organisation’s Winter Deaths campaign says each year more than 25,000 older people lose their lives to a preventable cold-related illness. Now nPower has announced its increases to energy costs, and 4 comments - ()Posted by Cptn Those rapscallions who collectivey (and sometimes individually) go by the name of Arthur Walker got in touch yesterday to say the Arthur Walker track ‘I Am A Skull And I Am Evil’ is on the playlist for tonight’s Introducing show on BBC Radio 6. Arthur Walker explained to the PRSD: ‘The show |
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