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Ten Top Environmental Tips…

… to save the planet, save your (non-denominational) soul and save money.

Today’s top 10 are from Gordon Hook

1. Develop a love of the planet – some may prefer “cherish” or “respect” for the soil, air, lakes rivers and seas.

2. Carry out meaningful acts of cherishing, which can be anything from improving individual home recycling to picking up litter in the vicinity of your own home or business to getting an allotment.

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Riverford goes to town

posted by Cptn


The field kitchen at Riverford HQ

Organic food could be showing its colours in the ‘hood, if plans for new social enterprises from Riverford come off.

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Ten Top Environmental Tips…

… to save the planet, save your (non-denominational) soul and save money.

Today’s top 10 are from Bovey Climate Action

1. Change a lightbulb – Replacing one regular light bulb with a low energy one will save 68kg of CO2 per year and save you £9.
2. Drive less – why not make one day a week a car-free day?
3. Check your electricity and gas meters regularly to monitor your energy consumption
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Chichester cleared

posted by Cptn

Our faith in the system can be restored. Giles Chichester MEP has been exonerated of any wrong doing in what we lovingly call Whoops-a-daisy-gate.

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Ab-free for carers

posted by Cptn

We would never say that Abbfest was Abb Fab because that would be far too ‘bleurgh’, but we will say this for the food and drink festival of 114 real ales and ciders and local food, crafts and wide range of entertainment, which takes pace at Abbotskerswell from Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28 – it will be Absolutely Free for carers of adults with learning disablities from Teignbridge, the South Hams and West Devon.

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Arts base awards

Our thoroughly-deserved nomination and loss of the Torbay Artsbase award for literachure (apparently you have to be able to spell it to win it), had us nobbing our hob at Oldway Mansion’s and we briefly bumped to one of the Weaver Twins. Unfortunately, our brief encounter was cut short and you can find out why here.

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Big Brother Belinda’s back

posted by Cptn

Those Surreal Salooners, are back again, yes that includes Big Brother Belinda. But of course that’s not why you’d go, is it? The next show promises comedy, burlesque, spoken word and Elvis and his Geisha backing band, and it kicks off at the Exeter Phoenix on Saturday September 27, at 8.30pm

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