September 2008 » People's Republic of South Devon

Umbrella Factory – art review

By PRSD, on Friday, September 26, 2008 | 2 comments - ()

Umbrella Factory Event, The Hub, Exeter, September 25, 2008 by Butterside Down

Desolate tearooms by Butterside Down

The last few days have seen me struggling with so-called ‘quick and simple’ clip frames in an effort to have some sort of exhibition ready for September’s Umbrella Factory event, marking the first birthday of the

Recycling Technology

By PRSD, on Friday, September 26, 2008 |

The weekly technology column from those gurus of geek at Plymouth’s at Orange Crate

Technology moves so fast in this day age – January’s high-spec PC is December’s crawling, technological sloth; today’s ‘must have’ mobile phone is tomorrow’s embarrassing has-been, destined to be used only for sending text messages under the table to

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Folky Dutch Shenanigans (and nary a clog in sight!)

By PRSD, on Friday, September 26, 2008 | 1 comment - ()

Greetings, People’s Republicans! Phig Billy here back with some irreverent insight and gonzo-flavoured scribblings…

Last Saturday (September 20) I attended a concert of folk music at Holcombe Burnell Church, just outside Exeter. We have friends who live in the village of Longdown (which finds itself in the parish of Holcombe Burnell)

Book review – The Dolphin People

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 25, 2008 |

Sarah Clarke of The Torbay Bookshop reviews the latest releases.

The Dolphin People by Torsten Krol is a fantastic adventure story set against the backdrop of a jungle village deep in the heart of Amazonas. It’s 1946 with emotions running high after the end of the Second World War when a German family crash

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Bacteria and man

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 25, 2008 | 1 comment - ()

posted by Cptn

Good evening ladies and germs, we have news in from the South Devon Humanists about a talk that’s on tonight as part of their series of lectures. Paul Menday will give a talk about the evolution of bacteria entitled from Darwin to the Antibacterial Arms-race, at Birdwood House, Totnes from 7.30pm.

Johnny Depp WILL play the Mad Hatter

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 25, 2008 |

Johnny Depp has confirmed he WILL play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s forthcoming Alice In Wonderland – currently being filmed at Antony House near Torpoint.

Read the full story and find out which other blockbuster Johnny’s set to star in, on D+CFilm.

Devon does it at work

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 25, 2008 |

posted by Cptn

Devon County Council is determined to make the region England’s greenest county, and they are taking the lead to promote a greener working environment, with a new website and prizes for those who cut down on their car travel.