There’s a right old to-do over in the Herald Express today about Cllr Matthew Phillips turning down the chance to become the next civic chairman of Torbay.
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 2 comments - ()The sculptor who was behind the famous Phoenix unicorn and a painter whose tormented characters could give Egon Schiele a run, for his money are opening the new home of Exeter Artspaces at Exeter Castle with a special preview tomorrow (Saturday) night. Fancy being a community curator for the Heart of Efford Community Partnership, in Plymouth, for £15,000? Well, be quick about it! There’s a whirlygig of potential property deals going on in Torbay (credit crunch, what credit crunch?). No sooner have the plans for the Assembly Halls at Torquay Town been published, than mayor Nick Bye’s looking into buying the Crossways shopping centre in Paignton. Does he like the idea of an arts centre so much, 1 comment - ()At a time when councils are facing increased demands for housing, the Audit Commission has said that Teignbridge is providing a poor housing service, and awarded it grand total of no stars. Katie Marie‘s been a bit of a guinea pig this week. Not only has she sampled cheese and chocolate pancakes (!), she’s also taken part in a Human Fruit Machine experiment. All in a week’s work for the singer/songwriter who’s Not Bad For A Girl The highlight of this week has to be Pancake Meetings of carers of adults with learning disabilities are taking place through the region at the moment. They are a chance for carers to discuss the future health provision of those they care for and have already taken place in Newton Abbot and Ashburton. 1 comment - ()Thirteen (count them), thirteen, of the Lemanis bunnies will be on stage at the band’s gig to launch their second album, The Truth About a Push Me-Pull You, on Saturday (February 28) at Plymouth’s Hippo (doors open at 8pm). 1 comment - ()East Devon singer-songwriter Simon Bish has just released a solo EP featuring two of his songs with a mini-album scheduled to follow shortly. Listen to Stuart Wills’ interview with Simon Bish after a recent gig at the Exeter Picture House. This podcast includes two of Simon’s tracks. Who says student politics is dead? Did you know around 20 students from Plymouth University have occopied room 202 of the Smeaton building – they’ve been there since Monday. Here are their demands. Seize the Day, a band from Dorset with a powerful environmental message, will be playing at the Totnes Civic Hall on Friday (February 28). If you’re the kind of person to buy fair trade, then you’re the kinda person to buy fairtrade – according to new research from Exeter University. It is your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you are listening to Radio Free South West by giving a track either a thumbs up or thumbs down. Tales of people and man swans falling in love can be bitingly real if Theatre Alibi’s latest prodoction, Cobbo, is anything to go by. According to the review from Mopsa: “The full house audience wriggled with pleasure at this short, simple, effective, fantastical piece.” |
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