It’s day two of Walk to School Week, and this year’s theme, Walk ‘n’ Talk, is giving rise to a Devon County Council competition to design a cartoon journey to school which features a speech bubble conversation. It all sounds like a great photo-story opportunity to the former ‘Jackie’ readers in the PRSD offices.
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 7 comments - ()Looking to a smaller party to demonstrate your dissatisfaction with the political classes? Disenfranchised traditional Labour voters should bear in mind that the BNP are the most unBritish of any party – and UKIP, who have a stronghold in South Devon, have already been sullied by expenses issues. Which could mean The Greens pick The free bus passes debacle, is due to continue in Torbay tomorrow when under secretary for transport, Paul Clark comes to town to face criticism of the shortfall of government grants to provide the service. Martin Bush, artist in residence at the Royal William Yard, Plymouth, popped along to a student show taking place there Fine Art students at the University of Plymouth invite you to ‘encounter’ their work as they host a stunning art exhibition at the Royal William Yard, Plymouth. On arrival to the preview evening I 3 comments - ()Our old friend, Anthony Steen, Tory MP for the right-on enclave of Totnes, will pay back 10 per cent of the expenses he claimed on his multi-million pound Devon mansion – apparently he ‘set his own rules’, which wouldn’t be the first time for the disabled-bay parking MP. The Wharf at Tavistock, a privately run arts centre, is currently hosting an exhibition of local artwork as part of the annual Tavistock Music and Arts Festival. 3 comments - ()Election round up by Disabled Kevin Until Thursday 14th, I was going to write a piece arguing why you should not use your vote in the European and local elections on June 4, as a protest vote but I cannot think of a good reason why to argue this! 1 comment - ()Double standards in politics – no way! That’s why all those in the districts who are campaigning so strongly against Devon County Council becoming a unitary council are looking for election to said county council on June 4 (we haven’t even started on the expenses trail). Matt Newbury organiser of Pride got in touch to talk about the new fun festival on the Bay’s calendar. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster three months since I somewhat drunkenly agreed to organise Torbay’s first summer pride event. Since that time, I have not only sobered up, but have developed the Morwellham Quay is hosting the Taste of the Tamar event this weekend, profits from which will be going towards the Children’s Hospice South West’s Precious Lives appeal to build a third hospice in Cornwall. While the rest of the political world is worried about their moral credibility, we can only suppose that Teignbridge Lib Dem MP Richard Younger Ross is preparing to stoke his ire over the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest following his criticism of last year’s event. Katie Marie chills out to Mad Dog Macrae at the Dartmouth Music Festival Well hello there peeps! Hope you’ve had a wonderful week, as usual I’ve had a week full of various wonderful musical adventures. The Exeter firm Nutshell Natural Paints are up for an Award for Environmental Responsibility. |
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Is Devon good for cyclists?
Yes, says Devon County Council, which is pointing people to its marquee at the Devon County Show (May 21 to 23) to find out just how good the cycling provision is.
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