September 2009 » People's Republic of South Devon

For sale: 110-year-old former hospital in Newton Abbot (superb central location!)

By PRSD, on Friday, September 25, 2009 |

The former Newton Abbot Hospital is up for sale now that the new one has been (nearly) finished. The 110-year-old building contains listed elements and plenty of land. A nice little pied a tere for the market town of Newton Abbot, perhaps?

Paignton's Jess Brown set for regional finals of Open Mic UK auditions

By PRSD, on Friday, September 25, 2009 |

Singer/songwriter Jess Brown will be performing in the regional finals of the Open Mic UK competition, we caught up with her

The South West TUC's guide to dealing with redundancy is out on Monday. Now there's a cheery thought

By PRSD, on Friday, September 25, 2009 |

A guide to coping with redundancy is being published by the TUC, with advice on how to make the most of organisations such as JobCentre Plus, Business Link and Citizens’ Advice Bureaux, as well as giving advice about learning new skills, setting up your own business and taking early retirement.

Not Bad For A Girl: What qualifications do you need to be a musician? Katie Marie runs through stuff they don't teach you at school

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 24, 2009 |

Katie Marie runs through some of the qualifications musicians get outside the classroom

For this week’s column I thought I’d share with you a conversation I had with a group of friends a few days ago…

Wanna win environmental goodies? Then film your Tetra Pak squashing escapades (for recycling in Teignbridge)

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 24, 2009 |

You can recycle Tetra Pak’s in Teignbridge and they’re keen that you should squash the cartoons, so they’ve created this competition for you to film and upload your fun squashing to get a chance to win a place on an ‘international environmental adventure’ or an Eco TV, 50 ‘hot’ DVDs and a supply of

Strange New Times editor at Plymouth Uni's first media arts festival

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 24, 2009 |

Strange New Times zine creator will be at Plymouth University’s first media arts festival on September 26/27

Juliet Davenport of Good Energy gets Honorary Doctorate of Science from Plymouth University

By PRSD, on Thursday, September 24, 2009 |

Juliet Davenport of the Good Energy Group, the UK’s only dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier, was awarded an honorary degree from Plymouth University for her contribution to renewable energy.