January 2011 » People's Republic of South Devon

Labour pledges to fight Tory sale of Dartmoor and Devon forests

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 27, 2011 |

Fortestry Commission sign at Cann Wood in Plympton

Labour in the South West has pledged to fight the Coaltion government’s plans to sell off public woodland in Devon and Dartmoor

Seven stories of art and culture from the South West

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 27, 2011 |

Seven stories about art and culture from the South West, from out unsurprisingly titled ArtsCulture site

South West MEP Julie Girling celebrates Chinese New Year vowing to remove Chinese sky lanterns from sale in the UK

By Andrew Burgess, on Thursday, January 27, 2011 |

South West MEP Julie Girling raised the worries of her constituents about Chinese sky lanterns with the European Commission after they were dismissed by Westminster. With the Commission’s support she aims to work to see their removal from sale in the UK

Fruit tree planting at Newton Abbot Community Garden

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 27, 2011 |

The Newton Abbot Transition Newton Abbot people will be planting fruit trees at the Newton Abbot Community Garden, and are calling on people to pop along for the event – if only to watch

Working Links in Plymouth helps Tyra back on the payroll after 20 years

By PRSD, on Thursday, January 27, 2011 |

After a career disrupted by parenthood and working as a career, Tyra Collins gained the confidence to demonstrate the skills she acquired to land a job as a chef with the help of Working Links

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Greens condemn Devon County Council's cut to all funding from the youth service for teen pregnancy

By PRSD, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | 1 comment - ()

The South Devon Green Party has condemened Devon County Councils cutting of the funds for its youth service for teenage pregnancy

Torbay MP Adrian Sanders supports campaign to protect woodlands

By PRSD, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |

Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has joined the campaign in Parliament to oppose the sale of publicly owned woodlands, which would see South Devon’s Haldon Forest being sold off