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Marine greens! Renewable energy discussion in Plymouth

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“Plymouth could become a truly green city leading the way in renewable energy,” according to Nick Kirsop-Taylor, a Masters student at Plymouth University. Nick is guest speaker at marine renewable energy discussion, organised by Plymouth Greens

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Total eclipse of the Moon to be seen from South Devon

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Flat earthers beware, the total eclipse of the Moon – which is approaching in South Devon – indicates the Earth is round. Well, that’s what Pythagoras said anyway

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Torquay’s Other History: “If Christ came to Ellacombe”

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If Christ had popped into Ellacombe in 1895 he wouldn’t have been happy with what he saw, according to Ellacombe’s vicar of the time. But with a church that had one part for the rich and another for the poor as one of the reason for people not going to church, the appeal of religion wasn’t that strong… and has been declining ever since

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New country, new language – learning Arabic in Kuwait

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Learning to speak Arabic in Kuwait can be more difficult than you’d think. Claire McCarthy digs in and says goodbye to being limited to hello… that’s ‘marhaba’ btw

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Disruption minimised from the latest ash cloud? Thank the EU!

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South West MEP Graham Watson reports on Green Week in the European Parliament, where enviornmental issues were discussed. And with an ash could knocking around, Graham reminds us of the work the EU did to create European Aviation Crisis Communication Cell

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What does UKIP think about the NHS?

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Health policy can be a bit confusing – but UKIP’s assertion that the ‘NHS should not be free at the point of use’ is pretty clear. Still, the South West Lib Dems have called on UKIP to clarify where they stand on health

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Can the South West lead in renewable energy?

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A European-wide Supergrid to harness renewable energy sources all year round would boost the South West economy, says South West MEP Graham Watson

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