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The origins of eccentricity, according the official eccentric Colin Shaddick

By PRSD, on Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Devon Eccentric Colin Shaddick (no it’s official – he came third in this year’s competition), dropped us a poetic line to explain a bit about the origins of his award-winning eccentricity. You could get more of an insight at the Salon del Eccentrica, an Eccentric evening at the Broomhill Art Hotel, Barnstaple on Thursday, June

Culturally homogenized Devon debate over on D+CFilm

By PRSD, on Friday, June 12, 2009

A few things over on D+CFilm have caught our eye this week, not least South West Screen’s notion that naming something after a Devon myth alienates people from up-country.

More greenhouse gases and fewer affordable homes at Sherford development says South Hams FoE

By PRSD, on Friday, June 12, 2009

Any changes in energy efficiency and affordable housing levels at a development at Sherford, the planned new community between Plymouth and Brixton, has been condemned by South Hams Friends of the Earth.

Not Bad for a Girl: Katie Marie goes sci-fi

By PRSD, on Thursday, June 11, 2009

Katie Marie sci-fi specialist Katie Marie gets out to the flicks

Hope you’ve had a super dooper week enjoying all this lovely sunshine – my week has been pretty chilled out for a change and I’ve been able to for the first time in ages enjoy the finer things in life – such as a tub

Devon turns to Tories

By PRSD, on Tuesday, June 9, 2009

“The voters have spoken quite convincingly!” says Anne Marie Morris, the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Newton Abbot on her blog. “Devon was a landslide in favour of the Conservative Party – and locally there was a strong vote for change. Across the country as a whole the Conservative vote share was 15 percentage points

Five reasons to vote in the elections

By PRSD, on Thursday, June 4, 2009

The Conservative European candidates have come up with five reasons to vote – granted they are designed to make you vote for them, but you could cut them out and use them for any of the non-hate parties

More candidates offer 140 characters on why vote for them as #devonelection hots up

By PRSD, on Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Just two days to go for the European and the county election and we’ve got more election messages that could fit in a Tweet, and some evidence that the Devon election is simmering up nicely.

Mast debate results in a thick flagpole in Newton Abbot

By PRSD, on Monday, June 1, 2009

Disguising a mobile phone mast as a thicker, taller flagpole has side-stepped planning issues in Newton Abbot.

Is the #devonelection tainted with national politicians’ shenanigans?

By PRSD, on Saturday, May 30, 2009

There’s a fear of low turn outs at the June 4 election, and that local politics are getting tainted with that anger at shenanigans of national politicians.

See how Totnes low-impact community Landmatters live on their open day

By PRSD, on Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Landmatters community, who live in low-impact dwellings near Totnes, are opening their doors to demonstrate transition and permaculture in action on Sunday June 7.

Art and food at The Cattle Market Café, Tavistock

By PRSD, on Friday, May 22, 2009

Think of a cattle market café and a slightly shabby eatery serving doorstep sandwiches and caustic tea might come to mind – ubiquitous welly-boots and associated manure making for surroundings that are more sterile than welcoming. So the Cattle Market Café in Tavistock is a bit of a welcome surprise.

Not Bad For A Girl: Vote Katie Marie (an acoustic change from politics)

By PRSD, on Thursday, May 21, 2009

Katie Marie gives us a run down of her music packed long weekend ahead. Oh, and remember Vote Katie Marie in ‘Local Record of the Week’ competition

So any exciting plans for this bank holiday weekend? As you may have probably guessed mine is full of lots of musical type stuff which is always good.