The South West Observatory is holding its sixth annual conference, Weathering Storms: Regional Resilience and Future Proofing, in the northern reaches of the region at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, on Wednesday March 11. And the experts will be taking care to avoid panic and despair – won’t we all.
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 “I started out in journalism on a fantastic regional newspaper in Plymouth,” says Abigail Edge on her Grassy Roots blog. It’s even more impressive to know she said it to Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian. They were talking about the future of newspapers and new media, something we’d all like to know. So Ems Coombes, an erstwhile reporter for the People’s Republic of South Devon, has launched her Strictly Collaborative theatre group for disabled and non-disabled youngsters, at the Barbican. 1 comment - ()Katie Marie‘s action packed week of gaming, painting and working. All in a week’s work for the singer/songwriter who’s Not Bad For A Girl One thing I did learn this week, is not only am I rubbish at changing strings on a classical guitar, and painting window frames with super glossy paint, I am Hurrah, for school dinners! Devon has actually won an accolade for providing healthy and wholesome meals for kids at lunchtime, picking up a Soil Association’s Food for Life Catering Mark on the way. How to Change the World in Seven Days is at the Barbican Theatre, this week. On Wednesday the free poetry and photography workshop of Zena Edwards will develop your confidence and get you a free ticket to her evening performance of the highly rated Security. Soundart Radio is broadcasting from its new signal (that’s 102.5fm) across the whole of South Devon and it’s got some new shows to tempt you onto the airwaves. Here’s a rundown. We’ve joined forces with the Ashburton environmental publisher Green Books to give subscribers to the People’s Republic of South Devon newsletter a special discount on two important environmental books. Visible, Valued and Vocal,the one-day event at Exeter Racecourse on February 20 that is part of LGBT History Month, has attracted such luminaries at Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill and government minister (and Exeter MP) Ben Bradshaw as key speakers . Le Chat Noir rock the world from rural Devon. In part two of the PRSD conversation with the duo, we catch up on their song writing, their work with the Devon Music Collective and their third album Postcards From The Dark Highway posted by Cptn As part of its recycled art fun and games, this year’s TRAIL will feature a wearable art fashion show. 1 comment - ()Le Chat Noir are famed for their live energy and their lusciously dark, killer tunes. We caught up with Dartmoor’s rockin’est duo to find out more about their style, their sound and their story posted by Cptn The TRAIL is gearing up to its fifth year of recycled art along the South Devon Coast, and is calling for artists to submit proposals that could win up to £1,000. posted by Cptn Roger Higman, head of campaigns coordination for national Friends of the Earth, will explain what the new Climate Change Act means for Devon on Tuesday, February 10 at 8pm in Totnes Guildhall. |
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