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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

Anti BNP protest takes place in Totnes

By PRSD, on Saturday, June 13, 2009

Totnes, you know the constituency of everyone’s favourite mansion-owning MP, Anthony Steen, will be the setting a protest against the BNP’s Euro Election gains today (June 13).

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.

Can you make the world cry with your voice?

By PRSD, on Thursday, June 11, 2009

Are you talented Tenor? Dartington International Summer School is looked for one to be the dastard Pinkerton in Madam Buterfly.

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.

Fancy a job with Animated Exeter? Education Officer and Training Officer needed

By PRSD, on Thursday, May 21, 2009

Animated Exeter is more than just watching cartoons, there’s a whole programme of workshops and development to ‘increase the awareness of animation and the digital moving image’. Plus it’s a whole lotta fun. Now the festival is after an education and training officer to assist in its work with schools, colleges and young people in

Kids, keep the car at home and Walk ‘n’ Talk to school this week

By PRSD, on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

It’s day two of Walk to School Week, and this year’s theme, Walk ‘n’ Talk, is giving rise to a Devon County Council competition to design a cartoon journey to school which features a speech bubble conversation. It all sounds like a great photo-story opportunity to the former ‘Jackie’ readers in the PRSD offices.

New eco learning centre at Rosemoor

By PRSD, on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Devon is set to become greener with the prospect of a new learning centre at Royal Horticultural Society’s Rosemoor garden.

Project manager for Devon Arts in Schools Initiative job on offer

By PRSD, on Monday, April 27, 2009

The Devon Arts in Schools Initiative (that’s DAISI to you) is after a project manager with a hieroglyphic salary of 0.8 FTE @ £19,801 p.a. pro rata, which could sound like a lot – we haven’t been able to work it out.

Free compost giveaway in Buckfastleigh on Saturday, April 25

By PRSD, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009

There will be a compost giveaway in Victoria Woodholme car park in Buckfastleigh on Saturday, April 25 – but get there early, apparently it goes like… something… off a shovel.

Parade’s on in Exeter to mark the start of the Summer Festival

By PRSD, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The parade’s on!

A parade, which will also celebrate Lammas, will mark the start of Exeter Summer Festival, and incorporate large-scale sculptures, banners, masks and music from schools and communities throughout the city.