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Exeter radio review: PhonicFM with The Duchess

By PRSD, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 |

The title, PMTeatime, didn’t immediately ignite a desire to listen in my 21-year-old male brain. But for any avid explorer of new music, PMTeatime is well worth a listen.

Exeter councillors award themselves new pension scheme

By PRSD, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 |

Oddly enough, leading Exeter Councillors defended their decision to award themselves a mighty fine pension deal – that’s after the £1.5 million they cut from the budget, the staff they’ve made redundant and the money they’ve frittered away on their push for unitary status.

Exeter Women’s Day peace project has international impact

By PRSD, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 |

A wall-hanging by Israeli and Palestinian women who came to together to urge peace in Gaza has been specially made for Exeter’s part in International Women’s Day, which takes place on Sunday, March 8.

Avoid panic and despair with the South West Observatory

By PRSD, on Monday, March 2, 2009 |

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.

Fantastic regional newspapers will survive, says ex Plymouth Herald reporter

By PRSD, on Sunday, March 1, 2009 |

“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

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Why did Torbay councillor refuse civic chairman position?

By PRSD, on Saturday, February 28, 2009 | 1 comment - ()

There’s a right old to-do over in the Herald Express today about Cllr Matthew Phillips turning down the chance to become the next civic chairman of Torbay.

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Clare Flint and Simon Ruscoe exhibition at Exeter Castle

By PRSD, on Friday, February 27, 2009 | 2 comments - ()

The sculptor who was behind the famous Phoenix unicorn and a painter whose tormented characters could give Egon Schiele a run, for his money are opening the new home of Exeter Artspaces at Exeter Castle with a special preview tomorrow (Saturday) night.