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Comment on the Torquay Town Hall community hub plans

What’s your opinion of the future of Torquay Town Hall? Now’s your chance to have have your say: online and in person.

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Good week/Bad week: the winners and losers in the Devon news week

Eco gardens from airport funds, pink pride in Torbay and flashing blades are all part of the things to be cheerful in the Devon news in our good week/ bad week round up. Find out about the losers.

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Green Books special offer in PRSD newsletter

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.

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Consultation dates on Torquay Town Hall plans

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The development of part of Torquay Town Hall into a community hub (that’s newspeak for community centre, donchaknow) will be available for public consultation from Monday, February 16.

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Torquay Town Hall to be a £9 million community centre

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Torquay Town Hall will become a super £9 million centre of community activity, according to the council’s latest decision on its develpment.

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Not Bad For A Girl: Katie Marie returns home

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Yes, I’m back in the UK after a totally wonderful week in Germany.

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Win your way onto a World Heritage conference by investigating the Jurassic Coast

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What does the Jurassic Coast mean to you? What is the Jurassic Coast? And why is a conference that takes place in the UK, made up of British delegates billed as international? We aim to answer at least one of those questions. Keep reading to find out which.

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Images from the Gaza after the troops left by Jenny Linnell

These images were taken by Devon peace worker Jenny Linnell in the Gaza Strip town of Jabalia after the troops withdrew from the area.

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Green Apple award for Torbay Council’s recycling scheme

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Torbay Council has been awarded a Green Apple environmental award for its attempts to promote recycling across the Bay.

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Pedal power to benefit from jet setter cash

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Some £5 million from the sale of Exeter Airport is to be ploughed into a green form of travel as Devon County Council has drawn up a plan to turn Devon into the top destination for cycle tourism.

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Not Bad For a Girl - Katie Marie

It’s exciting times here at the People’s Republic of South Devon, and here’s why – tea-glugging tunester Katie Marie, who’s preparing to hot foot it to Germany for the next leg on her road to European domination, will be providing a regular Thursday feature entitled Not Bad For a Girl. Over to you, Katie.

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Good week/bad week: The Devon news roundup

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Charity shops, green holidays, and a sweet factory are the winners in the Devon newsweek. But who are the losers?

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News, reviews and interviews - the pick of stories from the South West on the PRSD in 2008

Enough news, reviews, interviews from throughout the South West to shake a stick at.

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Now that the dust has settled on 2009, we thought we’d remind you of some of the most popular news, interviews and reviews from the South West that peppered the People’s Republic of South Devon during 2008. As you

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