An article from www.thisisplymouth.co.uk says that new figures show that the number of children committing drink-related crime in the Westcountry has doubled in four years.
Almost 2,500 children in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset have been fined, cautioned or taken to court for abusing alcohol between 2003 and 2007. The record figures come after the Chief [...]
Westcountry Teenage Drink Crimes On the Rise
Posted December 30th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
Shame on you China 你感到羞恥
Posted December 29th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
I wrote a few days ago on this blog about the British man who was due to be the first EU national in 50 years to be put to death by the Chinese government. I am very sad to say that despite repeated last minute attempts by various organisations and the British government, British father [...]
Co-op Helping Fairtrade Fortnight in South West
Posted December 28th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
The Co-operative Group is hoping to make Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 the biggest and best ever in the South West. It is offering a total of £40,000 to community groups to ensure their Fairtrade events such as fashion shows, coffee mornings and wine tastings are a great success.
The consumer-owned retailer has been a strong supporter of [...]
Transition Groups Together Event
Posted December 26th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
Transition Groups Together
On Saturday 9 January 2010 Transition Town Exmouth will be marking what promises to be an exciting new year for Exmouth with the Transition Groups Together Event from 2.30pm-5.30pm at Glenorchy Church Hall in Exeter Road. This is a chance to get together, and discuss ideas, with guests from Sidmouth, Exeter, Ottery and [...]
Sustainable Seaton – a Transition Town
Posted December 26th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
Did you know Seaton is a transition town?
But what does this mean? Well…transition means ‘the process of changing from one condition to another’ and with transition towns that idea is applied to the whole community. A transition in order to adapt to a world affected by climate change, and an increasing price of oil etc.
The [...]
East Devon Constituency
Posted December 26th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (1).
This is the East Devon constituency which is currently being covered by the Exeter & East Devon Green Party. We are in the process of setting up a new East Devon Green Party group which will be separate from Exeter. The first meeting is planned for January 16th in Sidmouth.
Boxing Day
Posted December 26th, 2009 by sharon. Comment (0).
Had a lovely Christmas with the family and managed to not look at my email for a whole day! It was worth it though as when I switched it on today there were some lovely messages from the people behind the scenes trying to make the new East Devon Green Party a success. You know [...]
First (Founding) Meeting of East Devon Green Party
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by sharon. Comments (4).
Following the meeting in Sidmouth on Saturday 12th December organised by Ricky Knight (thanks Ricky), Sharon Howe and myself have set a date for the first East Devon Green Party meeting. It will take place at the same venue as last time – at Twyford House in Sidmouth at 2pm on Saturday 16th January 2010.
There’s [...]
British Father of Three Faces Execution in China
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by sharon. Comments (2).
When you’re relaxing over Christmas – spare a thought for Akmal Shaikh (pictured above). Akmal is a 53 year old father of three from London.
Akmal is due to be executed by the Chinese next Tuesday December 29th for allegedly smuggling drugs. He was arrested in September 2007 on arrival in Urumqi, the capital of [...]
Susan’s Vegetarian Hotpot
Posted December 21st, 2009 by sharon. Comment (1).
I’m making veggie hotpot for dinner – and my little sister often asks for my recipes, so I’m adding it on here for Susan and anyone else interested in a delicious wholesome vegetarian or vegan dinner, to warm you up on a cold winters day like today. If you eat meat and want to know [...]