Ian McEwan, Bill Nighy, Scarlett Johansson and Kristin Davis among those signing letter to Guardian ahead of climate talks. Writers, photographers, musicians and actors have appealed to politicians and diplomats to set aside differences and reach agreement in the UN climate change talks which resume next week in Cancún, Mexico. “Important progress was made in Copenhagen [...]

South West Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre

Posted November 22nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).

EXETER SET FOR ANOTHER CRUELTY-FREE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA

South West Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre
Exeter Corn Exchange
Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BU
Sunday 28 November 2010
10am-4.30pm
FREE ENTRY

I’m writing to give you a few more details about this year’s South West Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre, to be held once again at Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street in Exeter [...]

Black Friday

Posted November 18th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).

100 years ago, on 18/11/1910, two women were injured and later died because they tried to enter Parliament. They were part of a group of Suffragettes who went to the Houses to demand a debate on the Conciliation Bill, a bill that would have given some women basic voting rights. Of the 300 who came, [...]

Cycling through Upottery this morning

Posted November 16th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).

We are having an Open Mic Night to celebrate our first Christmas & 11 months together as a local Green Party here in East Devon.

Quote from Caroline Lucas on university fee cap

Posted November 4th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).

Responding to the news that a cap on university tuition fees in England will be set at a maximum of £9,000 a year, Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, said:
“Today is a dark day for the students of the future – and for Lib Dem voters who have seen, yet again, their Party’s [...]