After one of the warmest Marches in recent history it's salutary to look back to March 1891 when there was snow for almost the whole month - still 2-3 ft left on 29th March along Shepherds Lane (between Teignmouth and Bishops). Global warming or just normal climate fluctuation?
No sign of Earth Hour in Dawlish so sorry Dawlish but went to TAAG centre in Teignmouth instead. Yes a little tokensim I agree but a little red wine and a fine blues band by lantern light made for a great evening.
I prefer activism to tokenism. Good luck.
45 MINUTES TO GO!! Dutch astronaut André Kuipers will keep watch over the planet from the space station's orbital perch 240 miles (386 kilometers) above the Earth's surface, according to officials at the European Space Agency (ESA).
Thanks for that :-)
@chef - there were a couple of chef vacancies in the Dawlish Gazette this week working at Cofton if you are interested.
There is just a poster in the window which says 'part time staff required. Apply within'. So best to go down there suited and booted. Good luck!
bar or kitchen staff?
The Exeter Inn are advertising for part time staff. Curriculum vitae (cv) and references are required. Apply within.
Gas has to be "transported". Electricity and water (to lesser extent) can both be produced/ processed locally. The national Electricity Grid was established to service old technologies - i.e. big carbon-fuel based power stations, when coal/oil/gas was especially plentiful and cheap . A grid is still a good idea to balance off production and demand but with modern techologies (and these are ...