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Government announces new 'cost of driving' measures

The Government has announced measures to help motorists to cut the cost of running a car. These include a crackdown on whiplash fraud, a freeze on MOT test prices and a scheme designed to reduce the cost of fuel at motorway service stations, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced today.

Quoting statistics from the AA, the Ministry of Justice said that the average cost of motor...

Stephen Eastaugh, Knot at Plymouth Arts Centre

Venue: 
Plymouth Arts Centre, Looe Street, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 10:00 to Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 20:30
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In 1773 artist William Hodges left Plymouth with Captain James Cook and became the first artist to visit Antarctica. He set a tradition of topographical, landscape painting that continued throughout the 20th century.

By his own admission, Stephen Eastaugh is geographically promiscuous. He is one of only a handful of artists to winter-over in Antarctica. His intimate yet powerful Knots series, created whilst resident at Mawson Station, bring a contemporary interpretation to that remote landscape.

“There are a lot of knots in Antarctica. I held onto some, made some,...

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