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Thanks very much for this, form submitted.

1263 I did not say that all drivers are responsible and law abiding. I was just making a point that a bus stopping for about a minute is no excuse for bad driving.

I don't think that the election has anything to do with it. Proper regular patrols should be effective. Once the ASB stops, patrols will be assigned elsewhere, and ASB there may come back. It is a continual problem.

Oh dear. I have never sought to offend or upset anyone on this thread. I merely wished to see if an allegation had some substance to it, that is all. If anyone is upset or offended, then please believe that was never my intention.

That is indeed great news Ziggy. We enjoyed lovely hot chocolate and coffee from you down at The Cove yesterday. Would have had food too, but Sunday lunch was beckoning! Looking forward to live music events. Where would you be giving out information when they happen please?

City of London...perhaps, but you will find it difficult to spot a copper walking the beat in the Greater London Area. Most of the public areas are covered by CCTV though, both public and private.

@Lynne I totally agree with you. As a London resident I gave up my 60 plus oyster card, which gave me free travel on buses and tube as you describe, for the Devon and Cornwall Railcard, which is not free but gives a discount. I was happy to do this for my better quality of life, however some people, as you describe, really do not appreciate when they are better off!!

@majorp Err....I do not believe WE are, dear chap. When one makes allegations of a criminal offence of assault such as you have made, finer details are very important don't you know. Seriously I thought that you should have known that, but again you surprise me.

I really do not know now. I have voted Conservative in the past, but might have considered voting Labour now if Jeremy Corbyn was not the leader. I remember the middle to late 1970s so I can not put my cross to his party. If we did not have a reasonable Independent candidate, I would look for something like Screaming Lord Sutch, or spoil my vote, unless political parties change very radically by ...

The parking problem was not helped because a huge lorry that arrived to remove one of the recycling skips promptly broke down!!

What @Paul said!!!

The dredger "Mannin" had been picking up silt from Exmouth Marina and dumping it off Sprey Point in Teignmouth. Last weekend the beach at Teignmouth changed from red to black, causing deep concern. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), a Government organisation, withdrew the licence from the Mannin to do this on Monday (or maybe Tuesday) after this was reported. In the meantime stormy seas ...

Unless the law has changed since I knew,  you can operate a two way radio whilst driving. However police radios now incorporate a mobile phone which arguably means that its use falls under the same legislation as mobile phones. This means that if a police car is is single manned, the driver will have to park legally before talking on the radio. In a fast moving emergency situation (such as a ...

I've moved down here recently from a city where I used to have to wait two to three weeks for a non emergency appointment with a doctor, and it was not unusual to be called by that surgery to delay that appointment nearer to it. After registering at the Barton Surgery, I went and asked for a non emergency appointment, during a busy week in my life, expecting the same service. First I was offered a ...