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Have been watching the Tory party leadership contest. I totally get that there are an awful lot of very important issues at the moment. But as I haven't heard a dicky bird about childcare costs and provision do I presume that it is not thought an important enough issue to be highlighted by the Tory leadership hopefuls? I thought Conservatives were into people being economically active and doing ...

12 Jul 2022

The issue of affordable and plentiful child care is not only a matter of concern for the present but also for the future as there can be knock on effects when it comes to pension provision. This is from the i newspaper 1.6.22. “There are huge differences in the value of men’s and women’s pensions in the UK. In some regions the gender pension gap is almost 50% meaning that some women will ...

8 Jul 2022

Hi all, What with all the new houses 'n all (which usually mean more young children) I have started to do some research on child care provision in the parish. Do any of the schools here offer breakfast clubs/afterschool clubs/school holiday clubs and if so what are the costs? Are there enough registered childminders in Dawlish or not? Do we have enough nursery school places? How much do ...

Resolved that the item be deferred to the next meeting of the Planning Committee to enable further information being received, due shortly.

Agenda item at the town council meeting being held on Weds 6th July Manor Gardens Play Park, and Lawn/Knowle Trail PDF 175 KB Town Council is recommended to consider and approve the recommendation of the Lawn Working Group for the Manor House Play Park, and Lawn / Knowle Trail. Additional documents: Appendix A - Play Park and Trail Presentation , item 16. PDF 43 MB

This planning application is on the agenda again at the upcoming Dawlish Town Council planning committee meeting. It is on the agenda again because the town council has received this letter from Teignbridge District Council' s planning department. From: Anna Holloway Sent: 15 June 2022 14:22 To: TownClerk Subject: 22/00148/MAJ Gatehouse Farm Dear Mr McKenzie I write with regards to ...

Train strike
23 Jun 2022

Average salary for a train cleaner is £19,763 per year. How can any of them afford to live? WHAT WAS CLAIMED The average rail worker earns £44,000. OUR VERDICT This figure is the median salary for rail sector roles. It includes train drivers, who are not involved in the RMT strike, and excludes other workers such as cleaners, who are. The RMT says the median salary of its rail ...

Planning permission granted. 12 votes for, 1 vote against.

Just been listening to the podcast. Cllr John Petherick spoke against the planning application on highway safety grounds. He proposed a refusal but this was not seconded. The vote to grant planning consent was as follows: For - 8 Against - 3 Absentions - 2 I would also point out that at the last planning committee meeting Cllr John Petherick requested a site visit by planning ...

This Weds.  See details above for times for sellers and times for buyers. The bootfair will run every Weds afternoon until second/third week in September. If weather looks iffy then check on the link that I've given in my first post just to make sure that the boot fair hasn't been cancelled due to bad weather. Hope that helps.