General Discussion
@Tracy 2nd question - they say the pen is mightier than the sword. Thankfully not a bomb - have there been any theories yet about why it was there? April fools hoax?
That might also explain the ambulance and two ambulance cars with lights flashing I saw heading towards Dawlish along the Teignmouth Road at about 5pm today.
Good news. Exactly the sort of thing these expensive resources should be used for.
If it's not a serious incident then see strand on Police Helicopters. There's an explanation there that they have to "use up their hours" before end of financial year. Alternatively, continuing theme of previous strand, they may have just fitted infra-red camera technology and are taking advantage of the warm weather to test it out.
http://www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk/2010/07/03/torquays-other-history-home-to-civil-unrest-%E2%80%93-bread-riots-in-the-bay/
Do you know, we're real wimps today. We mutter and complain about the iniquitous tax on takeaway pasties but does anyone do anything? No. Compare this with the "Bread Riots" in Devon in mid 19th century. Have just read about these in the diary of a Teignmouth man but they hit Dawlish, Torquay and elsewhere in S. Devon. See ...
Yes there are signs but they definitely said that someone had told them to go back and that there was a new route. I know there's a sign at the Red Rock cafe but are there signs earlier on from the Warren?
Beautiful photos. Part of their territory is under threat on the western edge of Dawlish. The local plan originally had a proposal for 100 houses there, now reduced to 20. But the concern obviously is that 20 does take away some of their territory and sets a precedent for future encroachment, especially if the designation of "protected areas", "coastal preservation area" etc changes. With ...
@Nelson . not sure but i believe so
