General Discussion
Yes, council debts count as part of the National Debt and so need government sanction As far as I am aware, Councils are generally trying to cut debt - not increase it. It is the proverbial "dead money" that is difficult to sanction when you are having to cut old people homes, day centres, youth services, libraries, school transport subsidies etc etc etc.
It would take a book to give that a serious answer Lynne you may be aware that the funding announced today for the Carlton Theatre in Teignmouth comes from the Big Lottery Coastal Communities Fund
DCC have agreed to suspend on street parking charges in Dawlish at weekends until the end of the month. This is in response to a request from the Chamber of Trade to help local shops and cafés whilst the train line is down. Please be aware that this does not apply to the car parks. These are free on Sundays until the end of the month anyway, but on Saturdays charges still apply.
Just to update people on the pothole situation I rang Devon Highways this morning to chase up repairs to the A379 on Teignmouth Hill and near the Zebra crossing on the Exeter Road They tell me the situation is getting worse, and they can no longer meet the target of repairing main roads within 24 hours. They have extra teams out and are doing the best they can. Obviously, the situation ...
@Lynne . the museum is curating an archive. all contributions of images and memories welcome
There is now a Facebook page Dawlish thanks the Orange Army For those who wish to add their comments to the Appreciation of the men (and women too!) who are working daily wonders to bring our railway and seawall back. I appreciate from comments on this site that not everyone thinks it necessary. That's cool, it would be a dull old world if we all thought the same :)
Flood Warning for Monday morning for coastline through to the Warren, and a separate warning for Cockwood Sandbags are available on Dawlish seafront if needed. There is also a supply in the Barton carpark Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188, select option 1 and enter Quickdial number 162112 to get more information Low lying and exposed communities between Start Point and Dawlish Warren, ...
I have asked FGW for an update on when they will be able to restart a service between Exeter and the Warren. They tell me that they cannot run services to Dawlish Warren because (1) The line is needed to transport materials (2) The signals are still damaged and (3) the station is needed as a depot. They promise to re-establish a service as soon as they can, and appreciate our forebearance in ...
I've asked our team at the Council to try and set up an electronic version, in the meantime people are free to email a comment to me on mclay1990@gmail.com and I will add it to the paper version
from Hansard, debate in Westminster Hall this morning "The Dawlish station footfall, believe it or not, is 480,564 people per year. That is the 2012 figure, the most recent I could find. Over the past 10 years, the footfall through Dawlish has risen by 81%. The footfall for Teignmouth is 566,528 individuals a year—again, that is the 2012 figure—and that has seen growth of 98%. If we add the ...
