General Discussion
@burnside.....we are not there yet. i have no faith in what this government says. i will only believe it when we actually leave and not until. mind u come 2021 the government will more than likely be driven by thg black lives matter group.
The government has today formally advised the EU that, after leaving the EU in January this year, there will be no extension to the transition period which ends on December 31st. So, finally, after four and a half years of countless court cases and parliamentary shenanigans to derail the Brexit vote, we will once again be a sovereign country. Who'd have thought in June 2016 that it would take ...
Past history suggests not, remember the years planners stopped the building of McCarthy apartments on Teignmouth sea front because they, the council, wanted hotel accommodation. We were left with an eyesore for many years. The same happened in Torquay.
Don't know about The Strand but think there are examples of shop fronts being turned into accommodation both in Queen Street and on the other side of the Lawn, along Brunswick. It will be planning rules and regs that will decide the issue though rather than any economic considerations/impact on The Strand and the town centre economy.
If you are going to visit then take proof of your address otherwise you will be turned away.
The question now is will it get passed, and if so will other commercial properties in The Strand follow suite. I am not sure if that would be a good or a bad thing.
As i always say steel and concrete and shortly it will be a choice between property and wildlife.
New sea defences have been ripped a part by sea erosion and it isn't going to get better anytime soon. http://www.teamvanoord.com/downloads/TVOprofile-Dawlish-Warren.pdf
I have absolutely no idea why the name of the pub was changed. Perhaps Dawlish museum, a local historian or Heavitree Brewery could enlighten us. From looking at its planning history it seems the pub had its named changed from The Prince Albert to The Hole in The Wall circa 2001. Just did a quick search online and found out that until 1926 there was a brewery in the High Street that ...
It was known as 'The Hole In The Wall' for decades. It was called 'The Priince Albert'. No doubt he did something that upset someone so it must be demoliished immediately!!!!