General Discussion
"As regards Stagecoach ever counted how many fare paying passengers use the service?" Ah yes! That, oddly enough, is a plus for me whenever I travel by bus. I always feel so young.......... (and just to say the first digit of my age is a 6 so I ain't no spring chicken meself) And on the topic of town centre decline. Have a read of this (and the comments underneath the ...
@Margaret Swift - yes i know about the railcard. have had one virtually since we moved here. thing is though that i live a 15/20 minute walk or so from the rail station and the town. that seems nothing i know but it seemingly gets longer and longer (if you see what i mean) the older i get. by comparison the bus stops are but a 5 minute walk away. Don't mind that 15 walk so much in the summer ...
Seems we have some car boot competition at the Warren as........ The one that has been running at Warren Farm since about 2009 on a Thursday afternoon is running again this year. 3-6pm. They've now stopped charging pedestrians 30p entry but are charging cars an entry fee (don't know how much as I always walk) and I think they charge something like £8.00 per car for sellers. However , I ...
Did a search under Minehead Regeneration. Dunno if any of this lot is of interest/use. · Minehead Vision Group - West Somerset Council www.westsomersetonline.gov.uk/.../Regeneration.../Minehead-Visi... - Similar to Minehead Vision Group - West Somerset Council Minehead Vision Group is a collective of organisations who recognise the ... You are here » Business » Regeneration and ...
Perhaps geography has something to do with Minehead's succesful regeneration? Looking at a map of the north devon/north somerset area around Minehead it would seem that Minehead is the largest settlement for some distance (until Bridgewater/Taunton one way and then the settlements of Lynton/Ilfracombe/Barnstaple the other.) Dawlish isn't like that. It has the city of Exeter nearby(ish) to the ...
I wonder how many Co-op bank branches ( you know, those that were once the Bristol & West building society which then became part of the Britannia building society which then became part of the Co-op bank) may close for lack of footfall/pressing reasons to rein back corporate spending as much as possible? I know we don't have a Co-op branch bank in Dawlish but there is one in Teignmouth. Was ...
@neilh - i believe so http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout45.htm
I've heard the same thing. Can anyone confirm that it is true? If so, it is yet another reason for people not to come into the town. I'll give an anecdotal example. When I first came to live here there was a tiny Halifax building society outlet in Queen Street. That was incredibly useful for me (and I suspect others) and in using it of course I came into the town and whilst in the town I would ...
All- Just a request. Any chance the baiting and biting could stop?. Difficult I appreciate. But have a try.
General election turnout since 1945, by region Year UK England Wales Scotland N.Ireland 2010 65.1 65.5 64.7 63.8 57.6 2005 61.4 61.3 62.6 60.8 62.9 2001 59.4 59.2 61.6 58.2 68 1997 71.4 71.4 73.5 71.3 67.1 1992 77.7 78 79.7 75.5 69.8 1987 ...
