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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-bedroom-tax-letter-that-shames-david-1647647

What can't be seen from that webcam though are the ships that are presently anchored in Lyme Bay and are easily visible from Dawlish. As I type this I am looking out over the sea and can see five of them quite easily. Probably taken anchorage here due to the strong winds futher out in the channel.

6 Feb 2013

it's back on again (or at least it is as I type this).

Yes, we popped along during its first week of opening. More out of curiousity than anything else as given where we live in relation to Sainsbury's the cost of the petrol going to and from Morrisons could easily outweigh any savings made by shopping there instead of Sainsbury's here. We weren't impressed by M's. Admittedly it was its first week of being open so, like us, I suspect many were ...

Groundhog Day
3 Feb 2013

@flo - me too!

3 Feb 2013

Groundhog Day yesterday eh? Does that explain why all the cleaning & tidying up I did in this household yesterday I've just done again today?

7.30pm - 11.30pm Raffle, bar, hot food Tickets £8.50 email dawlishtransition@gmail.com http://dawlishtransition.blogspot.co.uk/p/aims.html

Anyone else catch that 30 minute railway programme last evening? It was based down here abouts and one of the places it featured was - Dawlish. What fantastic free publicity for the town. (I used the title above as that is how Michael Portillo described the town) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qgm2b/Great_British_Railway_Journeys_Series_4_Exmouth_to_Newton_Abbot/

Probably varies throughout the year. As this is a tourist area there will be seasonal work March through to September/October. The other mainstay of employment opportunities around here seems to be working in the care industry. Quite a few adverts in this week's Gazette from local nursing homes wanting care workers.

From Inside Housing http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/blogs/going-spare/6525533.blog