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According to Traveline.com the train leaves Exeter Central at 18.35 which is much nearer to the bus station especially if you have luggage.

I asked if someone would take some up to date pics and am very grateful for these. As far as I can see, so far, it really is looking promising. My only reservations, at this stage, would be about lorries getting jammed up on the way down The Strand and will anyone want to use the footpath on the oppsite side to the shops. I always think of a quote over the years "You can always tell a local, they ...

Any chance of someone taking some more pic's of the progress so far. A miles away from Dawlish at the moment and would love to see an update. Thanks in advance.

I see so it will be OK to trash the whole town so that the scruffier charity shops can make a bigger profit. Perhaps by letting the roads deteriorate and by not carrying out any maintenance in the town Dawlish can make it's name as a slum tourist attraction. Just for the record I am not against charity shops, I just want them to clean up their act to the benefit of the whole community and not ...

Just watching the news to see that a district council has passed a bylaw to stop spitting in the street. Perhaps the question to the council officers ( who actually run things, not the councilors) should be to find a way to make the charities adopt a more professional approach to their shop keeping. My father always said to me "There is no such word as can't"

Urban blight springs to mind but I don't suppose it is relevent. Just because the council say "No" doesn't mean the town has to lay down and die. The shabby must be somehow encouraged to improve their act before other businesses give up and go away. Perhaps this could be one of the first jobs for the new town manager.

Charity shops are run by well meaning amateurs and regrettably they are given no guidance by the Charity themselves. Those that do advise are a welcome addition to a town, but unfortunately, Dawlish seems to have attracted some of the worst which will pull the town further down and deter shopkeepers. The Red Cross shop and the new one at Threshers are well lit and welcoming but most of the ...