General Discussion

So how many people then treat a visit to the supermarket as a touristic day trip? Visit the supermarket and then go for a stroll along he beach/in the town? I don't think so. All the frozen food would thaw out and in the summer even the fresh food would suffer from the heat if left in a car for too long. Visit the beach/stroll in the town then go to the supermarket? Slightly more of a possibility ...

and what about the other shops in the town centre that aren't necessarily tourist orientated like; butcher, bakers, greengrocers, shoe shops, chemists, florists, Woolworths, 3 x convenience stores, newagents etc. They could all go to the wall and to be replaced with what?

And what about the town traders when the holiday makers aren't there (which is the vast majority of the time).What then? And anyways just because the holiday makers may go along the Strand and Brunswick doesn't mean that they will be buying other stuff,like food and drink, there. They'll be doing all that at the supermarket!

It seems to me you lot need to get a life!! I grew up in Dawlish, and I wasn't exactly a perfect kid, but we never went round to Teignmouth or wherever to kick the crap out of everyone. I left Dawlish 20 years ago to join the Army and now Im a Bomb Tech on the Toronto SWAT Team. If you think its fun being a member of a gang then your well wrong. Your all obviously living in a dream world. I ...

I new it would affend some people, but my comment was tongue-in-cheek. I have lived in both Bradford & Leeds, and also in Manchester. Leeds & Manchester are great places when you are a student. Bradford was a bit of a disappointment, but It was my first job. I now live in Plymouth, but I was born in Dawlish and do miss it a bit, until I visit my parents & friends & then I get bored! I do intend ...

Hey, don't be too harsh - the guy has a point. Maybe sometimes we forget how lucky we are living in one of the nicest areas of the UK. Have you ever been up North ? There are horrible places like Bradford and Leeds where dog sh*t is the least of your worries. I should imagine that India & other third world countries have even worse problems. I am all for making the town perfect & maybe with a ...

I think the 'Ugly Ducking' name came from the fable by Hans Christian Anderson. I.e ugly duckling growing into a beautiful swan & Dawlish being associated with swans.