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Clifftop Land auction
16 Oct 2014

Thanks for that link Judith. If you enlarge the picture you will notice a narrow gap in the wall which i believe was once used to let bags of coal down to the houses below.

15 Oct 2014

Clifftop land with panoramic views in Dawlish goes under the auctineer's gavel. With a freehold guide price of £5,000 to £10,000. "This is the chance to snap up your own piece of the Devon coast said Graham Barton", auctioneer and a regular on BBC's Homes Under The Hammer. The plot is listed for sale by Clive Emson, the regional land and property auctioneers. The land is just off the Exeter ...

In-a-hurry Devon homebuyers spend 25.5 minutes viewing a property before making a decision - only seven minutes more than they spend buying a new pair of jeans. And the average decision cost per minute for house hunting in Dawlish equates to £9,098. The findings come in a report from Barratt Homes,  which shows that 18 per cent of home buyers admit they made up their mind to buy their current ...

FIRST Great Western have been told by district council planners to remove a temporary car and coach park installed at Tiverton Parkway to cope with increased passenger numbers following the damage to the London to Paddington mainline at Dawlish. Following repairs to the track at Dawlish the mainline reopened before Easter and six months later the coach and car parking area remains in place, ...

FIRST Great Western is set to be awarded an uncontested contract extension to run the railway between Plymouth and London, with union bosses branding the decision a "stitch-up". Plymouth and the rest of the South West is waiting for a Government decision on the future of the rail line between Exeter and Newton Abbot after a Network Rail feasibility study, published in July, estimated it ...

The Government has faced criticism for cutting flood defence spending after the South West was battered the winter storms, leaving the Somerset Levels underwater for months and cutting off the Great Western railway at Dawlish in Devon. Defra says spending has gone up compared to the last Parliament. Read more... ...

After bad weather caused the swim phase to be cancelled last year, this year saw much better conditions for the 750-metre swim, 13-mile bike phase and the 5k run. With more 500 competitors registered the field was split into two waves to enable the swim start to be staggered. The long cycle resulted in a shake-up of the field and No. 11 James Haigh had now taken the lead, followed by ...

The 39 year old bar complex boss also suffered a blow to his head as he was forced to hand over £10,000 Bank Holiday takings from a safe. He then called for police and ambulance but went back into his own office behind the bar and stole £8,270 which he stuffed into his back pocket. The married father of three denied theft but was convicted by a jury but yesterday (WEDY) he was spared an ...

In February, the path and railway line that runs above the sea wall were seriously damaged by massive waves . The walkway is the final section of footpath between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth to be repaired following the damage. The section will be constructed using precast concrete L units and ballast backfill. All works will be undertaken from the seaward side of the railway using two ...

Recently at a local campsite a male has just gone into a tent and also a shower block and stolen duvets, loo rolls and hand sanitisers etc. The suspect has been seen around the site (which is in Kenn) and is apparently sleeping rough somewhere in woodland around the area between Kenn and Kenton (possibly Powderham) He apparently looks like – ‘ MALE AGED 60ISH GREASY GREY HAIR THINNING ON TOP ...