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Out of interest how do you maintain it?  We seemed to have so much rain last winter that it's hard to imagine it drying out.  Does central heating cause problems?

10 Sep 2014

9 Sep 2014

You'll have to keep us in the picture Stephen, I'm ashamed to say I haven't coughed up the £20 subscription.  What's the crane for?

9 Sep 2014

Oh what a nightmare for them.  I wonder how many other old houses are held together by the render. Doesn't bear thinking about.

9 Sep 2014

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe the San Andreas fault stretches to Dawlish.

My gripe is not to do with whether anyone is living there, but rather it being a long-neglected property, an eyesore for the town and a hazard for near neighbours.   Are there no obligations on landlords to maintain property, particularly commercial property?  Otherwise, as seems to be the case here, there is every incentive to let a building decay until eventually planning for private dwellings ...

This subject has come up before as I recall reading this FOI response. It includes all unauthorised absences to April 2013 even if the patients didn't leave the hospital grounds.  I think they removed the revolving door after 2006. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/160607/response/396604/attach/2/FOI%20RESPONSE.docx and previous discussion on EOD ...

3 Sep 2014

Not all of Langdon's patients are considered a risk to the public, they have different levels of security.   If you're interested in knowing more here's a link: http://www.devonpartnership.nhs.uk/Service-Display.60.0.html?&tx_svcdirectory_pi1[mode]=summary&tx_svcdirectory_pi1[value]=201&tx_svcdirectory_pi1[back]=abclist%3Aabc%3AL%3A60&cHash=319cd4923a10cee50d2ae0a9fa9a3796

I presume it's that dump Ryders Bakery.  When I went past the other day there was still a pile of rubble on the pavement with the timber of the upstairs bay exposed.  Do we really have to put up with the shameful neglect of commercial property or does someone have to get crushed before we hear the much parroted 'lessons will be learned'.    Would be interested to know if Ryders could face any ...

It's Is only ever an abbreviation for 'it is ' or 'it has' - the apostrophe is in place of the missing letters. Its denotes possession. Predictive text plays havoc with that rule.