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@DAC Dont give them ideas they would quite happily devolve themselves for doing any work like grass cutting ,maintainence of public buildings etc etc and spend the money on useless vanity projects . This abject lot cannot even replace a wooden bridge in the manor but can spend £90k to tart up manor house.

This is poor journalism - Our local MP cannot "demand" anything he can only ask. Does the MDA put in these words to make it sound as if our MP is really serious ?

The government is being urged to do more to protect the vulnerable railway line in and out of the westcountry. Among them was the coastal line through Dawlish , which was breached during a severe storm in 2014, leading to an eight-week closure which meant much of Devon and all of Cornwall being cut off from the network.

THE government is being urged to do more to protect the vulnerable railway line in and out of the westcountry. Among them was the coastal line through Dawlish, which was breached during a severe storm in 2014, leading to an eight-week closure which meant much of Devon and all of Cornwall being cut off from the network.

Police said the victim was sexually assaulted over her clothing. The 14-year-old was assaulted "over her clothing" by a man near the Boat Cove area of Dawlish at about 20:30 BST on 2 August, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

Environment Agency i hear interfering about the amount of work that can be done in the brook. These jobsworths in this case need to get a p45.

We don't need Councils, replace them with cohorts of volunt-workers instead.

Carer
Carer
18 Jun 2025

@Vicks Agreed, but they shouldn't have had to do it. The council should have done this as soon as it happened but they kept passing the buck and making excuses as to why not.

vicks
vicks
18 Jun 2025

Well done to the volunteers. Please keep up the good work, it is well appreciated.

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
18 Jun 2025

DEDICATED volunteers have begun the long-awaited project to clear the main Dawlish waterway. The Brook has been the subject of criticism and complaints over its appearance and condition, particularly a large build-up of sediment which became known as the town’s newest ‘beach’.