Dawlish News
If all the pubs, cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, sweet shops etc gave just £100 each, then that would be a great boost to the air show and they will easily recoup that money with all the extra people coming in.
How much money does it require to put the air show on? I would be happy to pay a few quid to watch the airshow, if it was like the old days and not the last few. it's a boost to the people of Dawlish in more than just revenue. I, personally, used to feel very humbled to be able to watch such an impressive air show from my lounge balcony. I'm sure, if organised, say through the shops in ...
Here's a different version of the story. Committee blame council for being forced to cancel Dawlish Air Show after overspend on Big Weekend. The popular event, which has taken place for the past decade will not take place in 2017 because the committee blame the council for overspending on Radio 1's Big Weekend. In May 2016 50,000 music fans attended Radio 1's Big Weekend at ...
The Air Show committee had been seeking funding to enable the air show to fly next summer. But today, they announced with much sadness that there won’t be a Dawlish Air Show in 2017. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/no-dawlish-air-show-will-happen-in-2017/story-29946366-detail/story.html#yIuXWsVIrUrMvUtc.99
After reading the above link, I had to laugh where it states 'funding options for two VITAL cycle links in Teignbridge are being explored' To state that this pet project is vital is laughable in a sad way. All I have seen so far, from what has been put in place already for the cycle path through Dawlish. Is the pedestrian walkways and the road coming into Dawlish have been down graded in ...
I know! But whatever they spend on the line is useless while ever we have Voyagers travelling along the line! But..........CC are about to solve this problem by stopping all of their services at Exeter! So, we won't have that problem after December 2017 but we also won't have much of a service!
GWR trains don`t, Cross Country trains(Voyagers) do. They have gap at top of them.
The Environment Agency says that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth and Dawlish from 8.30am to 12.30pm. See more... ...
Protecting a key coastal railway track from rising sea levels and falling cliffs is going to cost about £650m, Network Rail has said. Network Rail is consulting with Devon and Cornwall residents about the plans. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-38025433
Caroline Cunliffe, wife to town crier Steve Cunliffe, was absent from a memorial service last Sunday, which led to people to think that she had died. However, the 72-year-old insists that she is alive and well. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/dawlish-town-crier-escort-says-she-is-not-dead/story-29894290-detail/story.html