Dawlish News

Agreed. To congratulate themselves for this project is all very well, but the neglect by network rail is astonishing. This year they were forced to deal with some of the exposed ironworks on the beach after a number of us made formal complaints. The collapsing of the concrete block at the side of the cafe pushed them into more "stopgap" action, resulting in a concrete abortion of a job. Ugly and ...

@FredBassett curmudgeonly is a better description.

@FredBassett This isn't going to help you get a job with the tourist office you miserable person.

It's rather disappointing that there is a three week delay to the project before they have even started. It frustrates me that the council(s) can't keep the public properly informed as to why this  is delayed. Giving proper information wouldn't have cost them much more than an advert in the gazette would it?

The lights on the brook have been damaged by the constant flooding, I understand the council are working on a resolution. the "swan" lights are another issue. For some mad reason it would cost a serious amount of money to repair them. I don't actually know why they can't be removed and replaced with something more modern. the lick of paint is coming. An assessment of street furniture has ...