Dawlish News

Well that's the east side of Dawlish spoilt forever, next it's the west side. Although we already know that a small number of houses are going to be built at Southdowns, I am puzzled as to why wildlife surveys are being carried out on all the other fields close by. I have a feeling that another proposal for a huge housing estate will soon raise it's ugly head.

As a responsible dog owner myself and know many other dog owners I would say that the irresponsible ones are in the minority here and that the few are getting a bad name for all dog owners. It doesn't matter how many dog bins or wardens you have, you are never going to stop the lazy dog owners from cleaning up, sorry but it ain't going to happen just like a lot of other things that we all moan ...

I know thats a touchy subject and its been covered many a time on this forum, but my debate is more about the decreasing areas for dog walkers and also the current over use of Dawlish Nature Reserve. Maybe  i should start a new thread.

Another majority landowner has decided to to attack local residents and especially dog owners by stopping walkers using the boundary around the fields near to Southdowns Rd and Oaklands Wood. Signs went up this morning stating that everyone must keep their dogs under close control and stick to the Public footpath. Ok they are the landowners but footpaths have been around those fields for yonks. ...