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Does anyone have any idea as to what all this might mean to Dawlish?
Marine Tavern is OK in my book; ate there last week and food is unpretentious but decent. Friendly atmosphere, but obviously very full of tourists at height of season. A good pub though.
Only because some of these juveniles seem to think they have a grudge against the council. As I've posted before - if they have a beef where's the proof? If they don't have it then shut up and give us all a rest. If they do, then spill the beans and give us all a cheap thrill. But please, just stop the incessant whining.
Presumably Tescos will now appeal and throw huge amounts of money and lawyers at the problem. Teignbridge will promptly fold up 'can't afford against that sort of money' and voila! The worst possible result for Dawlish - two supermarkets!
If it's true I'll buy into that sentiment; and please let's leave Ladies Mile as a (relatively) green field site.
The carnival here is still a great show; there's lot's for the tourists (Red Arrows etc.) but the home brewed bits, pram race, raft race and procession are great fun for us all. Most people I know love this stuff and I'm not sure it has too much to do with the percieved image of Dawlish - it's an opportunity for Dawlish to enjoy itself! Loosen up some of you critics!
The other thing that the government has done has been to massively increase the number of people on the public payroll. So there are a lot of 'do nothing' jobs out there that the rest of us have to pay for through local or central taxation. Scope for a lot of cuts I think if a future administration dare grasp the nettle.
Actually, it'd be quite interesting to return to the original point about Sainsbury's/Tesco's if only all you drama queens could shut up.
What petty squabbling! The point about tootling off to Newton Abbot is that most locals have to do this for a main shop as the range of products available locally is insufficient. The Co-op and Costcutters are just inadequate. And people have to pay a premium in travel costs to get these products. Which would be a saving to them and to the environment if their journey was just a short nip out to ...
Most local people I've spoken too enjoyed the market which certainly had some items that could never be bought in Dawlish. Traders in the market seemed a bit gloomy about sales levels, and this morning several said they wouldn't come back. Sad, but they must have very high overheads. Well done though to the organisers.