Vanguard
The article was actually in The Times on page 3, Thursday January 10, about the TDC Review Group report on the loss of sand from Dawlish Warren beach. It's a pretty serious matter and deserves more than a side-swipe at Wally Protheroe because anything that reduces the appeal of Dawlish Warren as holiday destination is bad news for town traders too.
On the Old Post Office - only the two ground floor rooms are to let, on a short term lease, at about £9,000 per year. You have to generate a lot of business to pay for that. The agents are acting for the new commercial owners which bought it from the GPO. Dawlish Community Trust has considered the building but can't access funds for such a small slice of the property.It might be different when ...
Let's start again. If we are knocking Dawlish then what is it that we would say to advertise the merits of the place. It seems that no-one can put their finger on the best qualities of the area, and we need to do that to bring visitors (money) in to keep the shops alive. So, please start your list.
Perhaps the town needs to decide whether it really supports a Fairtrade type green shopping approach.When the Farmers' Market was running last year quite a number of people remarked on the high price of the 'specialist' products on offer, and that similar could be found more cheaply in Summerfield. So, are enough people prepared to pay that extra ? I also think it was a mistake to run it ...