I used to have a shop in Dawlish and I will never forget the comment of a woman from out just past Port Road......"Very nice, I'll come when you have a closing down sale." I hope she reads this as she might just as well have stuck a knife in me at the time.
I lived in Dawlish for 20 years and follow what goes on closely. I am afraid you cannot fight the march of time (some call it progress) and if everyone is honest with themselves they just have to watch what has been happening for many years. A large Supermarket was bound to come and this will accelerate the process. Sad that it was builtg on a green field. When I arrived they were about to knock ...