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Is there anyone out there who may know me?. I used to live in Dawlish and attend The Beacon Hill School - Teignmouth, around the early 60's. Unfortunatley my mother (Yvonne Rockett) died in May 16, 1963 and is buried at Dawlish cemetry. I now live in Sydney - Australia however intend to come over next year to retrace my early steps. email: rockettjulian@hotmail.com

Thanks JC,he won't remember me but his brother kevin might,this was way back in 1976. Ian might remember sneaking into the large deserted house just down the road. God, what was that called? did they go into the family business? Mark

The PlayStation Portable has officially enjoyed the biggest launch weekend of any console in the UK, with around 185,000 units of the system being sold in its first three days at retail. The figure - which comes from UK market analysts Chart-Track - is more than double the sales of the previous record holder, the Nintendo DS, which sold around 87,000 units in its first weekend back in March. The ...

Dawlish & Teignmouth suffered the disappointment of missing out on promotion for the second season running when they lost by four wickets to Clyst St George. James Burton's side had to win - and hope Plymouth Civil Service slipped up at home to Stoke Gabriel - to clinch the second promotion spot behind runaway champions Feniton. Civil won anyway - they trounced Stoke in double-quick time by six ...

An official figure of 252.95 mph was recorded as the two-way average in the car’s most recent high-speed test run. The figures see the Veyron smash the recent 241mph claimed by Koenigsegg with its CCR and the McLaren F1’s long standing 240.1mph record set in 1998. It’s not only the top speed that’s sensational but also the Bugatti’s acceleration. The four turbo, four-wheel-drive supercar sprints ...

How come every mother and baby picture from the Madonna and Christ-child onwards shows a serenely happy mother cradling a perfectly contented baby in her arms? For most mothers reality is quite different: driven to distraction and despair by a baby that cries long and loud for no discernible reason. So why do babies cry, and what can you do when your baby is howling inconsolably? Firstly, take ...

Can any one tell me what has happened to the Red Rock Cafe ?

Oddicombe at high tide was the idyllic setting for the annual Devon County Open Water Championships. Dawlish Swimming Club, winners of the team trophy for four consecutive years, found the going tougher this time. Other clubs, keen to benefit from what will be a new Olympic event at London 2012, challenged in every category. Dawlish swimmers took three of the 12 medals contested, and Lauren ...

I've been holidaying in Dawlish for 41 years and love it. I now bring my children on holiday who love it just as much as I. I have always longed to move to Dawlish and the time may be now. However, I can't seem to find much information on rented accommodation for a family of 5. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

It is well done, and a shame that nobody uses it.

Non smoking, working girl (full time) is looking for a room to let in Dawlish - as soon as possible. tel. 770309 (preferable after 10 p.m.)

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hi all , i have just recently moved from dawlish up to Swindon, and unfortunatly i won't be watching the carnival this year so i want to wish everyone luck for the coming week and i hope everyone enjoys themselves. Hello to all who know me. Missing Dawlish lots and lots.

hi im tryin to trace my dad and his family of wich i no live in the starcross area.. his name was HENRY STEVEN MAY. aka steven may.. im aware that his name may of been changed to HENRY STEVEN VAN-DAY.. aka steven van-day im aware he has had some inportance to the local comunity over the years and could any one with any info mation at all please contact me... im now 24 and have no contact with him ...

A planet larger than Pluto has been discovered in the outlying regions of the solar system. The planet was discovered using the Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, Calif. The discovery was announced today by planetary scientist Dr. Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., whose research is partly funded by NASA. The planet is a typical ...

High summer has arrived at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve and, despite the recent dry weather, there is a wealth of stunning countryside flora to be seen. Many residents and visitors alike agree that a walk along the dunes of this spectacular reserve takes some beating when it comes to a real live show of colour. Teignbridge senior warden Andrea Buckley explained: "Spring brings many of ...

A teenage girl has had to abandon her solo sail across the Channel in a 13ft dinghy. Megan Baker, 17, from Dawlish, Devon, set off from the river Exe estuary, but had to turn back after six hours because she was making insufficient headway in calm conditions. The youngster, who has dreams of competing in the 2012 Olympics, now hopes to take on her 103 mile voyage to Cherbourg in her Laser craft ...

Places available in our beautiful house share. The house is very well located, just off New Kent Road in a nice area, 10 min walk from Elephant Castle and Borough tube stations, both in Zone 1. London Bridge and Tower Bridge 17 min walk. It is a three-story house with a fully equipped kitchen, washing machine. Lounge, two bathrooms (both with bath and shower) and a third separate toilet. Very good ...

I'd say it was Lee Cliff Park, Dawlish Warren. The place I spent my first days of life. (Up to age 9 1/2)

HI My name is Carol and I am 28. As a child my family and I always went to Devon for our summer holidays - we done this for abot 10 years. I cannot remember the name of the place but I would be interested in how its changed. As you enterest the holiday park the swimming pool was to the right-hand side, then there was the amusement arcade. It also had a small shop and a chip shop. There was a ...

Thay could have had a Live 8 in Dawlish bandstand, with that guy who held the World Record for playing instruments (unless he's dead), ...and possibly Dawlish Operatic Company singing the Mikado. Has an African person ever been to Dawlish?

There's a huge tree in the grounds of Powderham, that I think is the beautiful perfect tree in the world. If you go down the road alongside the estuary you'll see it. I wanted to photograph it this time, but the light was wrong.

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Hi, I am looking for cheap accomodation in early august for holiday for a week. We are a 2.4 family, non smokers, no pets and professional civil servants who are clean and tidy. A caravan/apartment with 2 bedrooms on the sites which have good kids facilities would be great. This is the first time we have had to go away in the school holidays, and what a shock at the price difference. The more we ...

A stunning house and very well decorated is now available next to Kennington station, zone 2- south London. Vacancies start from £70 (shared rooms) include bills, cleaner, change of bedlinen, towels, internet and pre-paid telephone. House 10 minutes walk from Kennington station. Lounge with 29'' tv, 25 channels, dvd player and dinning area, kitchen 3 fridges and freezers, and beautiful rooms. ...

No problem ..I have still been watching all the postings. Good luck with your move.

The mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Graham Price, has officially opened the town's new community drop-in centre. Cllr Price said he was pleased to see the centre finally opening after a five-year battle to get it for Dawlish. More than 35 people attended the opening of the new centre, which has been named Open Daw. It is in the vestibule of the town's Methodist Church. Margaret Noel, of Dawlish Library, ...

Sorry to see you go, Stumpy. But I have given up too. I really cannot understand why a facility such as this is unused. This town has 11,000 people in it - aren't they interested in the town? Its like a blanket of fog has descended on Dawlish, numbing peoples brains and sucking out all their energy.Look at the Dawlish letters page - nearly always filled with correspondence from Teignmouth. Whats ...

ridiculous!

The owner of a crumbling grade two listed building in Teignbridge faces legal action unless something is done to stop the building collapsing. The Old Vicarage in Weech Road, Dawlish, is owned by a London man and has been empty for 20 years. The property was listed in 1951 as a grade two building of special architectural and historic importance. The original house is thought to date from the 17th ...

One can only despair of Dawlish. In the Dawlish Gazette this week there were about eight letters, seven of which were from people who live outside of Dawlish. Its not as if people in Dawlish don't have time to write letters. Whats the matter with you people? Aren't you interested in your community? Don't you care? Are you just waiting to die or for the pubs to open? Whatever it is I have had ...

Its like the ONLY thing that happens in Dawlish all the year round. Now they are asking for volunteers to police it. Why don't local businesses pay out of the increased profits they will make?

Very nice. Yes it certainly feels at times (maybe all the time?) that no one else is alive in Dawlish. I don't understand, with a population of 11000, how a place can be so lacking in energy. And it seems to be getting WORSE!!

hi, what do locals think of electric ink????

Hmmmm. Yes, Well. See, its this young lady in the flat opposite.She will open the curtains to her bedroom window each morning wearing nothing but a smile. Puts me right off, it does. I just can't bear to look.........................away.

Tony Darby does, or used to have a lot to do with Dawlish Football club, maybe give them a ring, they may be able to help u.

Yes the dentist on Queen street does except NHS, be prepared for a wait though, I had to wait six months when they first opened for a appointment but, it was worth it as they are very good there. P.S They have been open for about 2 years and occasionally take on new patients (NHS) if you just called in then you would have known

Exeter and Dawlish are in line to stage birthday celebrations for one of Britain's greatest engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Next year marks 200 years since his birth and the South West, home of his Great Western Railway, is to be at the centre of commemoration events. Bristol is to take the leading role but celebrations are also pencilled in for Exeter and Dawlish. Brunel ran his wide-gauge ...

Ta for that. They sound an unsavoury lot.

When I used to live in Dawlish - the idea of being posted to Bideford or Barnstaple - it would have been like living at the end of the world. Now I do live at the end of the world, I haven't really modified that opinion. If it was cheap there, then yeah I would consider it. But its expensive too. Porlock is nice, so is Combe Martin, Lynmouth. There's another place....is it Dulverton? Dunster? ...