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A 'dangerous' mentally ill man attacked a mother as she tried to protect her children from him in a play park. Doctors at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish later discovered he was a paranoid schizophrenic who experienced 'sadistic and homicidal ideas'. Read more... ...

So do a lot of tourists use this path i know this path and the times i have used it there's never been a soul in sight.

Have we not just built two aircraft carriers.

BOO HOO
BOO HOO
8 Aug 2017

Happened to notice it as it went passed the kitchen windows. Possibly HMC Vigilante, built in the Netherlands..presumably we don't make ships in the U.K...cynical I know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMC_Vigilant

@leatash - i assume you are being humorous, it's been dry in that corner, except for heavy rain, for at least 15 years i know off. the stand pipe manhole cover might give the game away, that resides a few feet from the obstruction, to a few as the source of the pool.

Using a mobile when driving is not recent it's been an offence for many years.  The penalties have recently been increased, as have fines for other offences like speeding.  There are lots of bad drivers around.  I was on the M5 yesterday and witnessed drivers towing caravans not only exceeding 60mph but in lane 3 and of course we all know the maximum speed for towing on motorways is 60mph thats ...

Lynne
Lynne
8 Aug 2017

@tom said something about vehicle drivers breaking the law. I have lost count of the times I have seen motorists on their mobile phones whilst they are driving! Didn't that get made an offence relatively recently? My latest experience of this was on Saturday when I saw a van driver (white van man it was) exit East Cliff road to go on to the Exeter road. He had one hand on the steering wheel and ...

Margaret Swift
Margaret Swift
7 Aug 2017

Well, for the third time in four weeks I have been close to being taken out by a Lycra clad cyclist t own!, all on a footpath/cycle path to Dawlish.

burneside
burneside
7 Aug 2017

These would be the new cycle paths that were once pavements.  I hope the Council has got good insurance for when somebody is injured.

JD2017
JD2017
7 Aug 2017

@DEEDOODLE . even though you've stated on here that you're an ex-policeman, you clearly have no idea about cycling or the laws around road usage, so i think that it's probably better that we agree to disagree. DISCLAIMER: I respect all road users.