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Dawlish Man

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I didn't realise that those apartments were built on a flood plain. Interesting. However, more interesting than petty political sniping are the environmental impacts for the Warren that a continued rise of sea levels due to global warming will cause.

26 Mar 2010

This is from the BBC website, although I'm unsure what Mr Broom believes he will achieve by making these threats: People living and working in and around a seaside town in Devon are considering taking legal action against the Environment Agency (EA). Dawlish Warren's tourism group says the agency has failed in its duty to maintain the sea defences. It claims if the sea breaks through it will be ...

My preference for Sainsbury is more a case of it being the lesser of two evils. A supermarket is inevitable, I just wish that it wasn't going to be Tesco's and I wish it wasn't out at Ladys Mile.

23 Mar 2010

Nothing wrong at all with travelling by bus - good on you! :) And of course it never crossed my mind about the various supermarket home delivery services.

Dawlish is great, despite what the moaning minnies say. We love it here and would recommend it to anyone.

We get as much of our produce as possible from the local shops, plus the food halls at Powderham and at Dart Farm. We only visit the supermarket for bulky items once a month. The petrol spent on driving to the likes of ASDA means that shopping locally is actually cheaper.

23 Mar 2010

I was really hoping that it was going to be Sainsburys. Better range, better quality, better ethics.

Not me lol. I've got to work for living. How can reporting cars that are parked illegally (your word) be classed as 'stirring'. Surely the chap is being an unselfish and upstanding citizen. Good luck to him.

Reading today's paper, it looks like a done deal that Tesco will be built at Ladys Mile. If true, it stinks.

Isle of Wight Sand!!
22 Mar 2010

Thanks for the link - that provides an excellent insight. And I never realised that in the 19th century there were bungalows built at the end of the spit!