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Spending millions on infrastructure to bring Dawlish up to par with other successful tourist locations to attract the tourist, but unable to get funds to spend on essential services - what a croc. Clean the streets and fix all the basics first. There's no point in building fancy things on a poor foundation. Those in charge seem to like wasting millions on non essentials, but find it hard to get ...
You are quite right, Margaret, we should strive to maintain and improve what is best about Dawlish rather than ape Teignmouth and Paignton. In that way we can attract people here from further afield and grow the size of the tourist cake - rather than merely pinch back a slice from a neighbour. The Town Centre Masterplan was written in 2008 and highlights the challenges to be faced from ...
Maybe in Teignmouth.
So what happened to those 8 benches?
The last time something aspirational was attempted for the lawn, it was shouted down by the same people trying to shout down the play park. Therefore, in my opinion, it's better to follow the lead of a successful model. I've never mentioned attracting people from Paignton. It would be good for local businesses and residents if children didn't have to be taken to Teignmouth to spend time at a ...
The council did purchase 8 benches to go along the sea wall, King's Walk, in 2014. I know this as I was one of the councillors on the working group alongside Terry Lowther, Howard Almond and Micheal Clayson. Network Rail had agreed to the benches but after DTC purchased them they then changed their minds on health and safety grounds. This made me laugh as I am from the generation who sat ...
So.........we need to copy Teignmouth and Paignton. Why? Is aspiring to copy others aspirational? No! We need to be creative and provide something others don't offer because offering the same old same old on a reduced scale will NOT pull the punters from those two towns.
@monty , I have complained several times to tdc about the smokers outside the lansdowne and each time the smokers disappear for a while. the owners don't like it but tough. i am a non-smoker and really object at having to walk through clouds of smoke on my way home from shopping. keep complaining, the more the merrier.
Oh here we go again! Read my post Mrs C, I did NOT say the report by the Mayor et al was responsible for the decision to return the license!! If you had a brain you really would be even more dangerous than you already are!! To spell it out for you..............the report from the Mayor was a result of my querying why the Lansdowne got their license back!! Give me strength!!
Sorry Monty, you were querying the reason why the licence reverted to its current timings. Hence the link and the explanations therein for why it was found to be acceptable at the time. It does sound like you're suffering horrendous experiences. You have my sympathies.