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neilh

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No sign of Earth Hour in Dawlish so sorry Dawlish but went to TAAG centre in Teignmouth instead. Yes a little tokensim I agree but a little red wine and a fine blues band by lantern light made for a great evening.

31 Mar 2012

45 MINUTES TO GO!! Dutch astronaut André Kuipers will keep watch over the planet from the space station's orbital perch 240 miles (386 kilometers) above the Earth's surface, according to officials at the European Space Agency (ESA).

Good news. Exactly the sort of thing these expensive resources should be used for.

31 Mar 2012

If it's not a serious incident then see strand on Police Helicopters. There's an explanation there that they have to "use up their hours" before end of financial year. Alternatively, continuing theme of previous strand, they may have just fitted infra-red camera technology and are taking advantage of the warm weather to test it out.

http://www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk/2010/07/03/torquays-other-history-home-to-civil-unrest-%E2%80%93-bread-riots-in-the-bay/

30 Mar 2012

Do you know, we're real wimps today. We mutter and complain about the iniquitous tax on takeaway pasties but does anyone do anything? No. Compare this with the "Bread Riots" in Devon in mid 19th century. Have just read about these in the diary of a Teignmouth man but they hit Dawlish, Torquay and elsewhere in S. Devon. See ...

Tarmac Dawlish
30 Mar 2012

Yes there are signs but they definitely said that someone had told them to go back and that there was a new route. I know there's a sign at the Red Rock cafe but are there signs earlier on from the Warren?

Cirl Buntings
30 Mar 2012

Beautiful photos. Part of their territory is under threat on the western edge of Dawlish. The local plan originally had a proposal for 100 houses there, now reduced to 20. But the concern obviously is that 20 does take away some of their territory and sets a precedent for future encroachment, especially if the designation of "protected areas", "coastal preservation area" etc changes. With ...

Tarmac Dawlish
29 Mar 2012

@Nelson . not sure but i believe so

29 Mar 2012