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Here is the latest list of planning applications validated across Devon Demolition plans for the Clifton Hill sports centre, a new sea wall to protect the Dawlish railway line. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-sea-wall-clifton-hill-4242480

Will the Government forcefully push track and trace? A once in a lifetime for a Democratic government to push a system of monitoring onto a population.

The elderly pair who have a "brother and sister relationship" have organised a Skype call everyday throughout lockdown Two elderly best friends from Devon have been forced to cancel their joint birthday party for the first time in 80 years. The pair had been planning their joint 90th birthday party, which was due to take place at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish Warren, for months and they ...

Grow in population, but sod all else.

@burnside.....we are not there yet. i have no faith in what this government says. i will only believe it when we actually leave and not until. mind u come 2021 the government will more than likely be driven by thg black lives matter group.

The footbridge, which connects Marine Parade to Coryton Cove, will be closed from Monday, June 15 until Friday, July 17 to allow workers to safely construct the enhanced sea wall at the Boat Cove end of the site. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/footbridge-close-over-month-work-4219077

If you are going to visit then take proof of your address otherwise you will be turned away.

As i always say steel and concrete and shortly it will be a choice between property and wildlife.

Dawlish is a bit of a drunkards  protected habitat....especially the site of special interest for those looking to observe the drugged up and professional alcoholics on The Lawn. On ocassion you can observe the paramedics trying to extracate one from the public toilets. You would be surprised to realise that this habitat area is also designated a prohibited site for this particular species, ...

A family in Brixham are appealing for help in finding a man who went missing after he saw them more than three days ago. Police are asking the public to report any sightings to them and to look out for him. They say he could potentially be anywhere in the Brixham, Torquay, and Paignton and Dawlish areas and is known to frequent car parks and beauty spots. Read more... ...

COMMUNITY transport providers have not been immune to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but they have continued to play a crucial role to ensure people can access vital services. The service has also been one of 12 organisations that has been supporting the community under the ‘Helping Dawlish’ initiative with food deliveries and collections to the wider community. Read more... ...

fair eno ugh ....never accessed hypelink as co u ldn't be ar*%d

https://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/18490546.last-cygnet-saved-seagulls-decimate-popular-newborns/ As per my first post.....time these skyrats are c ulled

You mean the one that gave him that definition of retard without pointing out that it is now used as a term of insult? No thanks.

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Given that Cllr Taylor's name was mentioned in the above press release I thought I'd see if I could find anything by googling his name. Found his facebook page. There is a recent thread on there concerning the latest proposals from network rail to revamp Dawlish station. Seems to me from reading the thread that Cllr Taylor is expressing his disquiet concerning aspects of the proposed design ...

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/06/05/governmenta-s-coronavirus-transmission-rate-remains-below-one-b/

Yes. I agree with Lisa Nandy. But I wonder if Barry Gardiner decided to take a leaf out of Dominic Cummings book and do his own interpretation of the rules. P'raps Boris will let him use the rose garden of No 10 to explain his actions to the press.

There are click and collect available have just checked this very second.

Those billions of £'s have gone into pockets they don't just disappear into the ether. I am just waiting for the announcement that vat will have to be increased to 25 percent. Oh.......and wait for it m.p's have a substantial payrise to cover their inconvenience for having to endure the covid saga.

Childcare has been defined to exclude relatives caring for children in new coronavirus laws following the Dominic Cummings scandal. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-laws-dominic-cummings-lockdown-childcare-relatives-a9542381.html

A peaceful walk along the beach and bird sanctuary at Dawlish Warren early this morning.

Have to confess that I've been distracted by the cummings and goings of national politics of late so not that familiar with what has been happening locally, politically, and as I no longer buy the Dawlish Gazette (does it still exist? Thought I read somewhere that it has ceased being) I've had no information from that source. So....what has been happening politically, locally, then?

A man has been jailed after he spat at police and ambulance crews who were called to reports of a woman being attacked. Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called to The Strand, Dawlish at just after midnight on Monday May 25 with a report that a man was being violent towards a woman Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-jailed-spitting-police-ambulance-4175525

Officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the tracks at Starcross station near Teignbridge in South Devon around 12.30pm today. "Officers are now working to identify the person and inform their family. "The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.” Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/-4171798

An effort to raise money for waterfowl in Dawlish has been set up following the unexplained death of black swan cygnet. Neil Salter, founder of Dawlish Beach Cams, said: "Sadly we do not know how he died as he was missing for over a week and was under a bridge for some time." Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/death-black-swan-cygnet-dawlish-4165588

Nice to see them on the TV news yesterday, with their 'drivethru visiting' scene. Just another part of the 'new normal' ?

Appreciated webmaster.

Work is nearing completion on the first section of the new sea wall at Marine Parade, but Network Rail has now confirmed plans for the second phase of the £80m project to protect the railway, passengers and pedestrians. Reconstruction of the timber seaward platform at Dawlish station will also improve accessibility, making it easier for passengers to get on and off trains at the Grade II listed ...

A major faux pas by Cummings more like.

Jeremy Britton dropped the red handled knife when he saw the police but officers found it and a second weapon when they searched the area. Britton, aged 46, of Barton Villas, Dawlish, admitted two counts of having a knife in public and one of personal possession of heroin. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/heroin-addict-pulled-knife-two-4157100

the tr uth is o ut there.....

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/05/21/traffic-wardens-running-out-of-tickets-after-tourists-flock-to/

A man was pronounced dead on the railway tracks between Exeter and Dawlish last night, British Transport Police has confirmed. This morning, a BTP spokesperson said; "Officers were called to Starcross station shortly before 7pm last night following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-found-dead-railway-line-4152162

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/05/21/face-masks-could-reduce-spread-of-covid-19-new-research-finds/

Almost nine out of 10 older people say their social contact has reduced significantly during the pandemic, with one lady telling Sky News that Boris Johnson’s latest address to the nation was “like a guillotine coming down”. Jennifer, 70, from Dawlish in South Devon, says she has felt “marginalised” due to her age - an issue which has got worse due to the pandemic. "You belong there and ...

So clear you could see all the way to Hope's Nose

Unprecedented is not a useful way to describe the current situation. It is merely unfamiliar to us because we are the first generation in England which has no memory of suffering a pandemic. Previous generations lived with this lottery of death whereas we have come to expect modern medicine to overcome new outbreaks of infectious diseases. Read more... ...

Are we s upoosed to be gratef ul ???  Maintenance of the rail network is s uposed to be part of network rail remit.

@b.o liking, I fail to follow your input, are you saying that countries freed from Nazism were not happy because part of the allies were British.? The e.u did not come into existence till years after the war (even then it was called the common market) so what has that to do with countries being freed from the Nazis.?