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You should have seen the Brook  at 0300 this morning it was at least 12 to 18 inch higher.

Dawlish is famed for its black swans, but today sad news has been shared that one of them has had its eggs washed away during Storm Dennis. Last May the future of Britain’s most famous black swans were said to be under threat after a string of dog attacks left just one breeding pair. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-dennis-washes-away-eggs-3853795

Its about time they spent the money they already claw off hard working people on the essentials. Instead of large pay packets, pension top ups and expenses and newton abbot town centre.

They are carrying out this years Dawlish patrols on foot to get them out the way for the rest of their years busy schedule of sitting in their car, van, station etc.

Last week the CDC and who stated incubation was up to 25 days!

Network Rail are installing a bigger sea wall in Dawlish, Devon, to protect the coastal railway line, as well as the iconic footpath that runs beside it, from the sea and on 9 February the resilience work reached a significant milestone as the first new panels, which form the main structure of the wall, were erected despite storm Ciara. Read more... ...

They don’t clear up after their dogs because they know they can get away with it. They are not responsible pet owners and shouldn’t have a dog in the first place because they put everyone else at risk with their disgusting behaviour.

A public consultation over proposals – aimed at simplifying the network, offering earlier and later journeys to meet shift patterns and to improve reliability of connections – has been launched Route 2 Exeter • Newton Abbot – review of timetable to improve reliability. Potential of late journeys on a Saturday night. Potential improvement of Sunday frequency to half-hourly over summer months; ...

My question is how many of these protestors use the beach on a regular basis i have walked along the wall hundreds of times and never seen more than a handfull of folk on that part of the beach even in the summer it's fairly quiet.

A so-called ‘bin tax’ on new-build households will be introduced in Teignbridge from April 1. From April 1, anyone moving into a new-build house would be charged £80 per property for a full set of containers, which would be the residual waste bin, recycling boxes, food waste container, indoor food caddy and reusable paper sack. Read more... ...

You don't need a centre you need coppers walking the streets and gaining local knowledge and the confidence of the local people. The centre will just be a money pit that does very little other than house a group of over paid individuals sitting in sterile environments. It will then most probably be closed after a year or so as ineffectual. Real world problems need real world actions. Just ...

A unique steam train is to travel from London to Penzance and back to Plymouth to commemorate the Mayflower 400 celebrations. "The route will cross the picturesque Dawlish sea wall, before crossing the edge of Dartmoor to Plymouth, then across Brunel's famous Tamar Bridge, through Truro down to Penzance and some great views of St Michael’s Mount. The Mayflower will then return to Plymouth in ...

The Devon Low Carbon Energy and Transport Technology Innovator (DELETTI) project is being led by Devon County Council to install electric vehicle charging points and aims to accelerate the uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles through providing additional and improved charging infrastructure. Car parks in Exeter, Barnstaple, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Honiton, Seaton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, Dawlish, ...

The powers that be are snubbing the CNN news agency  because it is alleged fake and biased news casting. Having watched Andrew Marr who continually interupts after asking a question and various other so called reporters such as Snow Maitless and others who search to get that head lining comment or answer. It is to improve thier careers or standing not for our benefit. With luck the snubbing ...

A homeless man who was living in a World War Two pillbox carried out a smash and grab raid on a phone shop to get money to feed his drug addiction. He was due in court for shoplifting at phone shops in Exeter when he broke into the Go Mobile shop on the Strand in Dawlish and stole more than £11,000 worth of stock. Read more... ...

James Brooks, 41, of Dawlish, was a member of a gang who got "large sums of money" from cocaine and cannabis. Brooks, of Park Road, received the longest sentence of the 13 men, being handed 12 years for drugs offences, and 13 years for aiding and abetting 13 counts of rape. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51355785

Who cares ..they are history!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNECVmfJtxc Well done on the amazing speech Mr. President and on all the excellent achievements. Now we are free we too can achieve our aspirations.

Teenage boys were beaten up and hospitalised after a night of violence in Teignmouth at the weekend involving a gang allegedly carrying knives. Police have confirmed that they are investigating two separate incidents in Woodway Road at around 11.15pm on Saturday night in which one boy was knocked unconscious and another was headbutted. All of the guests were asked to leave and one mother ...

Last holiday I went on was Benidorm, definitely not as nice as the UK. Where one holidays ain't got much to do with getting our country back. The World is now our oyster.

Pics on daily mail last night showed the evacuated in face masks and one person in each transit coach, 6 in all, going to their assigned quarantine zone. Several of the coach drivers had NO protection at all!

Clarkson's new book, 'How to win friends and influence people'.

William Kelly was put on the sex offenders’ register in 2018 when he admitted spying on women from a loft space at a holiday park in Dawlish. It meant he was required to tell police about his movements. He was put on the register for five years by Newton Abbot Magistrates after he was caught naked in a loft space above the female showers at a holiday camp at Dawlish while filming naked women ...

A raft of changes to Stagecoach’s bus network across Devon are planned in a bid to make the service more reliable. Among the proposed changes as part of the route consultation plan, it could see bus services from Bude to Exeter terminate in Okehampton, the Route X38 from Exeter to Plymouth terminate at Ivybridge, buses serving Exeter Racecourse on race days, and the reintroduction of a summer ...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw has expressed his concern to the Government after a report that a new express train was disabled by sea water at Dawlish. In a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, he wrote: “[O]ne of GWR’s new Hitachi high speed trains was, as I understand it, completely disabled when its engines were splashed by sea water. This led to more serious disruption to the South ...

@ZIGGY ....indeed.

The Old Vicarage, which casts a shadow over homes in Weech Road and Vicarage Gardens, has been gradually falling into a greater state of disrepair. The only benefactor from the sorry situation appears to be a wannabe Banksy, after impressive artworks popped-up on some of the walls. Read more... ...

Suppose stories like this keep some people employed in the EA.

Typo error should have read FLAT.......

A solution has been found that good enough for me it's the same with any large engineering project there are problems that have not been anticipated solutions are found and work carries on.

If i was Network Rail i would let the moaners have there way build a direct line from Exeter to Newton Abbot and close the seaward line i bet you any money they would soon change there minds.

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You accuse me of "Nothing Sensible to add" yet YOU hold the BBC responsible for Fire Station  closures! WHERE is the sense in that?

@wondering . It will never happen as we don't live up North, where all the money is going.

The A379 Exeter Road in Dawlish is currently closed due to an accident involving two cars. Two vehicles are involved in the incident, and the road is closed in both directions. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-updates-main-dawlish-road-3739446

So that Harry and Megan can find to  have thier way. they have targeted us all especially in America as being racist.If they want to leave just go .I must say  there was a time I obviously gave him more credit than he and she were worth. We will never know the financial settlement the royals have bestowed on this couple just to keep thier gobs shut. But rest assured the people of this ...

How many new build affordable houses can you build on a bowling green ?

Flooding is possible - be prepared Read more... https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/target-area/113WACT1B?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn

No matter how much of a warning they give, you will still see idiots running along the sea wall (in any seaside town) playing at dodging the waves.

A bit harsh putting Brian Downie in with this bunch. It clearly shows the poor bloke was suffering from a form of dementia. Your own article substantiates this. Usual poor news reporting by a sub standard news paper. Deepest sympathies to the victim and her family for the tragic loss.