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The sand was pumped on to the beach two years ago as part of a £14 million flood defence scheme, which raised parts of the beach by up to three metres. Enough sand to fill 100 Olympic swimming pools was pumped on to the beach in what Defra, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, yesterday insisted was purely a cosmetic exercise. Read more... ...

They will say anything to get into power for the next 5 years. The only thing that you can bank on is their pay will go UP every year and taxes will continue to increase. Other than that same old, same old. Call me cynical, but I have witnessed this many times in my 60 years of living in this beggars paradise we call the UK.

The point is Leatash that it could be decided legally that the government has to compensated the WASPI women. Therefore it should be fiscal sense for whoever it is who forms the government to put money aside - just in case.

A pensioner has been sent to a secure ward after he attacked a terrified carer with an axe as she was visiting his home in Tiverton. She only escaped after taking the axe off him, getting away from the house and calling the police and her bosses for help. He will now be treated at a secure ward at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, after a judge at Exeter Crown Court made a hospital order. Read ...

There are some 6,700 women born in the 1950s and living in the constituency of Newton Abbot affected by the State Pension Age changes. (source: Commons Briefing Papers CBP-7405)

Is this not old news i remember this article over a year ago.

So for once we agree then.

Detectives have now released photographs of three men who they want to speak to in connection with their investigation into the burglary. It happened in Kingsdown Crescent in Dawlish between 12.30pm and 1pm on July 17. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/pensioner-disturbs-three-burglars-home-3566375

A 28-year-old man bludgeoned to death three pensioners during a bloody killing spree in Exeter – but says he was insane at the time he did it. Their bodies were discovered by police in the days following the attacks. The full horror of the deaths shocked the city and sparked a major police investigation. The jury was told the trial will hear witness evidence from a number of a people and ...

The wildfowl wardens who care for the famous Dawlish black swans fear that one of the two breeding males may be infertile. There had been growing excitement in the town at the sight of the six eggs. In recent years there have been two vicious dog attacks which depleted the number of mating pairs. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/bad-news-dawlish-black-swans-3554403

Fire survival advice was given over telephone to two women and a man who were trapped in a burning building in Dawlish this morning. A spokesperson said: "Fire control received a call reporting a fire in a property where the occupant could not get out. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/two-women-man-trapped-burning-3552373

A former public school boy from Croyde has denied the murder of three pensioners in Exeter on the same day in February this year. Lewis-Ranwell, of Croyde, and formerly of Broadwoodkelly near Okehampton, is charged with the murder of twins, Dick and Roger Carter, aged 84, and Anthony Payne aged 80 at their homes in Cowick Lane and Bonhay Road, Exeter, on February 10 this year. The jury were ...

Sidmouth is an excellent example. Two of the project managers and the lead engineer told me at the first consultation, in answer to my question, that man-made reefs out at sea was the best option but was also the most expensive option. I did point out that as this was a project to protect the line for the next 100 years then cutting on costs was particularly shortsighted. Surely they should have ...

It's been going along the coast for a few weeks now.

A tame jackdaw who disappeared from his home in Axminster has been surprising strangers by landing on their shoulders in search of a snack. His adoptive parents, Jaime and Adrian Lee, feared they might never see again. In fact, it seems Jake has been conducting a tour of Devon with potential sightings in Sidmouth, Ottery, Dawlish and Trago Mills near Newton Abbot. Read more... ...

@leatash , nope, I just like to stick to the facts. Humans causing climate change is just fake news. @ER113 No point of posting links to "scientific" papers based on comparing NASA's laughable CO2 measurements taken on top of a active volcano and ice cores. It's non-sense. You can waste your life on climate religion but normal people see through all the lies. The so called climate emergency ...

You should be banned for your total insensitivity towards people. You insult the injured. This is disgraceful

And now it's gone.

Devon has performed well in the annual bathing water quality ratings for England with 37 beaches in the county rated as Excellent. The ratings for every bathing beach in Devon: • Dawlish Coryton Cove, Teignbridge • Dawlish Warren, Teignbridge • See more... ...

Yes indeed. The increase in funding that has been promised merely moves the budget a little back to the funding lvels of 2015 and does very little to address the shortage of money in schools.

Tracie Atkin, 54, of Dawlish, Devon, left her profession and turned down the offer of a new role earning £35,000 a year in order to work at charity Cats Protection. Tracie said: 'I am in a position where I can afford a salary cut and to do something that I really enjoy. Money isn't the be-all and end-all. Read more... ...

Hi Lisa Check your in box - I've sent you a private message. Lynne

Teignbridge Council says dog walkers have reported a person "pretending" to be a dog warden in the Dawlish Warren and Kingkerswell areas. They say the person has been threatening people with fines. "We can assure you our wardens will never ask for cash payment of fixed penalty notices & all our staff will always show council ID." Read more... ...

Alex Hynes, the managing director of Scotland’s railway, said more investment would be needed to future-proof the railway against rising temperatures. Much of its most recent climate change adaptation plan was written in the aftermath of extensive flooding in 2015, including the closure of the Devon-Cornwall line after the track washed away at Dawlish. Heavy rainfall and flooding remain the most ...

If you are white, heterosexual, christian in religion, british born and bred following several generations, non dependant on drugs, booze or benifits, own your home or business, dont belong to a gang and have managed to avoid prision or bankrupcy, then the UK is not the place for you anymore so why bother to vote. No matter which party form the next government if your as above you will become a ...

Climate Change From 2010 to 2015, Swinson voted alongside the Tories on numerous anti-environmental measures, including: • October 2012: Jo Swinson voted with the Tories against measures to compel the UK Green Investment Bank to support a target of reducing UK carbon emissions • June 2013: Jo Swinson voted with the Tories against measures to introduce a cap on carbon dioxide and other ...

We have found the towns, villages and cities which have pulled out all the stops to turn Christmas shopping into a fabulous fun event. Whatever you're looking for here are all the times, dates and details you will need to join the fun this winter... The lights switch-on in Dawlish is on November 29 with a lantern parade and the Christmas Market is over the weekend of November 30 and December ...

the difference is that the bude swans haven't had their power of flight taken away from them.

Large tree down A379 Teignmouth Road from Shaldon up to Maidencombe on to Torquay, awaiting Devon Highways to clear. Please find an alternative route. Police are receiving a high level of calls this morning across Teignbridge with trees down including standing water. Please drive with care.

Should still be an alternative route away from the sea somewhere!

But i told you so.Think this the third time! To those M.P.s who are not standinding Good Riddance.A very  well paid job I am sure awaits you. For those who are staying, Please be aware democracy is the peoples and paramount.Not your version or opinion. Wrote this without using any swearing or threats Amazing and unbelievable.

A drunken woman kicked a policeman on the bottom after downing a bottle of wine in one at the culmination of a three day drinking binge. Police intercepted her and she kicked Pc Michael Elliott on the shins as she was being taken back to the car and jabbed a heel into his bottom once she was inside. She is now working with the mental health service and probation, both of whom have given ...

Roads  in Torbay and Falmouth have been shut due to flooding, as has the rail branch line bewteen Looe and Liskeard - and CrossCountry Trains are once again running a reduced service on the mainline due to conditions at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/live-trains-cancelled-roads-closed-3481474

In Devon, both the north and south coasts are covered by the alert, which covers everywhere from Hartland Point to Lynmouth in the north and from Start Point to Dawlish Warren in the south. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/flood-alerts-issued-big-waves-3480500

@ Fred Well, you can't blame Lidl for that.

No, not simple. presumably if it was simple then we would not be having this discussion at all. We are having this debate because the material is showing some people how serious is teh current situation I had hoped you might take the trouble to read a few of the entries in the website above. They might, perhaps, enable you to see what scientists have been saying for many years. Or, put ...

@1263 ....T..T.....

The community information hub is open longer this week. On Wednesday 23 October, we’ll be open from 1pm - 4pm, and again for our evening session between 5pm and 7pm. 🏗️ Please come along if you have any questions about our work to build the new Dawlish sea wall.