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Bear in mind that the mother of this boy escaped prison a few years ago for drug dealing only because she has kids. I am sure that not one penny will be forthcoming from his family as most of it goes on booze and drugs. No wonder that he stands no chance of becoming a useful member of society, surely we should be trying to help him rather than leading a lynch mob? Discuss

Did anyone see the article in the Gazette about the survey 'revealing' poor customer service in Dawlish shops? Sadly the attitude seems to be that is the staff are not downright rude to the customers that's the best that can be hoped for. I'm not suggesting a name and shame campaign but how about some praise for the shops that actually get it right, those that don't will be glaringly obvious by ...

What no-one has mentioned is where does your child want to go? What about friends within the village, where do they go? We place huge emphasis on the child's education but forget that if they are miserable because their friends go to a different school or they have no friends living near them their education will suffer. As a teenager being with your friends and the social side of school is hugely ...

Good luck. I won't cross my fingers for you 'cos they'll get stuck! But I hope it goes well for you.

I'm done with this forum, I've tried to see good in it and with some posters here I can. Others just want to slag off and belittle those whose aims might just turn out to be the best interests of this town. Maybe I'm niaive but I know some of the councillors and they are good people. The constant whinging is typical of the apathy in this town, you'll moan but do nothing to improve what you see ...

Nice chips, friendly girls serving - well done!

Piermont Place is right in the centre of town. It's quite busy with traffic and people at certain times of the day and year. Some of the flats and buildings are more private than others so I would recommend visiting at a couple of different times of day to get a feel for it.

Tell you what, if I was offered the sort of money I hear they're offering for the campsite you wouldn't see me for dust!!!!

Wouldn't it be nice if, just for once, something could be celebrated here without it being turned into a conspiracy theory. Lovely to see the black swans with their little ones. Have spoken to the warden and the reason they are being moved is to protect them. We haven't had signets survive for long recently and it would be nice to see these reach adulthood. One of the reasons that swans were sold ...

Get fed up with hearing that young people have no voice. Is it more a case of young people can't be bothered or they don't have the time? There is one young town councillor but why should it be assumed that he will only be interested or able to represent youth issues? It's typical of small town mentality that people whinge and moan but do sod all about it, if you care, if you've got an opinion or ...

Lovely to hear!!!

For goodness sake! Try to be helpful not ignorant. Dawlish is a lovely town, most of the people are friendly, I hope you have a good visit.

Never stayed there but I have met the owners, very nice and you'd be sure of a good welcome. Two excellent pubs within walking distance that serve good food.

Sadly me too. I thought my money was going to Dawlish United, no more money coming from me!

The trees in the Brunswick will grow back, that's what those type of willows do.

Good lord Jambuster!! It's a good job I'm sitting down. But you know I make sense all the time really ;-)

What makes you think Tesco's will just give up if Sainsbury's come to Dawlish? Smaller towns than this one have more than one supermarket

To me schooling isn't just about exams and being top of the tables. My hopes for my child is that she leaves school having learned as much as she can, in a way that she has enjoyed. That she has made and kept her friends so that the social part of the school time has been rewarding. That when she leaves school she is able to progress with confidence to either the workplace or further education ...

It's still owned by the Post Office and the rent is rediculous, and the lease is not a long one, hardly an appealling prospect for any potential tenant!

Because it wasn't well supported. People didn't spend enough money to make it worth doing sadly. It's a shame because there was some really nice stuff sold.

Why don't you email the town clerk and ask? go to dawlish.gov.uk and try the contact link

This is interesting that the two posts so far are not outrightly against Tesco's at Sandy Lane. If you listen to Dare's propoganda you'd believe that ALL of Dawlish's residents were carrying flaming torches ready to lynch Tesco's if they set so much as a foot in town. Personally, I'd prefer the supermarket out at Shutterton.

Did I say have a supermarket on Sandy Lane? I don't think so......... perhaps I did by telepathy or even by subliminal messages. What I said is that the DARE figures do not represent the majority of Dawlish residents, maybe they do but until the MAJORITY respond to their surveys they cannot claim to speak for the town. I certainly would prefer a supermarket at Shutterton, far better location.

Have you bothered reporting your suspicions to the Police? Or is this just speculation because he's homeless? Why not have a word with one of our PCSO's - they won't do anything but they can pass the info on to a 'real' policeman.

Well done, our family can take credit for 40 votes!!!!!

Walked past what used to be Nauti Woods in Brunswick Place the other day and there are a couple of round clothes rails in there. The people who did the ladies clothes in there also run Dawlish Trader. Might be worth asking them if they still need them.

The people I have spoken to are very supportive and keen to see it happen. Perhaps it's just a case of only negative issues here attracting comments and the positive are received with a smile and a nod of the head!!!

Blah, blah, cctv, blah, blah, spawn of the devil, blah, blah etc etc. Not everything relates to cctv, not everything can be blamed on cctv, not everyone hates cctv - especially the young man who was attacked in the town centre recently and thanks to the cctv being watched and the police being alerted managed to avoid a serious kicking. Try telling people like that that it is a waste of money? Try ...

Last I heard (but I've been away for a few days) one was sat one by mum and the other two vanished overnight. If I find out more then I'll post it.

I had a lovely meal at the Smugglers last week. Thanks Nick!!

PCSO's can only detain passive people who offer no resistance for 30 mins. They are not allowed to use any control or restraint. I've always been anti these 'plastic police' as I just cannot see the point - other than to hoodwink the public into believing that there are more police officers around than there actually are. Be honest - can you tell the difference from a distance? It's just a cheap ...

This is such a shame that someone had their holiday spoiled and as always bad news spreads faster than good news, so people will be put off of coming to Dawlish Warren for holidays. I completely and utterly agree with the comments that if you keep badgering the Police eventually they will have to do something about it. Just lately I've seen an idiot in a noisy white car hanging around the Elm ...

Surely the concern here is that a man is possibly following young women around and may well be using his camera and his 'working for the council' as a cover story for more sinister purposes. Not everything is about the cctv or the curtailment of dog owners rights. You did exactly the right thing in calling the police and telling them. If you chose to go back there to walk your dog please make sure ...

Which Council? For someone who appears very well imformed you must know what nefarious purposes these statistics will be used for.

The Fair pays money to Teignbridge Council for the use of the Lawn - it would be interesting to know how much goes back into the repair of the Lawn or even if any of it comes back to Dawlish at all. It really annoys me that if you want to hold a charitable event on the Lawn there are loads of conditions to be met, including no burger vans etc yet a commercial venture like the fair can do what they ...

The schools are pretty good, I have more knowledge of Gatehouse than Westcliff as my child went there. Gatehouse has good facilities and excellent teachers. Don't know what childcare is like other than Lanherne Nursery which is also excellent. I think Dawlish is a really good place to live and more young families moving in is good - think we have enough retired people here for now!!

Ignore the idiots Steve, most people in Dawlish realise that we need holidaymakers to keep this town going. We are lucky to live here and I for one hope you enjoy your holiday.

Pssst! It wasn't the Cole family that I was refering to. Can't say who it was or GM Byers will bust a gut

No but please feel free to start a rumour!!!!

At no time did I say that I didn't want to read all the cr*p that is posted here - I just would like to choose how far I have to wade before I get to anything of substance. My point was about choice, that's all. Some people choose to come here to get information regarding the town as a holiday venue and whatever we think about holidaymakers we cannot deny that they are the lifeblood of this town. ...