Cassandra's Posts

All these tall, narrow houses with lots of stairs - a good bet might be to get shares in stairlifts for people in about 20 years' time.

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.

Is it not possible to reinstate the gabions? Why were they legally required to remove them when they had worked in the past? It doesn’t seem to make sense.

No, we love positive posts. The trouble is there isn’t much to be positive about at the moment. This is good news.

If so, then it’s gone downhill a lot over the last few years.

Just try navigating the Teignbridge website in order to pay the £40 fee for the green bin - it’s a complete nightmare. What idiot thought that one up.

@Lindaanne56 F.P. Boone, newsagents, used to be where Ladbrokes betting office is now in the Strand, about half-way down. It was sold to Martins, newsagents, I think in the late 80's when Mr. & Mrs Boone retired and then became the betting office around 15 years ago. Mr. & Mrs Boone's daughter used to live in the town but sadly died some time ago. I believe another sister still lives here. The ...

Why is it costing £87 million to build a new set for Eastenders and is it really necessary?

They should have been banned for life from keeping any pets as they are clearly not capable of looking after them properly.

There were none in Sainsbury's this morning.

@Deedoodle Be very careful. Did you ring them? If not, I believe this could be a scam.

Comes under property misdescription to describe something as having a bank nearby if there isn't one.

@Epicurus I’m in the same area & our electricity used to come via overhead cables & was fairly reliable but about 5 years ago we were transferred on the grounds of “safety” to an underground cable which was fed by the sub-station located on the new-ish estate of houses at Upper Longlands. Since then, we seem to have had power cut after power cut & have often suffered the annoyance of our ...

Great pictures of one of my favourite places. Love the porky squirrel!

Is this the 'affordable housing' that politicians and councillors keep banging on about?

Looks like there's been an outfall of sewage at the Viaduct, something that only happens after heavy rain according to South West Water.

With a bit of luck, someone on the train might have seen this senseless act and be able to give a description of the perpetrator. Deedoodle, I hope your wife is not too shaken up and it hasn’t put her off walking the sea wall.

What happened to choice? We are all being forced to go down the same road which doesn’t suit everyone, for all sorts of reasons. And don’t forget that these decisions are being made by people who are only interested in the money they are making for their own benefit and that of their shareholders.

Must have come through the back roads as it didn’t come up Badlake Hill. Was removed by low loader pretty promptly at about 8.30pm.

How do you cross the railway line to get to the beach? I understood that all that land belonged to Network Rail and they have strict regulations about building work, access, etc.

I can honestly say that in a good few years of working in both Citizens' Advice Bureau and in an office in town dealing with the public, this is the first time I have come across anything that could be classed, even vaguely, as 'racism'. Generally, I have found the residents of Dawlish to be open-minded and without prejudices with regard to fellow human beings. As you can see from further postings ...

All the aforementioned businesses need a BANK. Are you listening, Lloyds?

The Exeter store is not in the list of those for closure, but the Plymouth one is.

No sign anywhere in town centre & online picture still appears to show them on corner of Wellington St.

Good grief - cramming them in there!

@flo No-one is attacking all dogs but in this case the owner obviously didn't have control over a strong and volatile animal. This is an undesirable scenario for all sorts of reasons but the main one being that small children are likely to be running around in the immediate neighbourhood, given that the Lawn and its environs are supposed to be 'family friendly'.

A lot of the older people who live in Dawlish will soon be marooned in their homes if all the shops disappear. For a great many of them, the only face to face interaction with other people is when they go shopping, to the post office, bank, etc. It can't be any good for their mental and physical health to be stuck indoors without any reason to go out or place to go to. @leatash we may be ...

They're right about the slow broadband speed though, also the water rates.

Best get down there then and start building a bunker underneath

Well, I saw a man who let his dog poo by the side of the path in the Manor and it was a big one (both poo and dog). I remonstrated with him and told him he could face a fine but he just looked blank and I don't think he really thought there was any problem. A child running along by the side of that footpath could easily step in it, plus anyone else. When you can't get through to people, what do ...

I trust that the owners of the dogs concerned will be prosecuted for having a dog that’s out of control - after all, if it can attack a swan, it can attack a child. They should also be fined heavily and the money used to purchase replacements. There is also a case to be made for them being banned from ever owning another animal of any kind.

This could be connected to the previous post, or at least, similar behaviour. I hope your mum gets them back soon @Happyharvey49 .

Who is responsible for making the decision that all the waste from Exmouth dock is dumped over on this side of the estuary?

Not a smidgen, have relations in Ammanford though and it looks like they've had a pretty big scare

Will the council also ensure that they don't get their business burnt to the ground?

Thank goodness for that. Somebody must have got them mixed up with Homebase who are closing about 40 stores around the country.

Thank you, Lynne.

Can one of these cyclists please explain to me what is the problem about them using the cycle path (which, of course, was specially constructed at a cost of £1,000,000 from council tax receipts for them to use).

Look out, it's behind you! (or is it in front, difficult to tell at the moment).

Have just read on Telegraph online that a flaw has been discovered in banking apps that leaves millions vulnerable to having their online accounts hacked.