Lynne
Wonder if Will's 'The Tempest' has got any appropriate quotes?
As I write this I understand the A379 is blocked at Kenton because of a fallen oak tree and as we all know we have no rail link either. Will this concentrate minds I wonder? Heaven forbid this should ever happen but suppose, just suppose that the Exe burst its banks at, say, Starcross. As a lot of Starcross is below sea level such an event would not only cause misery for homeowners there ...
I took one look at that quote Leatash and thought blimey I bet that's from King Lear - and guess what? It was! Studied King Lear for A level English Lit more years ago than I care to remember. Amazing thing the memory. Clever bloke that WS.
Do you think the situation here might qualify as being an emergency Fred? And it does say that the charge is discretionary even when it isn't an emergency.
Here's another interesting link - this time concerning Dawlish Warren and the EA. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/147932.aspx and this http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17267
Our MP is pushing for Dawlish to have a breakwater. This is on page 7 of this week's Dawlish Gazette where she is quoted as saying: "Looking towards the future the installation of a breakwater is crucial if we are to minimise storm damage such as this in the future and this is something I am lobbying for vociferously with ministers and government agencies". and in her column in the same ...
Just been reading this. Amongst other things I think it shows how vulnerable the coastline is around here to flooding and sea storms. A very topical subject at the moment. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~imw/Dawlish-Warren.htm
There are two wooded areas near you and they adjoin each other. One is James' Plantation which is privately owned and I think will become part of the housing development the other is Elm Grove Woods which is publicly owned. Do you know in which woodland the trees are being cut down? Elm Grove Wood A small community woodland on the edge of Dawlish. Elm Grove Wood is just off ...
From last Wednesday's Prime Minister's Question Time: Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con): No doubt the Prime Minister saw the scenes of destruction resulting from storm damage in Dawlish in my constituency. Our railway line is out of action, 25 families have been evacuated and one house is about to fall into the sea. Devon and Cornwall feel cut off. Can he confirm that he is taking all ...
and @ yesterday this is what Adrian Sanders had to say on the rail situation here (my emphasis in bold). "Three big issues face the South West and the future of its rail links to the rest of the country. The first big issue is resilience east of Exeter. What we do west of the city is irrelevant if we cannot get beyond Taunton in the north and Crewkerne in the east. Being cut off ...
