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Sea-level rise impacts on transport infrastructure: The notorious case of the coastal railway line at Dawlish, England says that the costs of maintaining tracks and sea defences could also soar as predicted sea level rises, coastal storms and floods “pose major challenges for rail operators and governments Read more... ...

Shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood said ministers appeared to have rejected the idea last year, following the publication of a report which deemed it "poor value for money". However, Labour suggests this measure has come too late, after Westcountry commuters saw season tickets surge by 25% over the last five years. And it claims the Government has failed to explain how it will cover the ...

The owner left the scooter after it became faulty on Exeter Road, at the junction near East Cliff Road in Dawlish on Saturday January 2. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Devon-owner-appeals-lost-mobility-scooter/story-28467110-detail/story.html

It has been made safe while they decide how to carry out repairs according to the local news

Last week's battering from Storm Frank forced the closure of the town's seafront Esplanade to traffic because the strong winds and sea spray made the stretch of road too treacherous for motorists. Alongside Dawlish Warren, Exmouth was originally part of a Government Environmental Agency plan to tackle coastal erosion. One of the options under the new Dawlish plan is to use sand collected at ...

I hate them too stephen15! Be great if they are forced to use more HSTs down here. Happy New Year too.

IT looked like a massive foam party at Dawlish last night – after stormy seas caused large amounts of 'spume' on the sea front. Experts say sea foam, or spume, is caused by rough seas. Seawater contains dissolved salts, proteins, fats, dead algae, and other bits of organic matter. If you shake this glass of water from the sea, bubbles will form on the surface of the liquid. This is how sea foam ...

There is no God, so I hope that the scum responsible for this get caught and are sodomised with a broken bottle.

Happy New year to everybody and webmaster. Hope you have a prosporus new year.

Well done to Fiona.

More pics: https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=1378

ROAD FLOODED BETWEEN STARCROSS AND DAWLISH AT ST MARY'S COTTAGES. Please avoid this road as this is causing major traffic issues.

A message from Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police. Please be careful when out and about today driving and walking. The wind is impacting on cars needing greater concentration when driving. There have been a couple of recycle boxes that have been blown across the road and black bins down on the pavement so please be aware of this. In Dawlish under the train station viaduct sea water and ...

Mr Dean said: “At the moment it’s a question of actually redesigning the railway and building a piece of brand new infrastructure through that area. He said the damage amounts to around twice as much as the Dawlish incident in early 2014. Read more... http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/commuters-to-get-refund-over-48448/

So then Dawlish grapevine, anyone know if it has been done up to be sold or if the person who owns it will be moving in/has moved in?

http://m.teignbridge.gov.uk/media/images/p/1/Christmas_tree_recycling_2016v1.jpg

https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/christmascollections

http://m.teignbridge.gov.uk/recyclingatchristmas#Christmas%20Cards

William Power, 38, lives just 300 yards from what was Sophie's house, at Elmswood Crescent, Dawlish. He, along with his wife Erica, 37, were close friends with Sophie and she was a Bridesmaid at their wedding. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Dawlish-man-run-London-Marathon-memory-murder/story-28427648-detail/story.html

SOUTH Devon's train services have been disrupted this morning because of bad weather at Dawlish. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Trains-cancelled-bad-weather-Dawlish/story-28430337-detail/story.html

A379 just passed the Smugglers Inn Holcombe Read more... http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=35432&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

I hope everyone hear had a Happy Christmas and have a happy new year. Have a Happy new year Webmaster and keep up the good work.

Flooding is possible for exposed east-facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish for Saturday morning's high tide. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/South-Devon-Boxing-Day-Flood-Alert/story-28422468-detail/story.html

Good to see another shop opening in The Strand.

The report focuses on the impact of sea level rises on the Dawlish to Teignmouth line which connects Cornwall and Devon to the rest of the UK. In January, the prime minister backed a new Okehampton railway route as the "most resilient" alternative to the vulnerable Dawlish line . Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-35146033

A WOMAN from Dawlish has lost over seven stone in one year after being horrified by a festive photograph of herself where she 'felt as fat as the Christmas Turkey' that she was holding. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Teignbridge-woman-drops-seven-dress-sizes-seeing/story-28396964-detail/story.html

Thomas Maughan and Thomas Mahon both operated out of the same caravan site at Farringdon, near Exeter, but targeted victims in Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Seaton. Road more... http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Bogus-Wimpey-builders-guilty-ripping-pensioners/story-28389214-detail/story.html

? http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/help-Police-appeal-missing-man-Dawlish-area/story-28232210-detail/story.html

No hard shoulders from what I can see, so the first time their is a conked out vehicle or large crash how will the emergency services get to it. The other side of the road I suppose! Poorly thought out for plans going back over half a century for traffic volumes that were never envisaged in the future. A little to late in my opinion.

I'm sure if TDC's planning dept had to endure bouts of sewage outside their offices on a regular basis it would be resolved very quickly. When I walk around the local area and see some of the nightmare buildings that TDC have allowed planning permission on. Which are either just ugly (in my opinion) or just standout as alien in the location they have been built. This is only the start of ...

If you click on the link I have given in my post above and then click on associated documents (see bottom left of page underneath the map) you should be able to access what Dawlish Town Council's Planning Committee had to say about this planning application when they met and discussed it last Thursday.

(iii) DAWLISH - 15/02018/MAJ - Land at Secmaton Lane - Approval of reserved matters for six flats and eight dwellings with associated parking and ancillary areas pursuant to 12/01147/OUT (approval sought for access, scale, layout, appearance and landscape) Reserved matters be granted subject to the following conditions: 1. Development to be carried out in accordance with the approved ...

Two fire engines from Dawlish and Teignmouth were sent to the blaze in Old Teignmouth Road, Dawlish, just after 9.30pm on Monday after reports that a timber-framed building was on fire. The spokesman said the fire was out an hour later. Half of the building and roof was damaged in the fire. He added that the cause of the fire “was deliberate”. Read more... ...

Well done to Waitrose and Dawlish Rotary.

The Bill has now been amended and it now also proposes that future council tenants should no longer have life time tenancies but two or five year fixed term tenancies. Read more here: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/09/council-tenants-lose-lifetime-right-to-live-in-property and here ...

http://gis.teignbridge.gov.uk/TeignbridgePlanningOnline/Results.aspx?Type=Application&Refval=15/03292/MAJ

Santa cycle ride organised by Braking Wind.  Bob at Braking Wind Cycles usually organises an annual Santa Ride and some of you might like to join him. It is a casual and  fun affair with an easy ride.Everybody turning up to ride will be responsible for themselves!  It is not a Sustrans/Destination Dawlish event, but it will be a good opportunity for people to find out what is happening in the area ...

Ah, more detail in there, thanks Ziggy.  It seems to be taking the route along the wall rather than through the path where the garden area is.  Once they come out at the bus stop there's still the dangerous bit round the bend and I can't see how they will get around that.  I still think the more sensible idea would have been to have the cycle path come out at Beach Street. They could have 'killed ...

Where was the sewage spill last week ?

An 82-year-old pensioner has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting two sisters more than 15 years ago. The girls were so young they did not realise the significance of what he had done to them and remained silent for many years before going to the police, Exeter Crown Court was told. Read more... ...