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Lloyds did say on the bbc radio 4 today programme that they would honour an agreement not to close the last bank in a town. I would assume that that would include Dawlish

Don't forget all of the Sheltered Housing Schemes who have had their Warden funding removed! This policy is just not 'joined up' - Give it 2 years tops and the DCC housing for older people policy will be in absolute turmoil! There is no doubt that some older people will suffer and even die from this. DCC should be ashamed of themselves!

TEN people were arrested in London during dawn raids linked to a £2m phone scam which included elderly target victims in Dawlish. Widespread police publicity about the hoodwinking culprits is thought to have saved Dawlish and other Teignbridge targets from the worst excesses of the gang’s swindling exploits. Read more... ...

Hopefully you'll be pleased to learn that the off-season free parking on a Sunday has started again in Dawlish. Please remember that this applies to TDC car parks only - and therefore not to on-street parking.

a/ Ive nevermentioned Council Tax b/ its in relation to forcing fire personnel to work to 60 before they can collect their pension. Get with it wondering

and so the sorry RTB saga continueth http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/great-council-house-selloff-scandal-righttobuy-council-houses-leave-nowhere-for-poor-to-live-9832339.html

Pasta was not eaten in Australia. Curry was a surname. A takeaway was a mathematical problem. A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. All potato chips were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not. Rice was only eaten as a milk pudding. Calamari was called squid and we used it as fish bait. A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. ...

Bump.

Ahem! For those who might like to know more about this I noticed that BBC Spotlight featured it in their lunch time programme today. I imagine they will be running the same feature in their 6.30pm programme this evening.

Anyone know if the seating is to be reinstated?

@Wondering . I agree %100 with you. but NR  must make the seawall resillant to winter weather.

An interesting letter in today's Express & Echo. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Reader-8217-s-Letter-Exeter-losing-8216-Capital/story-23666698-detail/story.html

Is there a bonfire at Newlands this year ? I have some wood & tree branches available for collection........

This coming Sunday we have two new Mediums, Aiysha Webber and Brian Brown.  Brian came with Steven Watson recently as Mediums for our Clairvoyant Evening and gave good evidence of life beyond life.  Aiysha and Brian have worked together before but not at Dawlish.  We look forward to giving them a warm welcome with a good Congregation.  Please come along if you have the time or inclination;  the ...

As before those in power will take no heed of the impending disasters as they lavish in their spoils and castles. In the false assumption that they are  protected from the masses by their own arrogance! Thanks for posting the link Lynne.

While I'm in the USA in the town I used to live called South Riding Virginia, and taking a walk this afternoon in glorious sunshine I came across the local bandstand and thought that would look great in Dawlish. However I was having problems posting the photo on this site so it's now on Facebook Eyes of Dawlish. Strange no comments..............

Happened to come across this vid on youtube of the barge and crane being moved from the docks at Teignmouth to its current resting position at Dawlish. Filmed using a quad/hex copter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZpaCjpaEU&feature=player_detailpage&list=UUk3I2Dq2shm5ndRZfJQfUvA

Two-year-old white German Shepherd Bailey was found dead by his owner who saw a blue van speed off towards Secmaton Lane in Dawlish. The owner said: “Bailey was only two-years and three-months old, still a baby. “He was a big soft teddy bear and we miss him loads. The place is empty without him. “If his death was an accident we can’t understand why they didn’t stop and say this is what ...

Thanks for letting me know. Great news you found it.

http://blogs.channel4.com/michael-crick-on-politics/eu-bill-david-cameron-conservative-party-ukip-rochester/4571 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29757296 oh what an interesting (political) time we are living in........

Take a read of the editorial headed "National leaders fail to address local needs" on page 10 of this week's Dawlish Post.

Every party has promised drastic reductions in the benefits handout, but as soon as they get voted in they forget all about it until the next general election. I believe that the benefit system is a great idea, if it were run ethically and with competence, but there is little chance of that. For every genuine claim there are many more from those who should never be given the time of day. ...

Well done .. will be there..

Brian Powell persuaded his 19-year old son Callum to tell him the security codes and draw a plan of the arcade in Dawlish Warren so he could reach the money. He was caught by detectives who realised his son must be the inside man because only three people knew the codes and the other two still worked at the Pavilion Amusements arcade. Read more... ...

Old Fart, if you're suggesting that I'm in any way envious of Melvyn, think again. I'm merely trying to work out why he's so bitter?  Though maybe on reflection I'm doing him an injustice and it's the paper that's turned it into an anti-BBC rant. So, what next?  Calls for the return of Love Thy Neighbour?  Or Mind Your Language?

Yes such a shame. My thoughts and prayers go out to her husband, who brought her so much happiness, and her two sons , who she was so proud of.

This Sunday we are delighted to welcome Marian Belfield as our Guest Speaker at our Service at 6.30 p.m.  Marian's cheerful personality fills the Church, drawing the realms of Spirit even closer, enabling her to work with the energies of The Universal Spirit to spread the light far and wide.  Being a non-denominational Christian Church, all are welcome; please come and join us if you are attracted ...

You will remember there was a strike by some NHS staff earlier this week about their not receiving a 1% pay rise. There is an editorial in this week's Dawlish Post on page 8 headed the "National Wealth Service" which refers to that strike whilst pointing out that the trust that runs Torbay Hospital is presently looking for a new chief executive. According to the DP "the last postholder was paid ...

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Orange-Army-win-engineering-Oscar-putting-Dawlish/story-23235305-detail/story.html

AS you will see in the HE2 supplement, the Victoria St. Paignton Fruit and Vegetable store, which has long existed under the Stokes brand, is being re-launched under the name Devonfresh. This represents the first phase of the relaunch of five Stokes shops in Devon (Exeter, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Plymstock and Paignton) under the Devonfresh name. Read more... ...

Have just had this link sent to me http://rogerhturner.com/2014/10/16/when-is-a-pension-not-a-pension/ I think the article makes some interesting points concerning an individual's future private pension provision vs the individual's new right to do what s/he likes with their private pension pot. In your 50s? 'ave a read.

The latest from Osborne http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/workers-could-be-forced-to-pay-5-a-week-to-get-benefits-9794571.html (make sure you read the comments underneath the article)

Excellent 'straw poll' survey there Lynne. Am sure this uptake of buses is not at all uncommon where there are free pases. Totally agree that the NHS savings are well worth it.

When mass hysteria like this becomes common place  .....  it is only a matter of time before .....

'On the Buses' with Reg Varney?

Old Fart, I've never seen the film. I hope though that it's not this quote I found: " You're the only woman for me. You and Janet Jackson. " :-)

Perhaps the district council planners also like to put their reputation 'on the line' that west of Tiverton will not be disrupted again this winter. Do they really believe it was just an extraordinary 1:100 year event? I think not.  Services terminating at T.Parkway has become a perfectly predictable part of our winter timetable.

This Sunday the Guest Speakers at our 6.30 p.m. Sunday Service at Dawlish Christian Spiritualist Church will be Sue Toon & Kathy Upton.  Sue & Kathy run Serenity Gardens, a training centre in Brixham, for up and coming Mediums.

Hi, class is 6.30 - 7.30 and costs £5.