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Interesting item on BBC this morning, if you are looking after a relative or friend you can find yourself worse off now the minimum wage has been increased. The example given was a carer working 16hrs a week and maybe claiming working tax credits would now lose there carers allowance. The reason for this would be the 16hrs would now equal £104 per week £2 above the allowance. If they dropped to ...

When I sit here typing I am facing east. It is not unknown for me to be here around about sunrise. I have seen geese (but don't know what type) flying from a south westerly direction going over Warren Copse, towards the Exe Estuary/Starcross. Have you tried asking the rangers at the Warren? http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/dawlishwarren

FIRST Great Western is set to be awarded an uncontested contract extension to run the railway between Plymouth and London, with union bosses branding the decision a "stitch-up". Plymouth and the rest of the South West is waiting for a Government decision on the future of the rail line between Exeter and Newton Abbot after a Network Rail feasibility study, published in July, estimated it would ...

How sad and what a shock. Had he been ill? RIP Wally.

The Government has faced criticism for cutting flood defence spending after the South West was battered the winter storms, leaving the Somerset Levels underwater for months and cutting off the Great Western railway at Dawlish in Devon. Defra says spending has gone up compared to the last Parliament. Read more... ...

Thanks very much, I'll do that.  (And much easier too!)

Good to see a new shop opening in the strand. It's nice to see Dawlish is having a good selection of shops. To view some of the more recent ones go to https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=1123

I see a new Town Manager has been appointed (glad I finally have my copy of Dawlish Gazette!).  Tracy Scranage has lived in Teignmouth for 29 years and is former secretary of the Teignmouth Traders Association as well as recently working at SureStart in Heathfield.  Good luck to Tracy, hopefully she has some great ideas.  Hopefully people will get behind her and give her the support she will need.

Thanks for looking over 400 great.

Q.E.D.

After bad weather caused the swim phase to be cancelled last year, this year saw much better conditions for the 750-metre swim, 13-mile bike phase and the 5k run. With more 500 competitors registered the field was split into two waves to enable the swim start to be staggered. The long cycle resulted in a shake-up of the field and No. 11 James Haigh had now taken the lead, followed by Donald ...

Am actually a fan of HS2 - it's about 50 years late and very badly needed.  It's not about the speed but capacity.  The justification for it being so fast is that when you build new infrastructure it has to be future proofed.  Having said that I do believe that it is not the optimun design.  It's the interconnectivity with existing lines that is lacking, that plus it is a bit unnecessarily fast, ...

The 39 year old bar complex boss also suffered a blow to his head as he was forced to hand over £10,000 Bank Holiday takings from a safe. He then called for police and ambulance but went back into his own office behind the bar and stole £8,270 which he stuffed into his back pocket. The married father of three denied theft but was convicted by a jury but yesterday (WEDY) he was spared an ...

And thats why the country needs welfare reform.

I think you got quite an unkind response.   We don't all click on Events looking for something to do but if it's flagged up here, it might jog somebody.   It was hardly a sin whoever your god is or isn't.

The report given last night is as follows: The Environment Agency have carried out the removal of fish from the area which is to be dredged Work on the Brook has started and the contracters have 16 days to complete the dredging (weather permitting).  There is currently one digger working - a larger one is parked on site ready to join it tomorrow. Contractors aim to start work on the lower ...

Well, I tried 'clearing my browsing data' in Chrome, and it seems to have gone away, fingers crossed.

From today's Independent THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR OVER-60S 1. Norway Switzerland came in third 2. Sweden 3. Switzerland 4. Canada 5. Germany 6. Netherlands 7. Iceland 8. United States 9. Japan 10. New Zealand

Joking aside, Tangmere did actually have a potentially serious accident last November 23rd at Winchfield on the way back to Waterloo from Weymouth.  It was reported in this month's rail magazines that a connecting pin at the front of it's driving wheels sheared off leaving the long connecting rod potentially able to 'pole vault' the loco off the rails.  Luckily the train was only doing 40mph and ...

Wonder if the webmaster wil beablle to doaything about the problems

In February, the path and railway line that runs above the sea wall were seriously damaged by massive waves . The walkway is the final section of footpath between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth to be repaired following the damage. The section will be constructed using precast concrete L units and ballast backfill. All works will be undertaken from the seaward side of the railway using two jack-up ...

nor are these my words: "...........the utter cynicism with which Osborne (and Cameron) went about exploiting what was by any measure a global economic crisis for their own ends. Although they now complain of Labour profligacy, one has to pinch oneself to recall that, until the end of 2008, the Tories were signed up to match Labour's spending on the main public servies "pound for pound". They ...

Thanks.  I appreciate you always taking the time to find these things out.

Recently at a local campsite a male has just gone into a tent and also a shower block and stolen duvets, loo rolls and hand sanitisers etc. The suspect has been seen around the site (which is in Kenn) and is apparently sleeping rough somewhere in woodland around the area between Kenn and Kenton (possibly Powderham) He apparently looks like – ‘ MALE AGED 60ISH GREASY GREY HAIR THINNING ON TOP ...

the area is called celtic fields i think?

Agree.  Dawlish hospital is a fantastic place and the staff extremely caring.

CYCLE JUMBLE - 27TH SEPTEMBER - LOCATION: DAWLISH WARREN CAR PARK, ST MARY'S HALL - 12 MIDDAY TO 6PM - COST: FREE, REPEAT FREE. NO TABLE FEE. DONATIONS WELCOME TO DAWLISH TRIATHLON. (But not compulsory) Cycle displays, sales and offers as well as check-in for the Dawlish Triathlon. If you only go to one cycle jumble this year, make this the one

Neighbourhood Plan for Dawlish - 26.09.14 Dawlish Town Council has decided to continue to formulate a Neighbourhood Plan in accordance with Plan Teignbridge. Much work has been done in the past and the new Plan is to look at infrastructure and community projects on which the new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies can be spent in the Parish.  This does not include land, housing or ...

You might just be right about snow Elvis, my neighbour has just added his contribution to climate change by filling up his back garden with loadsa loadsa logs ready for the big freeze he is anticipating.

I find myself agreeing with JC here.  Verity is a work of art because it is a one off, challenging, striking and is apparently a 'modern allegory about truth and justice'. The 'mermaid' (wot no tail?) is let's just say, ...well... it just looks like something fom the garden centre ...but oversized. Suggest you may actually get several hundred pounds for it down there. At best try putting it ...

Teignbridge DCC gone mobile pity thought you meant they had Bu--ered Off.

Hi dobbsydotcom, thanks for your rapid response to my query. I had found a brief mention of the pier during Google searches (from  the Southampton Geo. site) but no details. Your links will hopefully provide what i need. Best regards. AW

Thanks for your help User4549. Much appreciated :-)

You beat me to it Judith, Thank you.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/23/real-politics-empty-london-housing-estate?CMP=fb_gu

I saw the fence panels being used in the skate park on Sunday. I believe the council are responible for the repairs.  At what cost i wonder?

Date: 19/09/2014 Time: 05:50 Location: Dawlish Area: Western County: Devon Fire control received approximately 6 calls to reports of flooding inside properties due to heavy rainfall. One Fire Engine from Dawlish and one from Teignmouth were sent to deal with these incidents. On arrival crews confirmed that there were several flats involved in the flooding. Crews assisted in removal of the ...

Ground worker Kevin Fenton converted the loft of his home in Dawlish, Devon into a miniature cannabis farm with lights, heaters, extractor fans and a power lead channelled through a cupboard in his bedroom. He was found with 26 growing plants and more than £4,000 worth of harvested drugs when police raided his home in February. Fenton, aged 41, of First Avenue, Dawlish, admitted production of ...

User4549 - that's disgusting. I hope the perpetrators are found and dealt with (by the police, not by baseball bat wielding vigilantes). Then named and shamed.