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Yes I know about Bob's bike shop and of course I know about the multitude of eateries we have in the town. Not sure we have a lot of room for lots of bikes being parked up though. So, what I was(am) getting at is a one stop shop type of thing with plenty of room for bikes to park up, plenty of room for bikes to be stored for hiring and to be repaired enroute, and for it to be a eaterie as well. ...

Thought this might be of interest. BBC Spotlight Southwest covered this matter in last night's programme. Here is the iplayer link. It is the first item in the programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03xjwqw/Spotlight_12_03_2014/

@stephen15 - tavistock, lydford gorge, bridestowe are the relaid track (i.e. meldon-bere alston 20miles?).  the point is, when 'the options' get presented in june, the oke-tavy option should be 'cost benefited' not just as a resiliance and diversionary benefit but also as a county business generator that helps not just north devon but South Devon as well .  Hence, my numbers game of 78 journey ...

Leatash, I said 'one of' not 'the'...semantics...no matter. Lynne - thank you.  Maybe the Dawlish Gazette would fly the flag for the town.  I saw your post of Mark Carne's statement regarding the views of stakeholders, so once the repair work is done I guess it'll come down to whether Dawlish 'stakeholders' have the wherewithal to hold their own.

Funding: I was not born yesterday, though on these message boards we seem to have to much rudeness, circling of situations and people who are very obviously getting a kick from being spiteful and enjoy telling us how someone has upset them. In recent times can we all just take a step back, breath, enjoy this town that we choose to live in and look at what is currently being done to improve the ...

A Dawlish historian has claimed the damage to the Dawlish rail line may have been prevented if the designer Brunel's original plans were followed. Bob Vicary prepared seven history boards along the South Devon Coast Path between Dawlish Warren and Lea Mount Park, Dawlish, for the Brunel bicentenary. He did much research and said the facts are 'a bit faint, but plenty of them'. Read more: ...

I have now had the following from Devon County Council The 6 month period stipulated in the closure notice is a standard time period used for any closure that is likely to be more than a couple of weeks.  In other words, its entirely routine formulation of a notice Network Rail has not yet given a schedule for the works, so there is no suggestion from Network Rail that it will be 6 months. ...

Think I'll just go direct to pub.

It's been confirmed!  I've waited and I've seen!

@honestjohn Ahh, real football players who WR just cannot be compared with.

@Lynne See my post (third one down) here, then scroll down to see what they look like. This is the sort of thing that is needed, and why they didnt do it years ago when the Warren defences were reinforced, God only knows.

I'll second it!

£100 million required to safeguard the Somerset Levels money no object said David Cameron but has now decided £10 million is all you can have am i suprised not at all he's a TORY, and the same will happen here.

Clive -  you are a mine of information - do tell us more!

@leatash . I am on Windows 7. '

Have not been on for a bit , But still read the posts . Sorry to cause a stir Mcjrpc.

Every week between 2.00 pm. and 4.00 pm., we have Healing.  Once again, all are welcome as it is a wonderful to experience the relaxation and peace that Healing brings.  Healing works on so many different levels that the benefits are unmeasurable until we experience it for ourselves.  If you have held back through fear of the unknown, please come along and enjoy the ambiance of our Healing ...

This week our Guest Speakers are Shirley & Gerry Camborne-Paynter from Torpoint.  They are a very spiritual and dedicated couple and always give us a lovely Service with inspired words from Shirley.  As usual we have a good half hour of Clairvoyance which is always uplifting and motivating.  Our Service commences at 6.30 pm. and although we are a Christian organisation, we welcome all.

Just had a look at it and it really is top notch quality.  Someone better tell those Network Rail engineers though, they were just walking along the track and you could almost pick up what they were saying!    Thanks for installing it.

Teignbridge's top-performing waste collection service could soon get even better for residents as the Council seeks to introduce weekly food waste and recycling collections. Teignbridge District Council is exploring options around overhauling its waste service, giving residents more for their money while improving recycling figures. Teignbridge's fleet of bin lorries are ageing and are costing ...

Warnings came in Victorian era Wednesday, 05 March 2014 Folly of cuts and closures is exposed by abnormal weather Michael McArdell, of Braintree, Essex, writes: The folly behind cuts and closures has been and continues to be exposed by the abnormal weather conditions striking the West Country and Wales since Christmas. Dawlish, where the only remaining main line railway to Cornwall has ...

If you scroll down this link you will come across contributions from our MP Anne Marie Morris. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140226/halltext/140226h0001.htm

Network Rail has announced they will reopen the storm-damaged railway line, that connects the South West to the rest of the UK, on the 4 April, two weeks earlier than planned and well in time for Easter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26433185

That would be too simple, it would also go along way to solving unemployment

This is what the Mirror map shows for Teignbridge. Teignbridge Harbuck Housing, £253191 New Dawn Lettings, £111311 Cornerstone, £80944 Devon Rose, £73194 Barley Manor Properties, £55021 "On 30 January 1991 the then housing minister Sir George Young was asked in parliament what the government was going to do about unaffordable rents. ‘Housing benefit will underpin market rents - we have ...

Hi All   I have recently bought a house in Dawlish which comes with two flats. We are looking to rent out each flat. The one bedroom one is priced at £450 per month, the two bed at £600 per month, if anyone is interested or knows of anybody who might be then please let me know.

@stephen15 - yes very much agree, (and no train person really wants to start hoping off and on buses).  the bus point is really that normally people expect at least a 50% time advantage by taking the train.  also i think lots of people on the train, me included, look forward to the exeter to na stretch as a big relief from the tedium of all the hours getting to cornwall, i.e. the perception of ...

@ Webmaster. I am still getting keyboard problems.

@Lynne . the museum is curating an archive.  all contributions of images and memories welcome

Flood Warning for Monday morning for coastline through to the Warren, and a separate warning for Cockwood Sandbags are available on Dawlish seafront if needed.  There is also a supply in the Barton carpark Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188, select option 1 and enter Quickdial number 162112 to get more information Low lying and exposed communities between Start Point and Dawlish Warren, ...

Read your discussions on this issue with great interest! I don`t know if many of you  remember when the first phase of Meadow park was built there was i believe an undertaking from Mr stone that he would contribute to an access road. he subsequently declined to honour this agreement and therefore has been in conflict with TDC ever since. if you look back over many years Mr stone retained ...

Things have changed when i first came to Dawlish there where Hotels and loads of visitors you couldnt get breakfast or lunch in a cafe they where busy serving holliday makers, but we still get a bite of the cherry.  The deverstation and TV coverage has certainly raised our profile is it possible we could go back to the those days maybe just maybe.

Haha, oops hadn't thought of that!

Explanation from the BBC about the concrete... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26361280

Did anyone else register the irony that one of the options being considered by NR, the Teign Valley route, became impassable a few days ago because storms had washed the ballast away from the railway track. It's presently a single track and a train uses it once a week apparently to collect timber. See page 5 of this week's Gazette for picture and more info.

A bankrupt man has been jailed for looting £200,000 from his grandfather-in-law’s bank account and losing it all on gambling. David Comer took control of 97-year-old James Wrighton’s finances after he moved into his home in Devon and stole all but £3,000 of his life savings. Read more: ...

I've asked our team at the Council to try and set up an electronic version, in the meantime people are free to email a comment to me on mclay1990@gmail.com and I will add it to the paper version

from Hansard, debate in Westminster Hall this morning "The Dawlish station footfall, believe it or not, is 480,564 people per year. That is the 2012 figure, the most recent I could find. Over the past 10 years, the footfall through Dawlish has risen by 81%. The footfall for Teignmouth is 566,528 individuals a year—again, that is the 2012 figure—and that has seen growth of 98%. If we add the ...

Well done everyone, hope you all do well in Holland.

New Dawlish Webcam Website Is now live. New Webcam starts 7 days time. The address can be found at www.dawlishbeach.com