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Margaret of course it's made a difference there's now a metre of concrete and steel between the sea and the line it's made the wall and line RESILIENT.
Well looking at the storm this morning I can tell you it has not made a jot of difference so far. Perhaps the finished article may do so but I won't hold my breath in anticipation.
https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/planning/local-plans-and-policy/local-plan-review-2020-2040/live-consultation/
Just to add to the above i dont think it was never said that the new wall would stop waves overtopping but it would make the line more resilient.
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But the queastion is what would it be like without it, the old wall was in very poor condition and with climate change and rising sea levels it needed to be strengthened.
Well, the new section of the sea wall is being thoroughly tested this morning and is failing miserably. It's as much use as a chocolate teapot! But then I think we all knew that would be the case!
As a 75-year-old who is 'shielding' atm, I'm with HuwMatthews2 on this one.
Governments don't run businesses either but they're still classifying people as key workers and providing tests - our company has been involved.
She added "nobody would dream" of applying restrictions on the basis of skin colour, despite a higher death rate among BAME people. Not true, I understand where applicable they are looking for BAME people to be moved to less risky areas of the NHS. This article is moaning for moanings sake a lot of which is going on in print media and social media at the moment. God ...