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I love the word Pelagic Wriggler - I'm going to try and use it. There was a question about Barnacles on University Challenge tonight - the answer was (sadly) not Pelagic though!

luckin 4ward 2 u doin a thred bout da lish. bin waitin 4 u 2 share ur thorts sinse u joined on 2 nov. wot do u tink bout da news bout gays cremry.

Got no problem with rainbow , as DP says once you get used to it , its fairly easy to understand. As for bullying, how is that possible on a computer, when people dont tend to know who you are.

THE latest section of the Exe Estuary Trail will be officially opened by Devon County Council on Friday. The £460,000 stretch of the Trail covers one mile between Cockwood and Dawlish Warren. It includes 500 metres of shared footway and cycleway alongside Warren Road and one kilometre of Bridleway within fields parallel to Warren Road. Read more: ...

PEOPLE in Dawlish have a chance to help shape the latest designs for the future of The Strand later this month. Following the public consultation last year, Devon County Council has used the feedback to develop two alternative schemes as part of a £1.5million regeneration of the town. Read the full article here: ...

PEOPLE heading to the three of Teignbridge's main towns will now be able to enjoy free parking on Sundays. Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Dawlish will have free Sunday parking in their council-run car parks. The trio are joining rural areas in offering free Sunday parking as part of a Teignbridge District Council pilot scheme aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists. Read ...

Yes unfortunately Lynne, a particular person looks intent on destroying this site, i think ignore and scroll are the best options. Here's to moving on and showing others what a very special place Dawlish is and, with the help of locals, good planning, etc, will move on and start once again to flourish. The words I hear so often from friends on holiday, etc, is what a pretty town Dawlish is. We ...

should say i will be there. lol.

Sorry to hear about your loss Libby and in particular the way it happened. It's devastating to lose a family pet under any circumstances but to lose your dog in the way you describe must be even more hearbreaking.

as Rainbow 1 said for bulb planting to do with Dawlish in Bloom page 3 todays Gazette

I know this is something minor but this disappoints me so much about Dawlish. My 8 year old son carved a pumpkin on Sunday. We lit candles in the pumpkin and put the pumpkin outside our front door last night to go with the window display both my sons had worked hard on. We had a couple of kids knock the door in about half and hour and then no more. I thought I would check if the candles in the ...

Former Dawlish Carnival Committee member Kenneth Harry aged 54 has been sentenced to eight years in prison charged with five counts of indecent assault.

things you see when you haven't got a gun ..........yes i am . but only just.

Nice one .you can buy me a pint .lol.

I shall look forward to the Dawlish Airshow. I've seen quite a few photographs of it and it looks like a great event!

A warning has been given by The Environment Agency that floods are possible along the South Devon coast. The areas affected are Beesands, Slapton, Torcross, Torbay and Dawlish.

Blimey, just seen the picture on the news section. Its not where I thought it was and what a mess!

A crucial new plan which could radically change the face of Teignbridge for generations to come is set to be unveiled to residents. Major proposals to build thousands of new homes, create hundreds of jobs and build new roads and community facilities are outlined in the South Devon district's draft planning blueprint for the next 20 years. The authority said: "We need to preserve what's great ...

A babysitter has denied sexually abusing two little girls he looked after and claimed he is the victim of a conspiracy. Former Dawlish Carnival committee member Kenneth Harry told a jury at Exeter Crown Court the allegations had been concocted to ruin him. Harry, 54, dismissed claims he had raped one girl and touched a second by saying: “It did not happen. I don’t know why they have done this ...

MAGISTRATES COURT REGISTER Thursday, October 6 Charlotte Anne Conington O’BRIEN, Second Avenue, Dawlish, Age: 40. Between 1/10/10 and 31/12/10 at Dawlish were concerned in the supplying of a quantity of cocaine, a controlled drug of class A. On 26/05/2011 at Dawlish had possession of 6.79g of amphetamine, a controlled drug of class B. Between 01/01/2011 and 31/03/2011 at Dawlish were concerned ...

They started the ball rolling with a 55-32 victory over Shaldon and followed it up with a 56-52 success over Pinces Gardens and then rattled up a 79-27 victory over Dawlish. In the national triples, Christine Macaulay Liz Smerdon and Sue Harriott had a comfortable win against B Woods team from North Devon Read the full article: ...

The 500th location sign in a network which coastguards believe will save people's lives has been installed on the Devon coast. The signs contain the place name and a map reference which people can give coastguards when reporting an incident. The South West Coast Path Team is installing 2,500 signs along the 630-mile (1,014 km) route. Read the bbc article here: ...

A speeding car crashed through a stone wall along the Exeter Road last night. The car then hit an electric pylon bringing down live cables. The car ended up on its roof but the driver managed to climb out through a window and leave the scene of the accident.

I used to use it for about 3 0r 4 years before it closed down. Great place to eat winter or summer. I think its been converted into flats , although most of the building looks like a rubbish tip. such a waste.

Thanks everyone, has been very useful. Didn't expect to get such a good response. Thanks again.

Teignbridge District Council will be joining forces with other public services for a ‘Stay Safe, Stay Warm’ roadshow on Tuesday October 25th. Council staff will be giving advice on housing issues, energy efficiency and more. They will also be providing free energy saving devices like ‘Powerdown’ plugs, which automatically switch of electrical appliances like computers and TVs at the wall when not ...

Yes I thought that was a tad expensive for Dawlish as well. It will be interesting to see if their are any takers at those rental prices. When will the 'affordable housing' be built? Good question. Ask the planners at TDC.

Yes, I know that the allotments at Browns Brook are rented out by the Luscombe Estate to the town council. What I'd like to know though is why, given that the Luscombe Estate is sooooooo big, don't the owners give that land (and more land as well?) to the town?

When i was a lad many moons ago and marriage was on the books one would apply for a council house normally with success and then as the years went on you would save and buy your first house leaving your council house for the next young couple. The system worked really well and then came Maggie and put a spanner in the works it never did make any sense to me as that was how thousands of young ...

Information exhibition runs from11am - 4.00pm at The Strand Centre (URC Church), Dawlish this Saturday (15th October) and TDC's Home Energy Officer will be at the event from 11am -1pm giving advice on grants and low income loans for making homes more energy efficient.

Well said Don.

WONDERING YOU CAN USE YOUR BUS PASS AFTER 0930

Don In the old days, there was a better class of abuse. And some of it was very funny. R.I.P. Roddy the Rooster.

Don't know if a relief road is needed or not but if anyone in TDC is looking at such a road then there is a "natural" route which they could be considering along existing country roads which could bypass both Dawlish, Teignmouth and Bishops if necessary. Coming from Cockwood along Exeter Road, turn right just after the Violet farm, then first left along Branscombe Lane, Hensford Road, Langdon ...

No, they haven't cut down on their products, they've just rearranged the store! If you look you'll see they have the same ranges as before.

@Lynne - wouldn't want to see long lane turned into a road. i think it's one of the old drovers' paths around here and it would be a shame to lose one of the few remaining walking paths into the country @ everyone else - would be interested to know who put stone there and why

da new Dawlish Direct Action Group dat as bin formd will b tekkin maters in2 own hands if tings lyk dat ent dun. wotch dis spase.

Noticed in the Gazette that the Council are bringing this back next year, good move I think

@Brazilnut Let us just say that these homes do get built. Why are you presuming that they will go to the children and grandchildren of those of us already living in Dawlish? They might. But as far as I know there is nothing to say that will definitely be the case. And for that reason, and many many more, that is why the likes of me, DP and Neilh are asking all these questions, looking at the ...