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And the population has increased - and continues to increase - to an alarming extent.

So much for public consultation

It would have been logical since the Council offices and Committee rooms have to be paid for and presently (2008/09) cost the council tax payer £30,898 per year which the Town Council have the cheek to assume they get free of charge, and accuse the community users of being subsidised to the tune of £29,680. The figures don't coincide but they represent the same thing, the share of heat,light, ...

Because someone drew plans but didn't explain to the client what "Fence to detail" meant. Someone else didn't ask the question what it meant and so a stockade was erected and then everyone exploded in disgust/horror so the Town Council rushed down to have a look. Now there's rather a lot of surplus fencing timber and an extra charge on the contract for the altered enclosure. I would put all ...

Fair point, it's just I'm used to having a local tip open 7 days a week, but the size of the town warranted that.

In October 2007 circumstances led Graham Burchell, an award-winning poet and children’s author, back to Devon after several years away in the USA, Chile, Mexico, France and Tenerife. On his return he set to work on a collection of poems in which he reassessed his homeland, Devon, and Dawlish in particular in the light of such an absence. The result is a sparkling collection of fifty poems that ...

The Post Office in Starcross closed on Wednesday. The owners said "It was no longer a viable business". The building is up for sale. Starcross Parish council and residents of Starcross are working closely with county councillor Alan Connett to find an alternative as soon as possible. The options are Boots, a Spar, a Fish and Chip shop and two pubs. An alternative is for it to move to the Westbank ...

A bid to scrap traffic calming measures demanded in the planning permission of the youth training centre in Sandy Lane has sparked concerns.The £2.5 million project is nearing completion. A condition imposed by councillors is that the building cannot be occupied until traffic calming has been put place on the road outside. Highways officers at County Hall have measured the speed of passing traffic ...

@ J Warrener. Yes, I walked out on the Saturday afternoon. IMO, the Smugs is the wrong place for a beer fest, as you cannot classify it as a pub anymore. Its a restaurant that sells beer, and not a pub that sells food. A good idea would be to have a marquee on the Lawn and have the fest in there. Our wonderful hard working council can organise it, so then we will see if they CAN organise a Pi$$ up ...

Good poem Don. People will no doubt decide if its all worth reading...they dont seem to have one good point about Dawlish but guess that is the point of the group.

Good to see Dawlish Skip Hire back in business. Have they been taken over by someone else?

Public pressure has forced a delay in the sale of the Manor House, Dawlish. The Town Council has decided to postpone the sale of the historic building after pressure from the public. Over 100 people attended a meeting at St Gregory the Great Church and cheered when councillors expresses support for continued community use of the building.

Dawlish air show may not take off unless more people and companies come forward with sponsorship. Apparently there is a shortfall of around £30,000 for the air show and carnival week. Dawlish carnival week attracts thousands of people into the town.

maybe some things should be exposed for the good of the people, but be wary of grey areas,not everything is black and white

I'd like to make the public aware of a very interesting Facebook fan page we created called the Eyes of Dawlish, This page is full of comments about the council and what the dawlish residents want and need/hate and want to change. It has had over 1000 views in dawlish alone this week and more fans are joining. If you would like to follow the Eyes please click the link below. Regards The Eyes ...

I agree, we went to Newton Abbot last Tuesday and they had a Farmers Market that day and it was buzzing. Lots of farm produce and plenty of buyers. Dawlish will never succeed in anything of this nature as the only people who can afford the prices at these markets are wealthy retired people and unfortunately most of the elderly people living in Dawlish are struggling to survive on their measly ...

What is going on there !!!!!!!!!!! Bad results, players leaving, why ?

I too agree that the stock in the shop went from being decent to fuddy duddy.This i guess was its downfall. i like to support as many shops in the Town as i can but unfortunately it came to the stage where it wasnt worth visiting. Good luck in the future to all the friendly staff.

That because so many dont give a fig about the Town full stop. There to busy running it down. I like to say well done to Dawlish Town for putting the towns name on a national map. Its good to see they brought so much extra money into the Town , at a time of year when it is usually dead.

Someone has told me of a scheme where the government pays up to £3,000 for replacements but you have to have tax credits. What is this scheme and what are tax credits? Does anyone know?

Happy ending for all especially the dog.

Looks like you are going to need all theluck in the world tomorrow, if what ive heard about certain players leaving is true

But we knew didnt we once the LIB-DEMS lost the Tesco/Football Ground battle, no further interest in Sandy Lane. Despite what Conett said he was going to sell out the whole area, but it all depended on that outcome. Maybe handing it back to Dawlish may preserve it for its intended use. Too late for that new monstrocity

Fingers crossed.

Correct. I have since been informed that the refuse collectors are NOT picking up loose black bags now. Only rubbish in your wheelie bin will be collected.

Click on the link below for an excellent article about Dawlish Warren and it's locale. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/safariandwildlifeholidays/7019445/Birdwatching-Devons-got-the-Exe-factor.html Apologies to those who might be averse to clicking on a link to the Torygraph newspaper...

did they state which millenium LOL

see thread; https://www.dawlish.com/forum/item.aspx?id=15087

@ZIGGY . might see you at the smugglers. i will have to 'investigate' all those ales. lol

If the Seasiders manage to win the replay against Gresley next Saturday, they will travel to Northamptonshire outfit Long Buckby in the quarter-final.

A warning has been issued about not picking (and more specifically) eating any cockles that you may find washed up on the beach. This particular species of cockle is not edible and may be toxic. It must have been a really strong high tide on Saturday night as I've never seen so many starfish and shellfish washed up on the Dawlish Warren spit as I saw yesterday morning.

Ofsted Inspector Hazel Callaghan spent two days at the school with two other Inspectors before Christmas. The English results at Gatehouse were above the National average. Despite children starting at Gatehouse with a limited range of knowledge and skills for their age, they were also achieving national expectations in maths by the time they left at 11. Head teacher Martyn Boxall said "I am ...

that includes everything for a family of six for the week, if you have never been to one of these supermarkets especially asda i suggest you go and check it out for yourself. as i said shopping locally is ok for me but not everybody.

@PJD. Well said. Yes, dont faint. LOL

Dawlish has been affected by the snow and ice. Refuse collections and Postal services have been disrupted also all school have been closed. People on estates having problems getting onto the main roads because of the lack of gritting. The forecast is more of the same to come.

Interesting point. Who do you think should it be up to?

Because of that sticker (one is also displayed in their Teignmouth shopwindow), I took my business elsewhere and had my tattoo done at Electric Ink.

Yep. Sure did.

what a twisted mind you have just like your words, there are certain people that are dedicated to their proffesions and it is accepted that has always been,that they will provide their services 24/7, but in other walks of life not necessary. because of the way life has become i have to work 364 days of the year on minimum wage like many others,(and yes i hve worked today as i did Boxing Day) my ...

This bandstand has to be the biggest joke ever, and shows exactly what the council and the residents of this dying town really are. Apathetic. We are going in to 2010, and the bandstand, or to give it its proper name, the Millennium Bandstand, is 10 years late. Regeneration of Dawlish?? Flatten the place and start again. Get rid of the dregs that infest this town, the druggies, drunkards and ...