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Twas a shame that the advertised start of 1.00pm was changed to 2.00pm, especialy considering how cold it was at times. There may not have been a huge turn out, but quality is always better than quantity.

Happy Easter! Every year the power goes... Grrr.

You have to agree though that it is a bit smelly down Old Town Street.

Why worry about Wilkinsons being the cause of some shop closures when Tesco/Sainsburys will be the cause of ALL the shops closing.

At a supermarket BUT I do my odds and ends shop at local stores. If I stop using the local stores for odds and ends and go to the new supermarket and other people do likewise then that will work out to be a lot of custom the local shops will lose. Then there is the tourist custom to consider. Instead of doing their supermarket shop at Gerald's supermarket at the Warren and getting their bread from ...

It's a shame that I have to be at work. Thanks for the info Lynne.

Can you be clearer about your information? Who has informed you? Which Council? Who classified it as redundant land? When did Tesco make their offer, and to whom? Did you attend the meeting some three years ago in the Community College hall when Alan Connett said that Sandy Lane was not up for sale? He hasn't yet changed his tune and he is Leader of TDC.

Because that wont make people rich wasting tax payers money on Quangos and facility coordination officers and is far to much common sense, just like scooping at low tide and bulldozing it on the top.

It does not have to have flooded previously to become a designated flood plain.

no offence taken, was not meaning to make a point forgot I had caps on!!!!! lol

The excellent link provided by Wild Ash a few days ago included a map showing the erosion over the period 1851 - 1962. link repeated I know that Dawlish Man read the document but, much to my amazement, I discovered that I could post the map here for other forum users. Those seriously interested really should read the sections from about halfway down the page covering the erosion, previous storm ...

We moved here 15 months ago and hope never to leave. It has it's bad points, doesn't everywhere? But the good points far outweigh them

The conundrum could be solved by asking him, politely, of course.

The only way is DNA. All dogs could be licensed, micro-chipped and DNA profiled. Any poop can then be traced back to those responsible. This has already been trialled by cities in America, Canada, Germany and Israel. Expensive, but could be funded by fines, and the required yearly license.

It is my belief that it is being converted to flats.

The Easter Bunny is a little sad this Easter and really needs your help. The bunny has lost all their eggs. In order to help you must visit shops and businesses throughout Dawlish and find the Easter Bunny's eggs hidden in the shop windows. You must write down how many eggs are in each shop window and add them all up to find out how many eggs the bunny has lost all together. Winners to be drawn ...

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Not even an up to date map...

Depends on the reasons for doing it I think, but it's a sad reflection on our society if it's done from necessity.

www.richardswish.org Richard's wish is a local charity set up in memory of Richard Cridge a 17 yr old lad who died from cancer in 2008. Richards wish raises money to give other children,teenager,adults treats or anything they want while having treatment for this awful illness. want any more info please ask.

Er, thanks Donald, I'll bear that in mind in future. My birthday is on the aptly-named glorious 12th. MATRON!!!

Sorry don't understand what you mean? Do you want to elaborate?.......

Lets hope the seagulls havent noticed them yet

If it goes broke you'd get it for the rent only, unless it's making a killing that is...

If 86.36% of the people dont give a sh*t about the Manor, they should of got off their backsides and voted then. And as for the people in favor of saving the manor are having their rent and council tax paid for is the most stupid thing I have ever heard. If you have lived in Dawlish for as long as myself you should realise how getting rid of the few remaining original parts of Dawlish is leaving ...

Amazing really????? Years ago I remember moaning and complaints against Dawlish Youth Club when it was at the LL Centre on Old School Hill. However, it was contained and the Youth Leaders seemed to work hard with the local police to stop drink & drugs (although this was always tough to do - it didn't seem half as bad) that was shut, because as I remember the Youth Leader struggled to get support ...

its good to hear that you will be standing next time .You"ll get my vote

Dawlish Carnival will again stage the annual celebrations. Rumors that the carnival might not go ahead have been dispelled. It is said " the resort will again stage the annual celebrations, including the air show. For further information go to www.dawlishcarnival.com

I went about 11am, you could make a vote for or against Sainsburys, placed in a box. People were filling in feedback forms, looked like long essays! One of the Reps said, the Council will decide in 4 weeks and if in favour they will start build in May, to open in 12 months time. Hope that helps.

The strand is to receive £1.5 million from Devon County Council towards a much needed facelift as part of the regeneration of Dawlish. Engineers will be preparing options and taking soundings so that there is a concensus and completion is planned for 2012/13. There'll obviously be some match funding needed from Teignbridge and Dawlish. It has also been revealed, that after the completion of the ...

LOL!!!!!

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 ...