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DEVON and Cornwall are to miss out on Government plans being considered to run electric trains between London and the West of England – a move that could have made journeys quicker, cheaper and more reliable. Marking a shift in Government policy, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has expressed his enthusiasm for electrifying the Great Western main line, and intends to make a decision on whether or ...

Some people may find this interesting. The link works better in Google' http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/17/6-days-to-stop-mps-concealing-their-expenses/

With unkind comments like that .. there are times Dawlish would be better off with no forum.

Thank you to those who have already emailed me regarding our campaign that has been christened: "Save Our Black Swans" This will be known as "SOBS" for short. The campaign Task Force is very much at an embryonic stage and the small collective (presently there are 5 of us) that have decided to take on this challenge are busy forming an appropriate and achievable strategy. We are hoping ...

Tests revealed a high presence of bacteria in water flowing from a waterfowl compound in Dawlish into the sea. A single member of the public complained that the town council did not have a proper disposal system to deal with water flowing from the pond in the waterfowl enclosure. But the resort could also now be deprived of its 14 black swans, which are kept on a brook adjacent to the pond, ...

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South West Trains from London Waterloo will terminate at Exeter from December 2009. This will allow an hourly service from Exeter - Salisbury - Waterloo, I thought that may be the plan. I don't think there has ever been an hourly timetable on the line.

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The frail and vulnerable in the Dawlish and Teignmouth area are being targeted by a sweet-talking conman. Detectives say the conman escaped with £90 from an elderly resident in the Exeter Road area yesterday. A 83 year-old woman in Old Town Street, Dawlish had her purse containing £450 stolen. The man tricks his victims by sweet-talking his way into their homes,he says he knows them or their ...

Average 2008 sold prices for Dawlish... Number of Sales 107 82 128 127 Average Price Flat: £135,380 semi det £206,650 Detached £294,404 Terraced £165,792 taken from ... http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/find.html?outcode=EX7&country=england&incode=&index=0&propertyType=0&buildType=1 £160.000 is national average. I have been looking along the south coast, property there seems now ...

I have just taken my dog for a walk and the strong smell of smoke led me to Weech Road. I was saddened to see Stonelands House well ablaze. When speaking to one of the fireman he told me there were 12 Fire Engines and 2 Hydraulics in attendance.

My sources tell me that Fortnum and Mason will be taking over the premises.

Firefighters are attending a blaze at Stonelands House, Weech Road this evening. 12 Fire Engines and 2 Hydrolics are at the scene. A Majority of the roof has been destroyed and the road has been closed while the fire is put under control.

The stores in Exeter's Guildhall Shopping Centre and Dawlish will close on Friday and the Exmouth store will be among the final batch to close on Monday. The closures mark the end of an era for British retailing, with Woolworths having been trading on the High Street for 99 years. Some 27,000 employees nationwide are facing unemployment as the 807 stores are closed.

Do people really think about what sort of life their bird has had when tucking in on Christmas Day??....... I don't think so!!!! If they do, they won't mind paying through the nose, but there is a recession on at the moment!!!

We did, we have just moved to the town and had a wonderful 2 days, thankyou.

Good Grief, Wondering. whats wrong with you, people can look at the site at any time

A very happy Christmas to the webmaster and his little helpers.

A DAWLISH vicar is to have four months away from his church after falling out with his choir and congregation. The Rev Jerry Bird is to leave his flock at the St Gregory the Great Church for four months to have 'time to seek God'. His departure comes after his entire 18-strong choir quit last year, leaving no one to sing any carols. Parishioners claim resentment against the vicar, who has been ...

Today they finally took action and burnt out the illegal parking lines, anybody who received a parking ticket should now ask to be reimbursed.

Does anyone know where Joey and his friends are? The old threads, sometimes very bizarre, used to make me chuckle. Was Joey also Viaduct, maybe Wally? Come on whoever you are get your fingers tapping and keep this forum open, we need this sort of site to stay alive, no other town in Devon has one so good!!

Doesn't anyone use this site? Just been to Dawlish with my partner, had a great time. The sun was out, the crowds had gone and the people we spoke to made us very welcome. Two places I'd recommend to any visitor are the Terrace in Dawlish, great breakfast and staff and the Mount Pleasant in Dawlish Warren, I've never seen a pub so busy out of season. Beer was good, landlord very friendly and the ...

There is a piebald jackdaw on the Brook most days. It has rather a lot of white feathers and looks like a smaller relation of the black swans.

Anybody who received a Penalty Notice for parking in the The Strand or Brunswick Place should challenge the penalty they paid and ask to be reimbursed. Every bay in Brunswick Pace is non prescribed. Thank you for your request for information under the FOI legislation I can advise you that the following numbers of Penalty Charge Notices have been issued since July 2008 to November 2008 in; ...

A Teignbridge village is being used as a drinking den by youngsters. Complaints have been made at a recent police surgery run by a community support officer at a Starcross charity shop. Apparently the youngster's have being downing alcohol around the planter outside Starcross Bowling Club and leaving a trail of rubbish and broken glass.

Don't normally watch it anymore, but just happened to see Place in the Sun last night. Usual format on this type of programme where a couple are shown several houses but end up buying nothing! They were looking for a house in East Devon & were shown one in Dawlish Terrace? I think it was probably filmed in 2007.(It was very sunny!!) Did show some film clips of the lawn, sea front,Gays ...

you still looking for a kitten? I know someone whose cat has just had kittens (3 weeks) one left if you're interested

Thank you santa.

A two-story development gets the green light after a lengthy campaign. The centre is to be built at Sandy Lane, Dawlish and will include a music recording studio and editing suite, an area for games and socialising and disco area with a DJ booth. There will also be an IT suite, an office area and rooms where vocational skills such as building, carpentry, hairdressing and electrics can be ...

On the 10th of November 2008, at the House of Commons, Jane and Michael Butler of PullApart were presented with their prestigious (SILVER), Green Apple Award. Michael said, “this is great achievement for my project and the people of Teignbridge”. PullApart now list over 2000 product's packaging, pulled apart, colour coded and graded for our many bins/bags collection systems. Drilling down to ...

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was being treated in hospital after stabbing himself in the stomach in front of 20 other pupils. Students and staff at Dawlish Community College were left in shock and 'traumatised' following the incident, which left the youngster needing emergency surgery to remove the four inch kitchen knife. The schoolboy, who has not been named, was rushed to the Royal Devon and Exeter ...

Does anyone know anything about the stabbing at DCC yesterday?

Richard’s Wish Colouring competition Richard’s wish is running a colouring competition, Please see below to know what to do for your age group. It will cost £1 to enter. The winner from each age group will receive £10.The winners from each group will be announced at the carol service on Sunday 14th December and will be judged by a guest. The competition will run in age groups these being – ...

The owner of a dangerous dog which bit a fellow dog walker at Dawlish Warren has been told the animal will be destroyed unless she keeps it muzzled and under proper control in the future. Fenella Braund, 48, admitted being in charge of a dangerous dog at Dawlish Warren on May 8. Torquay Magistrates heard that Braund, from Bristol, was staying in a flat at Dawlish Warren when her Staffordshire ...

A pensioner from Dawlish Warren used games to take advantage of two young children he allegedly sexually abused, a court has heard. It was claimed at Exeter Crown Court that Robin Pitts indecently touched a young boy and girl using a 'game' analogy. Prosecutor Andrew Oldland said Pitts, now 68, had told both of his victims to keep the abuse secret. Pitts of Warren Road, has pleaded not ...

The man arrested in connection with Alison Langton's death after colliding with her car has been charged with her murder. Paul Cox, 33, of Bovey Tracey, is alleged to have murdered the 33-year-old mother of two from Dawlish. He appeared before magistrates in Exeter on the 17 November and was remanded in custody to appear before Exeter Crown Court on February 27. Ms Langton, who was on her ...

its a shame so many are closing down in this climate....how many will survive?

11am on the Lawn. A small group of people attended the two minute silence. Why is it the Vicar of the Parish or someone from the clergy does not recognise this? A few words would have made it far more special, there was only the sentence from the Legion and that was that. During the two minutes silence a cameraman, I assume the from the newspaper was moving around taking pictutes!! .. I was ...

A 33-year-old mother of two from Dawlish was killed when her Honda car was in collision with a Ford Mondeo in Sannerville Way Exminster on Thursday. Police have arrested the driver of the Mondeo who is also 33-years-old and local. The man is in a undisclosed hospital being treated for non-life threatening injuries.