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michaelclayson

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Dawlish station is now OPEN. I spoke to Mr Chorley from FGW. Station was closed for safety checks on the Canopy. They are now satisfied there is no damage, and the station is re-open. Disruption to Dawlish passengers, but no effect on the wider service as trains continued to run through all day. Important we make that clear otherwise people will claim this as evidence for Dawlish line to be ...

Dawlish station is now OPEN. I spoke to Mr Chorley from FGW. Station was closed for safety checks on the Canopy. They are now satisfied there is no damage, and the station is re-open. Disruption to Dawlish passengers, but no effect on the wider service as trains continued to run through all day. Important we make that clear otherwise people will claim this as evidence for Dawlish line to be ...

The following materials CANNOT be accepted: Trade waste, plasterboard, asbestos, demolition & construction waste (in excess of 12 rubble sacks), tyres, dead pets or animals, food waste, hazardous or toxic wastes, oils and other liquid wastes, tree branches in excess of 1.5 metres (5ft). But, good news, TV’s, monitors and VDU’s are accepted at the Rural Skip Service.

23 Oct 2014

The Town Council has paid for the skip service to be in town again on Saturday 22nd November Barton Hill Car Park from 9:30 to 15:30 You might like to put this date in your diaries now, so you can plan to empty those cupboards and garages !

I think your question Lynne exemplifies the whole nonsense of the privatised mess John Major bequeathed us, and successive governments have failed to resolve. To split the management of one of our major transport systems between Network Rail and a whole patchwork of franchises across this tiny island is a recipe for muddle and inertia. Margaret is right, new rolling stock ( so often ...

10 Oct 2014

As it says in the article, this is a problem unique to Voyager trains friends who work on the railway tell me that these particular trains are poorly designed with vulnerable electrical circuits that are too exposed.  I'm told they break down when suffering bird strikes in the vulnerable area, whereas the older trains plow on regardless seems it would be cheaper to buy better trains ...

@flo We are assured that with other funding they have in place, the 10k is sufficient for the next year. And of course we will look to continue helping them in future Looking longer term they definitely will need volunteer help to keep everything going, so if anyone out there wants to help please do get in touch with Dawlish Action for Youth ...

4 Oct 2014

Dawlish Action for Youth are looking to take over the building in partnership with Dawlish Community College and South Devon College Discussions are continuing to get the arrangements right.  In the meantime Dawlish Action for Youth has been given an additional grant of £10,000 from the Town Council to support their important work. The £10,000 grant came from a special fund set up by ...

Sustrans are bidding for money to complete the cycle trail into Dawlish and work with local people to put heritage interpretation into locations such as the Strand Centre.  There may be some additional cycle racks by the TIC but other than that no actual changes to the Lawn. They have to get their completed bid in later this month The project would also look at drawing people from the ...

The report given last night is as follows: The Environment Agency have carried out the removal of fish from the area which is to be dredged Work on the Brook has started and the contracters have 16 days to complete the dredging (weather permitting).  There is currently one digger working - a larger one is parked on site ready to join it tomorrow. Contractors aim to start work on the ...