Historian

Take a look at this week's (2.7.08)Dawlish Gazette. page 10. Memory Lane - 10 years ago. I quote from one of the articles: "The village of Kenton has been dealt 'a cruel blow' in terms of potential traffic problems as a result of change of use approval for a farm shop with craft units at Powderham Castle. Cllr Alan Connett told Teignbridge Council that many cars exceeded the speed limit and the ...

er....Mouse. You talk about people needing to respect the yuf cause they are fighting for us overseas. You might need to remember that older older people who live in Dawlish have also had experience of fighting for this country (WWII, Aden, N. Ireland, the former Yugolavia, the Falklands, the first Iraq war etc). Get the picture? And that is not a whine - more a reminder to you and others of some ...

This was about 25 years ago - but it really did happen and was widely reported at the time. Two French Exchange students went on to Dawlish beach - not the main beach, but further down towards Rockstone. The girls took off their bikini tops, much to the annoyance of an elderly Dawlish bloke walking his dogs. The old gimmer started throwing rocks at them, cursing that they should conceal their ...