Ben Hur's Posts

However, Lloyds said it expected house prices to fall by up to 15% this year. Were prices to fall by 12.5%, it said by way of an example, this would wipe £100m off the value of its mortgage loans.

Good gless of scrumpy, can't beetit!

Dick Ross (Richard Younger-Ross MP) visits the Mount Pleasant Inn with such regularity, I am beining to wonder why? Is it to mingle with what is portrayed as aristrocrocy or is there some other ulterior motive? After all, many of the other upstanding bits of Dawlish regularly visit the place. Hockin, Bush, Connett, to name but a few. Don't I just love it when the owner of Lee's bar walks in.

For years those the purport to be a charity ie, Rotary, Round Table, are really snakes in the long grass. They make out they do such wonderful things for society, when in reality they feather their own nest on the back of, Oh look what we have done for those poor children Etc,. Oh yes! they do collect money from the gullable public, and oh yes! they give some, (not all to other charities of their ...

Sounds like some suckers are about to have their wallets emptied. Good luck to them!

And a mouthful of teeth. Is that why the call him Wally the teeth Protheroe?

its the monkey house and its £3 for as long as you want. AS LONG AS YOU WANT WHAT? Is it £3 per Person/Child, or £3 for as many as you want for as long as you want? One needs to be clearer than that.

Brown envelope time! probably funny handshake club member.

Bardwell wrote, "But can you point to any actions individuals may have made that prop up your case?" Investigative journalism is surely lacking but here is your starter for 10. Who engineered the moving of the post office from the Brunswick to the strand and for what reason? Who placed steel gates across a public right of way at Blackswan Place? Who places parts of her attire for show at the ...

Now here is your chance to voice yor concerns to councillors, without having to go to their meetings. hclemens@teignbridge.gov.uk; Graham@the-mews.eclipse.co.uk; geoff@ccz.eclipse.co.uk; Helenhumphries@aim.com; paulinebloomfield@btinternet.com; rosedens@hotmail.com; Wallyprotheroe@tiscali.co.uk; e.hockin@tiscali.co.uk; Francinetullis@tesco.net; Mary.Mugford@virgin.net; Jaivic@aol.com; ...

I see this man has built himself up as a pillar of society, purporting to do this and that to improve the quality of life for the few, when in fact he has been systematically destroying the quality of life for the many. His policy is, "If it gets in my way, I will endeavour to knock it down." Funny how it was his son Malcolm that (When the planning application was being submitted) claimed to be ...

I do not think you mean a closed shop, they are certainly not! What you may mean is, that topics have already been decided upon and what ever you say will not make a jot of difference. That is where public participation comes in. Go along and try it!

And like all addicts, whether it is drink, smoking, soft/hard drugs. They kid themselves that they are in control of it. When in reality they are totally out of control. Sad, very sad. The latest is the mother of one of the Ipswich murders. She didn't no she was a prostitute and she kidded her mother into believing that she did not take drugs. That is what is called accute deviousness.

Math's done!!! If we did not have so many immigrants to add into the equation, then you would find that the population in this country has actually gone down. So when your children go to work, they are actually providing accommodation for those that they have to compete with through the taxes they will be paying. Affordable housing is not a free bus ticket. What is there in Dawlish for any ...

Idle talk, that's what that was. When councillors have worked out how they can get their snout in the money trough, you will get it, but not before.

What is the difference between Dawlish Utd and Dawlish Town fotball clubs? Are they two different clubs and if so who plays where and when?

Don't let the councillors hear you say that, they are very touchy when they are reminded who they work for. As long as they have their snout in the trough, the general public do not exist.

For those who do not read the local paper's Western Morning News. 11:00 - 31 January 2008 Two police community support officers yesterday locked themselves in a room to avoid a confrontation with a 13-year-old schoolboy, raising serious questions about the suitability of such officers in a policing role. Devon and Cornwall Police said the support officers had been called to a referral centre in ...

"Our MP Says" MP for Teignbridge, Richard Younger-Ross, questions the need for any supermarket development and is against the idea of developing the Sandy Lane recreation area and playing fields. This is why he’s called a public meeting for early January PUBLIC MEETING - ALL WELCOME Friday 11th January 2008 between 6pm and 8:30pm, at Dawlish Community College. (Elm Grove Road) What people need to ...

Could it have something to do with the mentality of the people that support it? After all, they are not going to provide freebies without someone filling their coffers.

Sorry! Chelverton Deely Freed Limited

Tesco or A.N.Other will not come just to please the residents of Dawlish. Their main aim is to empty your pockets, After all how many people get sucked into buying one and throwing one in the bin sydrome? Some people will buy it whether they want it or not. There is an old saying in the retail industry, "eye level, buy level". Tesco will not worry about how much misery they cause through increased ...

When Dare organized a debate at Dawlish Community College, there were approximently 100 people there. Sainbury's man went away with a big flea in his ear after the majority told him to bogoff, and that was before Tesco had there radar on Sandy Lane, so why are they sounding out the same again?

All £40,000 worth? How much of that went on the pi55-up? They pay a firm to look at what Dawlish wants and the firm sets up a big tent on the lawn and asks the holiday makers. I would do that for half the ammount.

Your property is only worth what someone else is prepared to pay for it. Who talked the market up? And now look at the state we are beginning to see happening. Many banks have had and there will be more to come, their fingures burnt. But they will as always claw it back from those that are least able to pay. You just watch?

Don't you worry recent arrival, you come here and say what you like. It is about the only thing you have got left in this country where you are not charged for it and that is "Freedom of speech". There are a couple of fine ladies that have not been here long either, they are fighting like mad to stop development of the Sandy Lane playing fields. We have a council that has still got a letter of ...

You will find quite a lot of info here http://www.sandylane.btik.com/

Perhaps us incomers see things the rest of you don't. OK Incomer (internal immigrant) What do you see that we don't?

The very people that complain about their lot are the very one’s that do nothing about it at source. Why did you not go back to Stokes and point out what was wrong, you would have a very strong case. Has anyone noticed that all (or nearly all) of their produce is labeled as 1st class, when in fact it would struggle to obtain a 3rd class standard, this is part of the rip off Britain culture. The ...

The only help I can see is this. "It will speed up the process of make your mind up time, to be or not to be a trader any longer".

Good morning. The Western Morning News would like to run an "issue piece" about us working to save Sandy Lane. They want to take photos on Friday morning (tomorrow), 11:30am, on Sandy Lane playing fields. It would be great to get a real crowd of residents together, so if you could possibly be there - PLEASE do come along. I will be at the front of the leisure centre (on the grass) at around ...

Visiting Dawlish is one thing, living here is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Who will now get the biggest share of the dosh?????

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I wonder what sort of carrots are the best, could it be the one's sold under the banner of "Fairtrade"? which seems to have some sort of a foothold in Dawlish. Or will they be the common one's found in Stokes?.

It is the Town Hall that needs everyone's attention. That is where the power crazy morons do the dirty deeds. It is no good shouting from the outside or trying to get others to do your work for you. Get in there like others have done and make your feelings known.

For months now, the minutes of Dawlish Town Council – hang on, this is gripping stuff! – have recorded that members of the public who attend council meetings do nothing but complain. In fact, the handful of electors who bother to turn up have raised a lot of issues, such as SKATE PARK for the kids, the fate of the ‘missing’ SWANS and the iniquitous spy cameras. They have all been recorded in the ...

That comment needs a degree of explanation, don't you think?

By the reverend Dr Tom Bush. Oh Lord, why hast thou forsaken me? I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of mind. But hey! Remember that I have a wife. In She! Shall thou hearest Her Master's Voice.

I thought Rainbow did qualify it by, "what is the purpose apart from bolstering someones self esteem, if they have it". Rainbow started this thread and asked a simple question, is it difficult to answer?