Lisa's Posts

Me and my friends are getting on and neither they nor I have found any NHS hospital to be bad. Some hospitals have been better than others but that was down to management and staff, not any political party. My most recent experience was certainly not that the NHS had been run into the ground. Far from it, the  treatment, food and facilities were better than ever. I've voted for all the political ...

Any update on this?

I listened to a BBC world service programme the other day that featured climate scientist experts that said the ice caps only featured on the earth after the huge meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs crashed and created the huge dust cloud that blocked out the sun (severely lowering the temperature) and created the ice age. The ice caps are remnants from that time and it is only natural that ...

Life long Labour party members like Alistair Campbell and Tony Robinson say that about Corbyn and his hardcore supporters. It's not just the right wing media. I don't agree much with Corbyn but just because he has opinions I don't fully agree with does not make him loony. Not so long ago Corbyn spoke out publicly against EU membership. His old Labour comrades like George Galloway and Dennis ...

Is it not possible to bring supplies into the cove by small boat or hand cart? Perhaps contact businesses in Clovelly (North Devon) to see how they get around the no cars allowed problem.

@Epicurus ..........there was a road bike race/event that passed through Dawlish around lunchtime on Sat 9th.

Robin & Sue Hawkins bought Woodbury Park & Gold Club and sold it a coupe of years ago. Their records are publicly available. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06381443/officers Guy Hawkins owned/ran Peppermint Park until about 2004. He also has public records https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/11094765/officers

Unless you live by the Coronation Avenue car park you will need a car to get your bulky rubbish to it! Those who have access to a car don't usually need a a rural skip service because they can take things to the dump themselves albeit an inconvenient distance. People that don't have a car (who are usually the poorest), what help do they get? It costs them at least £28 for one bulky item ...

Islam is a religious ideaology adopted by vast numbers of Africans, Asians, Arabs, ect etc...the list is long.............each with their own unique racial, ethnical and cultural differences. Hating a person based on their religious beliefs is not racism it's bigotry. There are those who twist its meaning to play the race card to suit their agenda but this is unhelpful because it lessens the ...

The likes of George Galloway and Dennis Skinner voted for Brexit. Hardly Xenophobes! Everyone will have a colleague, friend or family member who voted for Brexit. To be disparaging about people just because they hold a different political /economic opinion is not nice and the division it sows will not help to serve future generations. We serve future generations best by finding common ground, ...

The rubbish left by drinkers is thrown over the fence by the bench that overlooks the train station car park.

13 continuous years of pettiness and anger over avoidable parking fines. What a miserable life. Poor guy needs a hug, to let it go and move on.

Thank you Lynne. Without your informative posts I would be so out of touch. I rely on you.

Nonsense majorp. plod has been consistent throughout and competently qualified his view point with rationale and supporting links. You on the other hand have flip flopped, lacked clarity and provided no supporting links. Anyone who has challenged  you on your view point about ANPR or ticket transferbility  has been insulted which is probably why no one else wants to contribute to this. You've just ...

So it is agreed I did not criticise. As for an "air" that he was not doing the right thing, well that is your interpretation and not something I have control over. Upseting the wrong people? That would be wrong though wouldn't it? Surely the aim is to upset the right people so that they review the amount of packaging used. I don't think what leatash does is wrong. I am sceptical though that by ...

My view was that it is not a pond but a puddle albeit a messy one (I never said it was a little puddle) and not something likely to receive urgent attention in these strained financial times. I never said it should not be sorted out. I hope it is. I did say it was not ideal but that it would be easily passable with wellies on or by temporarily placing boards or stepping stones until it is sorted ...

A friend who works on the highways tells me the council can issue a code 49 PCN for parking wholly on a cycle track or lane or the police can issue a FPN for either driving on a cycle track or for obstruction of the highway. The law is section 21 road traffic act 1988 and 137 highway act 1980.

I've watched this forum for a long long while and stayed in the shadows equally as long for fear of being denigrated like so many other posters have been. I thought I'd be brave and take a risk. I've not ranted at all. I've simply expressed an opinion and provided the rationale behind it. I will return to the shadows. It's a pity that new posters are not made to feel welcome. Before I go back to ...

"we are going to deliver much more with less" Hmmm.......not likely.

The orders can be viewed online so they may just direct you here https://new.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/parking/traffic-regulation-orders/

I've always thought it unfair for agents to charge prospective tenants in excess of £200 for a £2 credit reference and an employers reference that costs nothing but a postage stamp. I'm pleased that those who rent will no longer be exploited by excessive agent fees. It would also be  good if the law was changed so that landlords also have to provide a financial reference to show that the property ...

My husband works on the roads and he tells me that the council notice posted above by Gary Taylor on 16th May is made under the wrong section of law and most likely unenforceable. Apparently special events require notices to be made under section 16A Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The council notice is made under section 14 which is for notices where road works are taking place or where there ...

Surely the cost of living always gets higher? The cost of dying too! If we produce 60% of our food then perhaps without EU regulation much of it will reduce in price to counter balance any increase in the 40% imported. I would certainly expect the price of cheese, fish, lamb & beef to reduce since we produce these in abundance and their prices have been kept high by EU regulation. We can only ...

I’m one of those undecided voters. I have little faith in the polls as the last election taught us that polls are unreliable. Most of my friends seem against remaining but most of my friends live in the South West where it is traditional to identify with GB rather than the EU. I think the SW will on the main vote out. The SW is a minority (an elderly one) though and the majorities like Scotland ...

Should'nt we (the public) want DCC to make a profit from parking enforcement rather than run it at a loss? Any loss would have to be subsidised meaning other more vital services (eg: Education and Care) have less funding. DCC can only make a profit if people are ignoring or failing to comply with parking rules. From what I've read, any profit is required by law to be spent on schemes to improve ...

I've been an observer of this site for 5 years but never posted until now. I don't know Lynne personally but what I do know is that she has put  a lot of effort in over the years to keep locals up to date with what the powers that be have planned for this town, be it through the front or back door. I'm very grateful to Lynne for her efforts in keeping the uninformed, informed. Thank you Lynne. I ...