HowardAlmond
Both Dawlish and Teignmouth have X-Ray facilities, but neither are available every day. The proposed changes will provide a much better service for both towns, open 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. The alternative will be to use the MIU at Newton Abbot with the eventual closure of both local hospitals.
Congratulations indeed. Friendly service, happy staff, interested in all his customers. Well deserved recognition.
I can’t speak for other local councillors but I certainly have been concerned about this issue, and am listening to what people in the town are saying. Some agencies seem to be interested in having the park as close to the Warren as possible so that holidaymakers and locals alike will spend time there rather than on the Warren itself. The reconfiguration of the sea defences on the Warren itself ...
@SoulofDawlish i have no idea what the council officers were told. but interpretation of what is being advised can be very subjective. i would say that it is a 'no brainer' to make bridges high enough to accommodate future technologies. i just think it is a big step to suggest that this can be interpreted as meaning that 'electrification is feasible' along the sea wall through dawlish, even if ...
Designing any new bridges to allow extra height clearance makes eminent sense, but should not be taken as indicating that Network Rail is saying that the electrification is feasible. Extra height would allow such things as 'double-decker' trains to be run which would certainly ease over crowding on certain services. However that is an entirely different discussion. Allowing extra clearance just ...
Please note, just for clarity. The plans are for a single retail unit designed to look externally like a row of indivdual units.
The strengthening of the seawall at Dawlish won't stop a couple of minor delays caused by big waves, in the same way that an alternative route away from the coast won't stop delays caused by leaves on the line, snow, flooding or the hundreds of other things that cause disruption.
This is a great idea, and is achievable. As well as adverts on the train, there should be something on the sea wall itself to mark the area. I have suggested a statue of Brunel. It would be worth considering a joint venture with South Devon College and the University as well as the Community College, and I'm sure Network Rail would be interested with regard to the eduational trips.
The size of the banners is entirely dependent on the design of the lamp posts and the fixings. We wanted to put larger banners up for this year but were told categorically that it was not possible. A review of the banner design will be made again for next season as some banners require replacement anyway. Bigger banners will only be possible if full stress tests are carried out on the lamp posts.
For the shops to survive and to encourage new shops to come to the town, we have to encourage people to come and spend time here. Dawlish is well know nationally, and indeed internationally, for its' waterfowl and black swans, yet whenever anyone discusses anything about the town centre and the lawn, and visitor attractions nothing is ever mentioned about improving the brook and the environment ...
