Last week I spent a day seeing what goes on inside the local Citizens Advice office.  Sitting with Lynn and Vincent I saw a sample of the problems that our residents face on a daily basis, and I was very thankful that Citizens Advice with its team of highly trained volunteers boosting their minimal staff […]

Parliament will be shut down after today – 9th September – until 14th October.At a time of national crisis and with the need to stop this Brexit madness, this is disgraceful!

National politics are in meltdown – the new government has no majority, and is losing MPs at an embarrassing rate. Even the Prime Minister’s brother has had enough and quit. An early election is in the wind. The Labour party is split and increasingly hard left, and the Tories are driving further hard right and […]

There was a great crowd for the Hustings on Friday evening, and we had a wide range of questions. I know some people weren’t able to get there, so I wanted to post my introduction and closing remarks from the evening. Hustings Introduction Thanks to the organisers, the other candidates and the audience. I’d like […]

The failure of the funding bid for this section of the cycle path highlights the ongoing poor decisions from Devon County Council.  Why was it so important to put Traffic lights at Holcombe dip over Easter – at the same time as closing off the back road? DCC continues to look piecemeal at the cycle […]

Devon County Council have put in a new set of cycle lanes on Dawlish Warren Road.  Normally cycle lanes let cars and bicycles co-exist safely, but local residents are furious over the crazy way it has been done, and feel let down by our county councillor. There is a wide cycle lane on each side […]

The campaign to restore the frequency of the Number 2 bus at peak times has gathered over 800 signatures since the service was reduced in January. Cllrs Martin Wrigley and Alison Foden supported by Cllr Alan Connett handed in the petition to the Devon County leader. Stagecoach bosses still claim that they haven’t reduced the […]

South West Water has been making progress in fixing the sewage flooding issues in Secmaton Lane after successful campaigning by Councillor Martin Wrigley and local residents. SWW has reduced the flooding by frequently clearing the pipes, and using tankers at the pumping stations. Better news is that they have budgeted £1.2 Million to spend on […]

Local residents were delighted that the persistent flooding on the Dawlish Warren Road at Eastdon has been finally fixed.  On August 4th a Network Rail crew replaced a tidal flap valve that prevents the high tide flooding the road. Local residents have been trying to get this fixed for at least five years, writing to […]

It’s been two weeks now since the EU referendum, and it feels like a lot longer.  When Harold Wilson said “A week is a long time in politics” I hadn’t realised how true that was. However while Westminster sorts itself out, and nationally we try to heal the division caused during the campaigns, I’m thinking […]