In Dawlish Town Council last week, we had a revelation.  Teignbridge District Council (TDC) has been collecting cash from the housing developers since March 2014 to upgrade the sewers, and haven’t passed it on to South West Water (SWW). £150,000 to be precise, that had been collected to upgrade the sewers but has never been […]

As I walked to my meeting in London today I passed St Mary’s Hospital, and the crowd of doctors outside. They have my full support, I have a real issue with the misuse of statistics and approach that Jeremy Hunt has taken.  Doctors aren’t natural strikers, and the fact that they are out there shows […]

As we continue to campaign to get the Dawlish link road to the Sainsbury roundabout completed, I am being asked about the state of the A379, Dawlish to Exminster. This is another piece of crucial infrastructure that is being ignored.  A few years ago there was a report that said that the road – and […]

Is it any surprise that the mains sewers cannot cope with increased pressure?  By pumping from the new housing estates without increasing the size of the pipe, what happens is the pressure rises. Consequently the old sewer pipes break. This is compounded by actions like capping the sewer in Warren road, where it used to […]

top story at 8am this morning – more pressure on Teignbridge to make the right decisions…

With over 500 signatures on Cllr Alison Foden’s petition, and complaints being sent in from all quarters I do hope that the TDC councillors on the planning committee will listen to the plight of Dawlish. I fear that we will not see enough of them brave enough to stand up an be counted. I will […]

This week we have had a report from Devon County Council, it says that even though Elm Grove Road is at capacity, it is only the junction with Exeter road that is an issue, so they make the bright suggestion to put half the costruction traffic down Sandy Lane and Elm Grove Drive. This has […]

In Dawlish Town Council on November 4th we discussed the Brown Brook allotments. Personally I think we need more allotments in Dawlish, and yes we have some in the planned development area, but we need more. The waiting list shows there is a demand. But the more we have the more work it can be […]

Development Framework   In Dawlish Town Council on October 7th we debated the latest alterations to the Teignbridge Local Plan.   We concluded that Dawlish deserves better.   This new framework is once again driven by the needs of the developers and ignores the needs of the residents. We have to get a better balance between […]

I have at last managed to get the issues surrounding Warren Farm onto the agenda for Dawlish Town Council! The motion I have put forward says that Dawlish Town Council has no confidence in the timely delivery of the required SANGS by the pursuit of Compulsory Purchase of Warren farm, and that Teignbridge should look […]