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A new town development manager whose job it is to revitalise the centre of Dawlish is also being charged with the same at Teignmouth. Is this a post which can deal adequately with both towns, or should the job be done by two people? |
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Created on Monday, 21/Jan/2013 |
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Yes, one person is sufficient |
57.6% |
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No, two people should be involved |
36.5% |
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Don't know |
5.9% |
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Devon County Council is to charge £10 for a disabled drivers' badge, previously free. Is it right that disadvantaged people should have to pay? |
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Created on Thursday, 15/Mar/2012 |
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Yes, right to charge |
64.4% |
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No, wrong to charge |
33.7% |
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Don't know |
1.9% |
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There is more angst about parents on the school run causing parking chaos and making the lives of residents who live near schools a nightmare. Should the county council do more to provide better temporary parking facilities at school run times? |
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Created on Wednesday, 29/Feb/2012 |
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County should do more |
40.0% |
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County does what it can |
60.0% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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Two girls fall from the sea wall at Dawlish during the air show, refuelling calls for railings along it. Are they necessary? |
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Created on Friday, 19/Aug/2011 |
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Yes, railngs are needed |
37.4% |
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No, railings are not needed |
61.7% |
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Don't know |
0.9% |
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Occasional pollution problems close Dawlish main beach, almost certainly due to storm water washing down the brook. Do the local authority and Environment Agency do all they can to prevent such occurrences? |
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Created on Friday, 01/Jul/2011 |
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Yes, all that can be done is done. |
22.2% |
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No, more steps could be taken |
69.4% |
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Dont know |
8.3% |
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Police in Dawlish are seeking 24-hour coverage of the CCTV in town from their monitoring point in Newton Abbot. Do you think such coverage will be useful for the town? |
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Created on Thursday, 27/Jan/2011 |
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Yes, it will help combat crime |
73.2% |
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No, it will make little difference |
25.9% |
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Dont know |
1.0% |
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A big music festival is planned for Dawlish Warren at August Bank Holiday. Is this the type of venture the area should be holding regularly? |
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Created on Wednesday, 05/May/2010 |
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Yes, this type of event is ideal at |
78.6% |
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No, bank holiday unsuitable |
20.4% |
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Don't know |
1.0% |
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With more cygnets being killed, apparently by dogs, is the town council doing all it can to protect the waterfowl on the brook in Dawlish? |
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Created on Wednesday, 28/Apr/2010 |
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Yes, it is |
1.1% |
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No, more could be done |
97.8% |
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Don't know |
1.1% |
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Moves are afoot to combat air pollution in Dawlish. Does the town really have such a problem? |
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Created on Wednesday, 21/Apr/2010 |
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Yes, air pollution a problem |
8.3% |
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No, there's no problem |
83.3% |
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Don't know |
8.3% |
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A landowner rants against litter louts spoiling the landscape, but generally does the district authority do a good job in keeping the Dawlish area clean? |
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Created on Wednesday, 14/Apr/2010 |
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Yes, it keeps it clean |
33.3% |
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No, there is room for improvement |
50.0% |
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Don't know |
16.7% |
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AN extra train will be scheduled between dAwlish and London Paddington next December. How important is it that the town has sufficient regular rail links with the capital? |
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Created on Wednesday, 31/Mar/2010 |
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Very important |
86.7% |
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Not important |
10.0% |
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Don't know |
3.3% |
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The organisation has suffered in recent months, so just how important is it for Dawlish to have a lively chamber of trade? |
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Created on Wednesday, 24/Mar/2010 |
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Important |
85.7% |
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Not important |
7.1% |
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Don't know |
7.1% |
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Initial details of changes to Dawlish town centre reveal plans to alter the road and path layouts in an attempt to regenerate the area. Should there be major alterations or should things be taken gently? |
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Created on Wednesday, 10/Mar/2010 |
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Major alterations needed |
55.6% |
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Major alterations unnecessary |
40.7% |
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Don't know |
3.7% |
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The Dawlish Town FC chairman wants promotion, a new stadium and the town to back him, to take the club into the future. With only small attendances and not a great deal of on-pitch success, however, is the wish realistic? |
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Created on Wednesday, 03/Mar/2010 |
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Yes, it is |
16.7% |
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No it isn't |
83.3% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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Should local authority car parks allied to hospitals and surgeries be free to use for patients, as a petition calls for this week in Dawlish? |
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Created on Wednesday, 24/Feb/2010 |
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Yes, make them free |
72.7% |
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No, they should be all pay |
27.3% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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The Cabinet met at Haldon Racecourse as part of the Government's desire to be seen having more direct contact with the community. Is it good to move round the country or a waste of money? |
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Created on Wednesday, 10/Feb/2010 |
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Good move |
20.0% |
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Waste of money |
75.0% |
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Don't know |
5.0% |
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Dawlish Town Council has accepted responsibility for running facilities like play areas, Tuck's Plot and the Manor Gardens from Teignbridge Council. It will give these and other facilities a more local touch, but was the council right to accept such respo |
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Created on Wednesday, 20/Jan/2010 |
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Right to accept |
62.5% |
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Wrong to accept |
31.3% |
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Don't know |
6.3% |
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Overcrowded railway carriages are still safe, says a First Great Western spokesman. But do you agree with that when a situation arises where trains get so overcrowded that people cannot even get on? |
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Created on Wednesday, 06/Jan/2010 |
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Agree |
13.9% |
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Disagree |
83.3% |
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Don't know |
2.8% |
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The present speed limit on the A379 Exeter road in Dawlish at the Carhaix Way junction is 40mph. Should this – as the local MP and a resident believe – be cut to 30mph to improve safety? |
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Created on Wednesday, 30/Dec/2009 |
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Yes |
85.7% |
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No |
14.3% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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First Great Western promises the Teignbridge MP that the problem of overcrowding on school trains at busy times will be solved with the use of three carriages. But is three carriages really sufficient, bearing in mind the public also use the same trains? |
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Created on Wednesday, 23/Dec/2009 |
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Sufficient |
25.8% |
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Insufficient |
35.5% |
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Don't know |
38.7% |
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Decorative illuminations spanning Dawlish's seafront viaduct have been out of action since 2006. Should they be reinstated, as a petition has requested, or should they be removed altogether? |
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Created on Wednesday, 16/Dec/2009 |
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Reinstate them |
100.0% |
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Remove them |
0.0% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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A pavilion is among suggestions raised to help regenerate plans for the town centre of Dawlish, but what is the best place to build one, bearing in mind the Lawn is said to be a flood risk? |
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Created on Wednesday, 09/Dec/2009 |
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The Lawn area |
71.4% |
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Tuck's Plot |
14.3% |
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Elsewhere |
14.3% |
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Dawlish railway station may be in for a facelift at long last. How important to the town's prosperity is it that the station looks good? |
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Created on Wednesday, 25/Nov/2009 |
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Important |
97.1% |
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Not important |
2.9% |
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Don't know |
0.0% |
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Should development continue to be allowed between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren? |
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Created on Wednesday, 11/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
17.4% |
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No |
80.4% |
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Don't know |
2.2% |
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Should Dawlish Town Council be selling the Manor House because of rising costs? |
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Created on Thursday, 05/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
8.8% |
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No |
89.5% |
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Don't know |
1.8% |
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Should the NHS pay for Audrey Wilson's eye treatment instead of her having to dip in dwindling savings? |
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Created on Friday, 23/Oct/2009 |
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Yes |
72.7% |
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No |
13.6% |
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Don't know |
13.6% |
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Is a barrage across the Exe estuary the right way to prevent flooding? |
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Created on Thursday, 07/May/2009 |
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Yes |
46.3% |
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No |
53.7% |
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Should nature be allowed to take its course and remove the sand from Dawlish Warren? |
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Created on Thursday, 26/Mar/2009 |
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Yes |
37.5% |
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No |
62.5% |
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Should Starcross have a community hall? |
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Created on Friday, 12/Dec/2008 |
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Yes |
62.5% |
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No |
25.0% |
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Don't know |
12.5% |
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