2010 Blue Flag and Quality coast Award

"Last year we took over 47 million* holiday trips in England, a massive 18% increase from 2008, and as England’s beaches continue to shine the staycation could well be here to stay! "

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Not that there's any chance of Seaton being on the list, actually, NO East Devon Beach is listed.

No, we should appear on the "Big Marsh Top 100", "British Land Developers Top 10Stitch-Ups" or even "Top Seaside location with most shafted businesses and residents" lists, you get the picture, I'm sure you can make up your own.

Selling Seaton by the Pound

Lovely article in the Guardian.

here

Vote Against Greed

from the article:-
Mr Howell said he knew the posters were up in homes across England.

"In Cornwall, in Southampton, in Sidmouth, in Reading, in London, in Bristol, in Sheffield. I know of those because people in the village have already told me they've told their friends and got them to put them up."

and the site can be found here

The (possible) shape of things to come

Lifting the Lid: Number of councils installing chips in bins rises by 62 per cent
Research conducted by Big Brother Watch reveals that there are now 68 local authorities secreting microchips in the bins of residents, up from 42 a year earlier


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Given the sudden interest of some places to rip off
manage Seaton for us (think parking charges here), you might very well need to be aware of this. EDDC currently don't appear on the list, but everybody is looking to their financial positions right now.

HT: Big Brother Watch

for those who think for us all

A trip down memory lane

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eco housing

Lovely thought for the public area of the regen park...oh what am I thinking, let's just say, near the supermarket. Solves the recreational space and public loo problem in one (click title).


ht: boing boing