Who left the oven on?

A very expensive fire indeed!

Salcombe's High St Under Threat

I have to admit to missing this snippet of information until Google updated me...

It appears that the shops adorning Fore St are under threat from a potential 100%+ increase in business rates! Average rates are currently £9k with new rates looking likely to be over £20k. Apparently it's based on the property rental values in Salcombe, which as we all know are totally unrepresentative of the area as a whole.

It seems that some traders have already had offers form, wait for it...high st chains(!!!) but have so far held out. Can you imagine Salcombe with a WH Smiths, Starbucks or Costa Coffee, the thought of it makes me shiver!

We can't let this happen to our fantastic town...Kingsbridge appears to be at the beginning of the slippery slope to "high st hell" with the opening of a Costa in a once great pub. Imagine how much Costa would like to get their hands on the KA or Tesco on a couple of shops next door to each other...

Lets start a defence now and vow never to enter the doors of Costa, if their profits aren't great in Kingsbridge hopefully they will forget about Salcombe.

Lets hope that just for once the Town Hall get off their ample backsides and fight for the very soul of their (our) town!

Deep breaths...and relax...

Can't Help but Smile...

Finally justice is served...a ongoing poor track record is at last punished properly!

Businessman, on what planet was he a businessman???

Read this...

No Advert for Salcombe!

I came across this article in the Daily Mail whilst sat in a Cafe Nero in London (away with work) and thought; "aaah excellent some good coverage for Salcombe". How wrong I was. Now I know I should not expect much more from the Daily Mail and here I'd like to make it clear that it was left in the cafe and I DID NOT BUY IT!

The entire article does Salcombe a complete disservice and puts it in a light that none of us wants to see it put in. The whole tone of the article is pompous and arrogant. The South Sands hotel comes out of it ok but the rest of it makes Salcombe sound like a an idiots enclave.

I love the fact that Salcombe attracts all types but the image of upper class wannabees clad in v-neck sweaters and polo shirts is ridiculous and untrue, the journalist is getting us confused with Thurlstone! And if I was "Moonraker Mike" (do people really call him that?) I would be suing the journalist for me making me look like an utter tit.

If anyone is reading this blog after reading the Daily Mail article I urge you to ignore it and come and see what Salcombe is really like; I can guarantee you that it isn't remotely like this article makes out.