Kevin Pyne, of Lake Street, Dartmouth, writes: Regarding the row over the town council's suggestion of Millionaires Row for the name of the new flats near the Ship In Dock pub, I love the area around there and the outdoor cafe on the park is a frequent bacon butty halt, before going on down to the walk on pontoons where my little boat lives. My daughter (who I keep on telling) is not yet a millionaire lives in a waterside development in Plymouth named 'Cargos', so why not 'Sails'? Perhaps we might name the development Long Oars, Rowers or Reggata View, as they will have one of the best views of said in the harbour and look out on where the many wonderful reggata races that have come alive and been shaped into thrilling local rowing events, or have started down on the outward end of that floating walkway over the years. And as most of us will know, mainly to our blistered detriment, the oars they use are very heavy and very long. Perhaps if the town council want to kick off or make fun at the developer's expense, why did they not buy the old, near-derelict property and build flats for young people in their capacity as a council themselves, instead of only wanting to call the properties insulting cliché-type, unoriginal names such as Millionaires Row? After all, they would only have needed not to have screwed up the old market development and spend their cash wisely on the site instead; however, they did not, so perhaps they should keep well out of it so as to let the developer – who after all takes the financial risk – come up with a name they actually like. Mind you, I am tickled pink that my bicycle is pictured on the actual development advertisement hoarding. Frankly, I wouldn't let the town council in on the naming of a dogs' kennel after such unnecessarily unhelpful, unoriginal comments such as this.




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