The Longboat development will be a valuable asset to Budleigh Salterton businesses, encouraging locals and visitors alike to spend their money within the town.

The Longboat development will be a valuable asset to Budleigh Salterton businesses, encouraging locals and visitors alike to spend their money within the town.

We have a wonderful coastline and where else, within a 10 or 20-mile radius, can you enjoy a quality meal with a close view of the sea?

It is understandable that many people want nothing to change - but that is an unrealistic view of life. Look at the various features showing how both Budleigh and Exmouth have developed over the last 50 years.

Modern architecture may not be to the tastes of the more conservative residents, but what we leave behind is our legacy for the future.

The businesses in Budleigh need all the stimuli they can get and a modern, quality restaurant on the water's edge will attract and enhance our town.

Alan Dent,

14a Exmouth Road,

Budleigh Salterton.