Dawlish News
The community hospital on Mill Lane, the first to be built by the NHS in 1954, is due to close, with services moving to Dawlish Hospital and a new £8 million health centre in Teignmouth town centre. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/teignmouth-hospital-the-final-nail/
A driver who was pulled over for driving with a loud exhaust ended up in custody after providing a positive roadside drugs test. Police had originally stopped the car after it was driving through Dawlish town centre due to the racket it was making. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-drug-driver-ends-up-7223043
The boss of Devon County Council has outlined the case for a devolution deal from the government The councils is working with fellow unitary authorities Plymouth and Torbay on the deal, together with Devon's eight district councils. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/dawlish-devolution-deal-for-devon-now-on-the-cards-137427
Cllr Foden (Lib Dem, Kenn Valley), who gave up her car last year, said there had been ‘lots of cuts to services’ since the start of April, including the number two Stagecoach bus which serves Newton Abbot to Exeter via coastal towns. Her motion asks that, at the first opportunity, ‘every effort be made to increase the frequency of services from Exeter to Newton Abbot via Exminster, Dawlish, and ...
CONCERNED residents from Teignmouth and Dawlish took part in an on-street sit-in for a second week running. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/peacefully-getting-the-message-across-548159
Lauren Corbishley, 43, an NHS nurse from Dawlish in Devon, applied to the Homes For Ukraine scheme to bring three members of a Ukrainian family to UK She made a plea to Home Office which she says 'appears to have shut up shop' Head of British Red Cross criticised 'long, complex' application process for refugees seeking sanctuary in UK, called for the removal of visa requirements ...
The force has warned that online crime reports and emails to 101, the non-emergency contact, could take up to seven days to process. It also said that it would focus on responding to emergencies. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/dawlish-police-urge-public-to-only-contact-them-39where-absolutely-necessary39-amid-high-demand
Covid cases in Teignbridge and people going into hospital rise sharply Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/covid-cases-in-teignbridge-and-people-going-into-hospital-rise-sharply-516078
Figures for the week to last Thursday [March 10] show the rate in the Devon County Council area rose by 74 per cent, compared to 81 per cent in Teignbridge 66 per cent in Plymouth and 43 per cent in Torbay Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/covid-cases-soaring-across-teignbridge-by-over-80-515613
For the first time eat:festivals is coming to the town with more than 50 local producers including farmers market favourites such as local ales, ciders and wine, bread cakes and pies plus street food, spirits and charcuterie, plus music and street entertainers. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/festival-promises-to-be-heaven-for-foodies-513251
