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Students from Dawlish College have filled more than 200 shoeboxes with Christmas goodies and treats for children and families in Moldova and Ukraine. The Christmas shoebox collection is being co-ordinated by Dawlish Water Rotary Club. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/christmas-boxes-are-bound-for-ukraine-and-moldova-651936

The dealers built up networks in Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torbay, Ilfracombe, Penzance, Camborne and Hayle. Read more... https://www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/leaders-of-a-ps135m-drug-gang-which-targeted-seaside-towns-have-been-handed-long-jail-sentences-651821

RNLI lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter carried out an extensive search overnight. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/urgent-search-person-water-near-8927181

Well that proved quite successful. More meetings planned for the New Year. Tuesday 16th Jan and Tuesday 23rd Jan 2024. 9.45 - 1.00pm. email eycs@devon.gov.uk for more info and/or to register interest

More than 350 homes have been approved Liberal Democrat council leader Martin Wrigley, whose Dawlish North East ward contains the land, said: “This is not a site that would have been chosen under current policies and weather conditions. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-seaside-town-destined-absolutely-8922682

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-seaside-town-destined-absolutely-8922682

In my post dated 18th Nov at (g) I talked about developer profit margins. Apparently it's in the region of 35.5%

A domestic bully was jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/twelve-violent-devon-men-women-8911069

POST office counter services in Dawlish are to be changed, it has been confirmed. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-post-office-counter-services-set-to-downsize-650373

LIFE-SAVING clubs from Bovey Tracey and Dawlish Warren represented the South West at the national life-saving championships held in Leeds. Read more ... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/success-for-two-local-clubs-in-national-life-saving-championships-650129

THE £60million project to protect the Dawlish railway line has won a top civil engineering award. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/top-award-for-seawall-project-650152

East Budleigh bounced back from last week’s cup loss to crush bottom side Dawlish 8-1 last Saturday, writes Mark Auton. Read more... https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/23921574.east-budleigh-score-eight-goals-defeat-dawlish/

A jury inquest into the death of 34-year-old Paul Perrott at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish has heard he was under 15-minute observation checks but one had not been carried out for nearly one hour and 20 minutes. Read more ... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-found-dead-devon-mental-8909153

Officers were alerted to a burglary at the Co-Op in The Strand in the early hours of Sunday morning. A front glass door had been smashed and a quantity to Lottery scratch cards. Read the full store here: https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/999/hunt-for-burglars-in-dawlish-649509

DAWLISH - Land Adjacent To Sutton Close Dawlish. Appeal against the non-determination of 22/01923/OUT: Outline application for a exceptions site with 4 First Homes (approval sought for access and scale) Appeal Dismissed.

The town is expanding and services are decreasing.

A very good turnout today on the lawn, and those watching from the Strand and footpaths. Well done everyone who was there.

A survey to gauge demand for the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Community Hospital has been launched. It comes as part of a Friends of Dawlish Hospital, Dawlish Town Council and Teignmouth Town Council campaign to see the MIU back up and running. Read more... ...

I have seen a few e-scooters being ridden around as well. 1 regularly up Dawlish road Teignmouth, about 0700hrs most mornings, and another going round Sainsbury's roundabout into the new estate on Langdon old land. Aren't they illegal also?

Mayor Rosie Dawson officially unveiled the equipment, which was put in following a request from Oaklands Park Residents Association to Dawlish Town Council which has funded the defibrillator and the power installation. https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/life-saving-defibrillator-installed-at-oaklands-park-648767

Dawlish Swimming Club, founded in 1865, received £1,000 from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme earlier this month. The club, currently based at Trinity School in Teignmouth as part of a joint venture post-pandemic, has over 100 members from both towns and their surrounding villages. It is non-selective, serving learners, and local and national competitive junior and senior ...

Motorists could experience some delays around Dawlish later this month as roads close for the next phase of work to replace the town's gas pipes. The £200,000 scheme got underway in January this year and isn't due to be completed until April 2024. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/key-roads-dawlish-close-months-8887534

And that damage was done by a storm not coming in from the east. What might happen should we have a storm of similar strength or more that does come from the east? Especially to those areas that are flat and/or below sea level. Damage? Floods? Wakey! Wakey! Dawlish Warren and Starcross. see https://dawlish.com/thread/details/48431

CONTRACTORS have started work on the long-awaited new £6.2million link road in Dawlish. The scheme has been in the pipeline for more than four years. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/work-starts-on-long-awaited-dawlish-link-road-647847

A bit late I think!!!

Appeal launched to open Dawlish MIU The hospital’s Friends group has begun a campaign to compile evidence that the unit, which should be used to treat minor injuries such as cuts, sprains and burns, is essential for the town and surrounding area. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/appeal-launched-to-open-dawlish-miu-647520

Huge waves have battered Dawlish and torrential rain has caused the stream to reach breaking point during Storm Ciaran. The full force of the storm coincided with high tide at about 8.45am on Thursda Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-ciarn-batters-dawlish-stream-8877250

Excellent news indeed.

Network Rail has issued its own warning to anyone living near a railway line. People who live near the railway are being urged to keep garden objects such as trampolines, tarpaulins, and tents tied down and secured to ensure they don’t end up on the tracks as a result of very strong winds. Read more... https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/storm-ciaran-warning-anyone-who-28024791

Just unbelievable. Just proves that a lot of people have no common sense at all!!!

The Mix Coffee House And Bar, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 18 The Strand Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on October 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/teignbridge-restaurant-handed-new-food-hygiene-rating-647049

UK: Smart cameras, sensors, Telent’s MICA workforce automation platform and Purple Transform’s SiYtE insights software have been combined to alert staff to safety risks where the railway at Dawlish runs below potentially unstable cliffs. Read more... https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/automated-cliff-monitoring-protects-dawlish-railway/65198.article

From November 14 until Christmas, Signature Hair and Beauty will donate 50p to Saving Pound Dogs Cyprus (SPDC) and Cyprus Dog Rescue for every visitor to the salon who gets a treatment. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hair-salons-donations-to-help-canine-charities-646612

The Ship Inn barman's near-miss when Cockwood pub crashed down https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ship-inn-barmans-near-miss-8868091?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily Newsletter_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=ed4f368f-11e7-490d-b589-4df6529824ac

DAWLISH Museum is celebrating achieving recognition by reaching the national benchmark of quality. Administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the UK Accreditation Partnership, accreditation is the standard for well-run museums and galleries. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/teignbridge-museum-recognised-for-its-quality-646611

Great British Workmanship. What a joke!!!

Good luck to him. Doing a grand job.

HUNDREDS of people enjoyed food and drink from local producers at the second Dawlish Food Festival. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fun-for-foodies-at-dawlish-festival-646177

MORE than £1,000 was raised for much-loved charity Dawlish Community Transport at a fund-raising concert. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charity-concert-raises-cash-for-fire-ravaged-dawlish-transport-group-646436