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Thought that everyone knew this would happen. The previous play park was set on fire at least twice and other vandalism/dangerous littering numerous times. Pointless to build a really good facility there without protecting it with a really good (and copiously signed) CCTV system. Sorry to state 'The Bleedin' Obvious' but it was built by our tax money.
Sadly, our day started on a disappointing note. Unfortunately the new play park in the Manor Gardens was vandalised last night. Perspex windows in the train were smashed and the area was filled with litter, in addition to several swings being swung around the frames rendering them unusable. It's been reported to the Police who have confirmed the area will be added to their patrols as a ...
The Play Park is now open for the children to use. It is lovely to hear so much laughter and to see so many children using the play park
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A Dawlish tea room was presented with an 'Outstanding With Loneliness' (OWL) award at a town council meeting this week for its efforts to reduce loneliness in the area. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/warm-and-welcoming-dawlish-tea-room-wins-award-for-tackling-loneliness-169373?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com
Good progress is being made with the Play Area at the Manor Gardens which is set to open around mid-February, with an official opening being held on 4 March. We invite you to join the Mayor of Dawlish for the ribbon cutting ceremony at 2.30 p.m. at the Play Park in the Manor Gardens.
A thread was running on Eyes of Dawlish earlier today concerning child minders in Dawlish. It seems we now only have two childminders in Dawlish and two in Starcross. All four are full.
DCC/4333/2023 - Dawlish Community College, Elm Grove Road Location: Dawlish Community College, Elm Grove Road, Dawlish Proposal: The demolition of an existing teaching block to be replaced with a new teaching Applicant: Ms Paula McCree Web Link: https://planning.devon.gov.uk/PlanDisp.aspx?AppNo=DCC/4333/2023&cuuid=AD18F2D7-5638-41EE-B3E9-069D5E5887EB
Text of Cllr Gary Taylor's report to DTC Full Council meeting to be held Weds. 1st Feb. 2023. There will be no additional housing allocations in Dawlish, Holcombe, Cockwood or Teignmouth in the new draft 2040 Teignbridge Local Plan. Having considered all of the sites that came forward, the selected 'strategic' allocations are all expected to be clustered close to Exeter and Newton Abbot - ...
From Cllr Martin Wrigley's written report to DTC for Feb 1st 2023 full council meeting; ('the administration' to which Cllr Wrigley refers is Devon County Council) Following a sufficiency report on early years provision, which the administration were congratulating themselves on, I pointed out that provision in Dawlish (and other areas of Teignbridge) were designated as Hotspots again. ...