What amazes me more than anything is there was a police car in Dawlish willing to actually stop in the town. A rare occurrence to be sure.
The government wont be happy until every emergency service is placed in a few central hubs with zero satellite support locations and then it will all be auctioned off to private enterprise to the highest bidder, in my opinion. Just look at how the police force in Devon has slowly been taken away from rural locations. Same seems to go for Banking as well.
HM Coastguard helicopter from St Athan has been sent to the scene along with Exmouth and Teignmouth RNLI lifeboats and Dawlish Coastguard Rescue Team Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-dawlish-warren-coastguard-lifeboats-7267573
It was fantastic to catch up with Sasha recently, who attended Dawlish College until 2019. She is now playing for Torquay United Women’s 1st Football Team Read more... https://www.dawlish.devon.sch.uk/news/latest-news/success-on-the-pitch/
Many congrats Richard, and for a great cause also!!!
DAWLISH has its own Master of the Bowls. Richard Hayward, a member of the Marina Bowls Club, has completed a seven-hour marathon in aid of a servicemen’s charity. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/master-of-the-bowls-551947
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/
Stagecoach – which operates in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish and surrounding areas – says is ready to help keep Britain on the move as people plan alternative travel to avoid the disruption caused by next week’s rail strikes. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/bus-companies-ready-to-take-rail-strike-strain-551517
Two people have been rescued after becoming stranded on Dawlish Warren when their boat broke down. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/pair-rescued-from-dawlish-warren/
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