Dawlish News
The name Devon was first used as a personal name when slave-owners bestowed it on enslaved men These men and women were from other parts of the UK or migrated from the colonies. It is noticeable how peripatetic their lifestyles were: some rapidly moved around England to live for short periods in such places as London, Bath and in the fashionable resorts. In Devon they mostly lived along the ...
The finishing touches have been made to the first section of the Dawlish sea wall project. The aim is to allow people walking the 360-metre promenade to be able to do so both in the day and darker evenings, using 14 concrete benches and seating dotted along the promenade. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-sea-walls-first-stage-5962655
The nearest mass vaccination sites for people in Dawlish are the Riviera Centre in Torquay and Newton Abbot Racecourse. The jabs will also be offered at pharmacies and GP practices, and there will be pop-up vaccine clinics, as with the initial vaccination programme. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/dawlish-how-to-get-your-covid-booster-dose-in-south-devon
SERVING and retired police officers shared "sexual and derogatory images" on an online work forum up to 20 times a day, a former senior officer has claimed. Ms Kimberly, from Dawlish, Devon, who also wrote to Met assistant commissioner Helen Ball, said: "Every avenue I have tried to raise concerns...have either been excused or stonewalled." Read more... ...
The charge for an additional residual waste bin is set to be increase from April 1 During a meeting on Monday (September 13), Teignbridge District Council’s overview and scrutiny committee heard that while staff had dealt with the “amazing increases” of recycling and black bag waste during the coronavirus pandemic, recycling rates had stalled. Read more... ...
The remaining sites are St John’s Lane and Mary Street in Bovey Tracey, Brunswick Place in Dawlish, Newton Road in Kingsteignton and Court Street Moretonhampstead. See more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121104&headline=Green%20light%20for%20rapid%20electric%20vehicle%20chargers§ionIs=news&searchyear=2021
Bear Grylls' Gone Wild festival at Powderham Castle near Exeter has already been compared to the ill-fated Fyre Fest Visitors have also claimed that there is 'no Covid checks, camping fire risk, no hand washing facilities and no washing up for campers.' Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-gone-wild-festival-exeter-5839668
Andy Goode, owner of Home Instead West Exeter & Teignbridge, said: “We are delighted to receive exceptional praise from our clients and their families, particularly over the challenging period we continue to live in. Read more... ...
Are you currently on the waiting list for knee or hip surgery? We understand that this must be a difficult, frustrating and challenging time for you. Evidence shows that those who are in a good state,both physically and mentally, are much more likely to have better outcomes post-surgery. Following surgery, you will leave hospital sooner, recover faster and regain normal activity more ...
ON MARCH 19, 2020, minor injury units (MIU) in Dawlish and Totnes community hospitals closed Minor injuries units can treat injuries that are not critical or life threatening, such as cuts, sprains and minor head injuries However, many months later both Dawlish and Totnes MIUs remain closed. The same story is repeated in North Devon hospitals. Read more... ...
