The inspiration for this week’s column goes to Michael Price who has recently moved back to his home town of Dawlish. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/inspired-by-a-special-poem-552837
The train will be passing over Dawlish sea wall en route to Kingswear from Poole on Saturday (2nd July). see more... https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/locomotive-set-to-turn-a-few-heads-in-devon-and-somerset-553421
Wonder if the people buying houses in swan park know about the "neighbours"
A mentally ill son was in the grip of drug-fuelled delusions when he stabbed his mother in a frenzied attack in their home. Dillon Leader, 18, knifed, strangled and pinned down his mum during a prolonged assault, a court heard. Doctors have assessed his mental health and diagnosed him as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. He has been responding to treatment at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. ...
AN angry son who pushed his wheelchair-bound father under a bus after three days of family squabbles has been sent to a Dawlish mental health hospital. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/courts/pushed-dad-under-a-bus-after-family-squabbles-552982
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!!!