Dawlish News
A NEW temporary banking hub could be open in Dawlish in the next few weeks, the Gazette has learned. A suitable location has finally been found in the town, within The Strand Centre, for a temporary hub which could be up and running by the end of the month.
MANAGERS at a Dawlish pub have apologised for the behaviour of a team, claiming to be from the pub, which took part in the iconic carnival Pram Race. A statement from the Lansdowne in Park Road said the pram race team members had been ‘abusive and disrespectful’ to members of the carnival committee but also the police.
It's all rather vague this report, a little more detail would be helpful. Why exactly were the people prevented from speaking?
AN investigation is under way into how a key council meeting was halted after a four-letter outburst from a councillor. Three members of the public asked about the way sports centres treated trans people, and council chairman Cllr Rosie Dawson (Lib Dem, Dawlish NE) stepped in to stop the speakers from making statements in addition to their questions.
ONE of Dawlish’s most famous Black Swans has been nicknamed Bert The Bully due to his dominant behaviour. But the town’s waterfowl wardens say they are keeping a close eye on him as the next clutch of eggs have been laid near the Brook.
Police have appealed to the public for information following a sexual assault in Dawlish earlier this month. The incident happened on Friday 2 August at around 8.30pm. A teenage girl was sexually assaulted over her clothing by an unknown male.
DAWLISH Bowling Club held their annual Sefton Cup competition, running from Monday August 5 to Sunday 11. All members could enter and the tournament works on a knockout basis, with everyone being just as friendly as they are competitive.
POLICE are appealing for information following a sexual assault in Dawlish. At around 8.30pm on Friday, August 2, a teenage girl left the Boat Cove area. As she was walking by the viaduct on the sea side of the train tracks she was approached and sexually assaulted over her clothing by an unknown male.
INPATIENTS at hospitals in South Devon and their visitors will soon benefit from more flexible visiting times. NHS bosses are introducing new ‘open visiting’ to hospitals including Newton Abbot Community Hospital, Dawlish Community Hospital from next month.
THE SON of a stalwart of Dawlish Museum is to tackle a 145 bike ride to raise money for Rowcroft Hospice. Retired nurse Jenny Gibson was chairman of the popular museum in Dawlish before her death from cancer.