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A thug tried to bite a female police officer on the neck after threatening to stab her and calling her ‘a daft bitch’. He had also been caught with half a pair of scissors hidden in his sock during an earlier violent confrontation with a group of men in Dawlish. Mr Nigel Wraith, prosecuting, said police attended a disturbance near the Lansdowne Hotel in Park Road, Dawlish, shortly after ...

I see drivers on a regular basis drive on the wrong side go through the no entry over the bridge the wrong way and then right into Brunswick Place. I often wonder why is that piece of road confusing drivers, or could it be sat navs are telling folk to keep right and take the next right.

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
25 Oct 2020

Police have reported 'traffic chaos' in Dawlish after a car which is believed to have been on the wrong side of the road collided with a van. No one was injured in the collision. A recovery vehicle has been sent to the scene. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/traffic-chaos-dawlish-car-wrong-4639439

The development management committee supported the proposal for a multi-purpose hall and vocational workshop at the residential school for pupils with special educational needs, at its meeting on Wednesday, October 21. “This will provide a significant benefit to pupils with special educational needs in and around Dawlish.” Read more... ...

Kieran Sandwell from Dawlish, Devon was presented with a heart hero award by the British Heart Foundation for helping to raise more than £13,500 for the charity. Kieran decided to take on the walk to mark his recovery from a heart transplant in 2009. He had been born with a congenital heart defect that caused him to have a heart attack at the age of 13 Read more... ...

Every day people all over the world watch to see the famous Dawlish black swans The fight for survival by a family of rare black swans in Dawlish have become a viral hit with 100,000 people a day tuning in to see the fluffy cygnets. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/worlds-first-live-streaming-black-4611323

Does the (former?) Monopolies Commision look at local issues?

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
15 Oct 2020

A popular Dawlish Warren pub has announced its temporary closure after being sold to a local businessman. Welcome Inn took to their Facebook page on October 1 to announce the news of the new owner to their customers with the update that the pub will be closed until further notice. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/property/welcome-inn-pub-taken-new-4603379

by the time you get through to a 999 operator the person will be dead.....

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
13 Oct 2020

People trying to save a person in cardiac arrest could be sent by 999 operator to find the machine is gone or broken The four in action are at Bitton Park bowling club, The Den former tourist information (now Cherry on the Top), United Reformed Church in Dawlish Street and outside Dart and Parker estate agents in The Triangle Read more... ...