Dawlish News
Microsoft has launched a 'strategic partnership' with the British Library, paving the way for digital reproduction of 25 million pages of content. The deal will allow the world's biggest software firm to scan some of the library's collection and publish digital copies of journals, maps and manuscripts on the internet. Microsoft will work with the Open Content Alliance, a consortium of non-profit ...
Say goodbye to using the lift, forget munching biscuits at business meetings and don't even think about nipping out of the office for a pub lunch. Instead get ready for a new era of lunchtime walks, offering clients sliced apple and having a spot of massage at your desk to relieve stress. These are some of the changes to the habits of Britain's 30 million employees that the Government hopes will ...
Drivers caught speeding on a Devon road could have their convictions quashed. Mobile speed cameras often operate on the A379 at Starcross between Exeter and Dawlish. But four cases have been dismissed because of road sign problems. Those previously convicted may get fines returned and licence points erased. The Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership, which runs the cameras, says it is ...
One in five pubs currently serving food will shut down their kitchens when the ban on smoking in food pubs is finally introduced. The government intends to give England's pub managers an unappetizing choice: Ban smoking or stop serving food. But Vicki Sinclair of the South Devon Inn at Dawlish, in southwestern England, will stop serving food once the rules take effect. She relies on her ...
An aid flight headed for Pakistan, containing 800 special cold weather tents for Oxfam and 19,000 blankets for Islamic Relief, will take off from Nottingham East Midlands Airport at approximately 16:00 today (Tuesday 11 October). The tents will provide temporary shelter for thousands of people affected by the Asian Earthquake. This aid is essential to the survival of the survivors of this ...
Two thugs with Geordie accents are being hunted after they robbed two boys near Dawlish town centre on Monday night. One of the lads, aged 15, was injured as he was ordered to hand over his £250 silver Samsung E800 mobile phone in Barton Lane just before 8pm. He suffered reddening to his cheekbone and jaw as well as a scratch to his back after one of the attackers threatened to use a knife on him ...
Youngsters in Dawlish now have no excuse for lounging in front of the telly on a Saturday morning. They can pop along to the Churchill Community Centre instead and take part in arts and crafts, outdoor and indoor games, including PlayStation. The get-together is being run by two trained youth workers from the Kingsway Meadow Community Association, and the Churchill community development worker, ...
The team Of The Week Award must go to Dawlish Ladies - they beat Honiton Hornets with only EIGHT players! The Channel Division 2B leaders forced captain Claire Chudley to do some hard thinking, as she tried to work out a formation that would give her side a chance even three players short. With the accent on defence and with only two players committed forward, Dawlish soaked up Honiton's pressure ...
How come every mother and baby picture from the Madonna and Christ-child onwards shows a serenely happy mother cradling a perfectly contented baby in her arms? For most mothers reality is quite different: driven to distraction and despair by a baby that cries long and loud for no discernible reason. So why do babies cry, and what can you do when your baby is howling inconsolably? Firstly, take ...
Dawlish & Teignmouth suffered the disappointment of missing out on promotion for the second season running when they lost by four wickets to Clyst St George. James Burton's side had to win - and hope Plymouth Civil Service slipped up at home to Stoke Gabriel - to clinch the second promotion spot behind runaway champions Feniton. Civil won anyway - they trounced Stoke in double-quick time by six ...
