Dawlish News
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William Bryant left an elderly couple in hospital for a total of 26 weeks with serious spinal and rib injuries after smashing into their car when he failed to stop at a junction. Bryant was only 17 at the time and was on his way home to Dawlish from Torquay Boy's Grammar School, where he has just finished his A levels. Read more... ...
Cowboys quoted an elderly couple £170 for cutting down a tree in their garden, then quadrupled the price to £700 after the job was done. Reluctantly the wife called her regular taxi firm to take her to the bank to withdraw the extra cash, and driver Chris Smith quickly spotted something was wrong. Read more... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/hero-cabbie-wades-stop-rogue-10742028
Paignton and Brixham MIUs will close permanently after the last clinics being held on Friday July 28. Both sites will continue to operate as Health and Wellbeing Centres, with Brixham also being a Clinical Hub. Alternative MIU facilities are available at Totnes, Newton Abbot and Dawlish Community Hospitals. Read more... ...
Peter Dodd, aged 42, who was living rough in Exeter at the time, admitted wounding at an earlier hearing at Exeter Crown Court. His sentence was adjourned by Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, after he was told that Dodd now has an address at Coronation Avenue, Dawlish, and has started work with the addiction service Rise. Read more... ...
Thanks for these contacts. I'll use them next time I'm in town if I spot anything.
They report that crime numbers are down. Why and how is that is it because they do not report or arrest these people. You can make up any numbers you want but it's not factual. We the residents of Dawlish see it all the time and to some degree we feel immune but to a tourist it must stand out more to them. I have started my own campaign of sending emails to the relevent enforcement people and i ...
Around the clock dredging and recharge works at Dawlish Warren has paid off – with the completion of the recharge of the western end of the beach a month ahead of schedule and as a result, the beach now boasts increased sand levels of up to 3 metres in places. Read more... ...
Now a Hero Award has been presented to Chris Smith, 37, the owner of Black Swan Taxis in Dawlish who came to the rescue when he realised what was happening and stepped in to quickly take action and protect them without a thought for his own safety. Read more... ...
Well, it's clear from these responses that people don't agree with the propaganda that anti-social behaviour is reducing. However, with police resources so low, I reckon the cops can only do so much. Perhaps they can be a bit tougher on the yobs who are gradually ruining Dawlish, but maybe they've got bigger problems in Newton or Exeter to deal with. In reality, it needs the community of ...