Dawlish News
Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday, February 26. He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on The Brook.".
A Dawlish woman who grew up in the care system is running the London Marathon in April to raise money for a local charity that supports vulnerable young people as they enter adulthood. ‘She felt she had no one for support, no one to listen or help her, she got into debt and was miserable and alone,’ Shannon explained.
FOUR cygnets have hatched to the Black Swans in Dawlish. Parents Bert and Kimba have welcomed the four new arrivals overnight. These are the latest generation in the town’s Black Swan population.
A SEAL pup found washed up on a Dawlish beach is doing well, rescuers have confirmed. The small seal was found. Stressed and underweight, at Coryton Beach 10 days ago. After being assessed by a vet, it was safely transported off the beach and taken to the Cornwall Seal Sanctuary where it received care, food and a much-needed rest.
A POIGNANT service in Dawlish earlier this morning (Monday, February 24) marked the third anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag flew proudly from the Manor House as locals gathered with Ukrainians who have settled in the area scene hostilities began in their homeland.
A PROLIFIC shoplifter from Dawlish has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison, the second time he has been jailed in two years. Ross Norman, 32, of Carlton Terrace, was sentenced by magistrates at South and West Devon magistrates court.
A man from Dawlish stole booze and attacked a police officer during a spate of crimes. Ross Norman, aged 32 and of Carlton Terrace, was charged with 14 counts of theft from shops and an assault on a police officer while being detained.
NEWTON Abbot Batmen returned to action in the SD&T Table Tennis League first division with an 8-2 win at Halwell A, Rory Harries with a maximum for the Batmen. In the second division, a Mark Sharratt maximum for Dawlish Aces helped them to a 6-4 victory over NA Falcons.
BEACHES in Teignbridge were among the several hit by sewage alerts after yesterday’s heavy rain. Dawlish Town, Shaldon and Teignmouth Holcombe were among the more than 30 beaches identified by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), as areas where sewage has been discharged into the sea.
A FORMER Wren girl celebrated her 100th birthday this week. Audrey Wilson, who lives in Dawlish, received her birthday message from the King and the Queen Consort on Febraury 17. Born in Margate, Audrey was whisked off to India when she was only two-years-old as her father was a colonel in the Royal Army Dental Corps.