Dawlish News
Nanook, an 11-year-old Terrier cross, originally arrived at the West Down-based centre just before Covid hit in February 2020. He was adopted but sadly that home was not meant to be and was returned to their care once again in November 2020. He has now trotted off to start a new life with Sharon Maxwell from Dawlish. Read more... ...
The Snooky Trust helps people aged 18-40 who live in Dawlish and the wider area. Last week they took the tough decision to cancel their major fundraising event, the Snooky Fest, for the second year in a row, blaming difficulties in staging the event with ongoing uncertainty over regulations. Read more... ...
Shaun Powney, 51, pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to the manslaughter of Patrick Powney in Plymouth in February on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was remanded to doctors' care in Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, and will be sentenced after psychiatric reports. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-57385322
LIFEGUARDS will be back on Teignmouth and Dawlish beaches from May 29, reports Wendy Richards Wood, Volunteer Press Officer Teignmouth RNLI Fundraising Team Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=120618&headline=Lifeguards%20back%20on%20the%20beaches%20at%20Dawlish%20and%20Teignmouth%20for%20Bank%20Holiday%20weekend§ionIs=news&searchyear=2021
Darryl Riches was given just a 20 per cent chance of survival and was left with life-changing injuries - now he wants to give back to those who helped save his life In May 2002, Darryl Riches from Dawlish was on his way to work when he was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry. The result was catastrophic, and all of the bones in Darryl's skull were broken upon impact. Read more... ...
DAWLISH WARREN and Teignmouth Town are among 14 beaches in Devon that have been awarded Blue Flag status for 2021. See more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=120572&headline=Devon%27s%20best%20beaches%20named%20as%2014%20awarded%20Blue%20Flag%20status%20for%202021§ionIs=news&searchyear=2021&fbclid=IwAR1ISecOFmVrmnFOa8fuCRKBS17nBz2gkp3MguYVyjYET_3TiUk36UUe6BQ
Network Rail has awarded Morgan Sindall Infrastructure a £28m contract to construct an extension of the existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe in Devon. Read more... https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/05/13/morgan-sindall-wins-28m-dawlish-rockfall-shelter/
Date: 12/05/2021 Time: 21:08 Location: Dawlish, Devon Area: Central County: Devon One fire engine from Dawlish, one from Teignmouth and a specialist rescue team from Exmouth were all sent to a report of a person in the brook next to the railway station. On arrival crews were initially unable to locate the person and started searching the ...
A woman has been rescued from a house in Dawlish after her kitchen caught fire when food was left unattended on the cooker. Crews gained entry to the two-storey property and and found the woman suffering from smoke inhalation. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/woman-rescued-from-dawlish-fire/?IYA-mail=96d7d7c9-7d11-4c37-ad17-b9df5e01ec3a
A volunteer with the Strand Community Centre, and the whole team behind the Open Daw Centre, have received Civic Awards from Dawlish Town Council. The individual award went to Marie Whitehead for her ‘outstanding service to the community as a volunteer for the Strand Community Centre’. Read more... ...