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DAWLISH is now ready for Christmas with the official switch on of the town’s lights. Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Rosie Dawson performed the big switch on for this year, marking the start of a festive weekend with a two-day Christmas market. Full article: https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/light-the-night-as-dawlish-welcomes-in-christmas-653860
Plans for twenty new mental health hospital beds for people with learning disabilities or autism have been revealed for the south west. The beds will be split into two 10-bed units in Dawlish in Devon, and Bristol. Read more... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-67582001
A walkway alongside a coastal railway line has been closed after about 20 large stone slabs were dislodged during Storm Ciarán . The pathway is part of the old sea wall at Dawlish, Devon. Network Rail said it hoped to have the wall repaired by the end of January. Read the full article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgp1n9lyxpo
The appeal from Devon County Council comes as there are ‘hotspots’ in Devon which have a particularly acute shortage of childcare provision, such as Dawlish. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/appeal-to-help-shortage-of-child-carers-652065
Claire Twitchin, a teaching assistant at Gatehouse Primary Academy in Dawlish decided to take on the challenge with fellow teacher Liz Borbon. Read more ... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/teachers-take-on-the-the-channel-651807
Thanks for your patience. Updates and checks are now complete, so you shouldn't get signed out from now on. Duplication duing photo uploading has been fixed. The photo file size has also been increasd to 30mb in response to users that were struggling to upload larger photos and were having to shrink them.
More of the team at Dawlish’s Roots Community Enhancement service have passed their “first aid for mental health” training. The services include a toddler group, a baby group, an anxiety cafe, bereavement support, a carers club and a feeding support group. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/health/more-mental-health-training-for-dawlish-roots-team-651998
Students from Dawlish College have filled more than 200 shoeboxes with Christmas goodies and treats for children and families in Moldova and Ukraine. The Christmas shoebox collection is being co-ordinated by Dawlish Water Rotary Club. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/christmas-boxes-are-bound-for-ukraine-and-moldova-651936
