Dawlish News
UK: Smart cameras, sensors, Telent’s MICA workforce automation platform and Purple Transform’s SiYtE insights software have been combined to alert staff to safety risks where the railway at Dawlish runs below potentially unstable cliffs. Read more... https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/automated-cliff-monitoring-protects-dawlish-railway/65198.article
From November 14 until Christmas, Signature Hair and Beauty will donate 50p to Saving Pound Dogs Cyprus (SPDC) and Cyprus Dog Rescue for every visitor to the salon who gets a treatment. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hair-salons-donations-to-help-canine-charities-646612
DAWLISH Museum is celebrating achieving recognition by reaching the national benchmark of quality. Administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the UK Accreditation Partnership, accreditation is the standard for well-run museums and galleries. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/teignbridge-museum-recognised-for-its-quality-646611
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed food and drink from local producers at the second Dawlish Food Festival. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fun-for-foodies-at-dawlish-festival-646177
MORE than £1,000 was raised for much-loved charity Dawlish Community Transport at a fund-raising concert. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charity-concert-raises-cash-for-fire-ravaged-dawlish-transport-group-646436
For the second time in two weeks, the British Isles have been ravaged by an extreme weather event, that triggered ‘red – danger to life’ warnings. In the wake of storm Babet, which unleashed its fury across the UK, leaving a trail of destruction, the nation’s rail network suffered significant disruptions. Scotland and the West Country bore the brunt of the chaos, with Dawlish on the Devon and ...
A retired nursery nurse died after she was pulled from waters off the Dawlish coast, an inquest has heard. The brief inquest opening at Plymouth Coroner's Court was held earlier this week, noting the passing of 59-year-old Christine Louise Mead who was born in Wanstead, London and resided at an address in Devonshire Place, Exeter. Read more... ...
A MUCH-USED bridge in a Dawlish park will be replaced, it has been confirmed. The footbridge at Manor Gardens has been closed to the public for months due to safety concerns. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/park-bridge-in-dawlish-to-be-replaced-645122
Planning permission is being sought for 25 timber 'camping pods' already built at Golden Sands Holiday Park in Dawlish. According to the planning documents, they were "originally considered to fall within the definition of a caravan". Read more... ...
The 209m long rockfall shelter extension north of Parsons Tunnel is between Dawlish and Holcombe in south Devon. The structure made up of 185 pre-cast concrete units has taken two years to build. It will protect the railway from falling rocks and debris from the steep cliffs above. Read more... ...