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A RED Arrows pilot was hailed a hero yesterday after he steered his stricken jet away from houses moments before the crash that killed him. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging encountered difficulties as he took part in a daredevil air display with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, which he joined in April last year. Witnesses told how the 33-year-old bravely wrestled with the controls of his ...
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THE future of Dawlish Town Football Club is in the balance after it was announced they had withdrawn from the Western League. The 122-year-old club informed league officials of their decision to pull out on Friday evening, while the future of their reserve team, which plays in Division Three of the Fresha Devon & Exeter League, remains unclear. It is understood the club are in dispute with ...
A driver photographed apparently reading a newspaper while at the controls of a high-speed passenger train has been suspended while his company investigates the incident. The man was caught on camera by Jim Hales, 64, as a First Great Western (FGW) train, which had set off from Plymouth, emerged from a tunnel at Coryton, near Dawlish, in Devon. The picture showed the driver with his newspaper ...
Can we please stop the personal bickering because it is upsetting some forum users? Also, can we please respect the wishes of users who want to remain anonymous? The purpose of this forum is to invite healthy debate and inevitably people are not going to agree, but it is important not to resort to personal attacks.
A children’s charity is looking for volunteers to help run a charity walk. The NSPCC Devon Hike Against Cruelty to Kids (HACK) takes place on September 11, and will see walkers covering 25 miles along the South West Coastal Path from Dawlish. The charity is now looking for people to assist with tasks such as registering entrants, manning check points and marshalling the route. The charity is ...
Hells Bells, I will move this to news, what's-on or create a web page for it as I think it is important to accommodate all things relating to Dawlish on this site. Please bear with me on this for the time being. I think sometimes it is not clear where best to post things on here and it is tempting to post on the most popular section - the forum - but I have plans to improve this.
At least 20 wraps of suspected heroin were seized by police in Dawlish following a morning raid on a town centre flat. Officers seized the 0.1g of the suspected class A drug which is believed to have a street value of around £200, plus a quantity of cash. A 21-year-old man was arrested for possession with intent to supply and has been bailed pending further inquiries. For the full article see: ...
Exeter Road's Marina Post Office was ram-raided this morning. Earlier, a local passer by snapped these photos. Apparantly a Vauxhall Astra was used in the raid although this has not been confirmed.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has received planning consent to proceed with the £30m redevelopment of Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. The plans for the site include extension of the existing buildings and the replacement of the Butler Clinic with a new 60-bed unit, which will be divided into four ward areas. It is hoped construction will start in the autumn with completion of the development ...
