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Angela Rowe with presents for kids at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital THE Dawlish born community fundraising manager at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity is transforming into chief Christmas elf for a Channel 5 show this evening. ‘The Kid’s Hospital at Christmas’ sees Angela Rowe go on a mission to find a Christmas present for every child who is just too poorly to ...

there is an exeter group too @OLD FART .  you can see the list of groups at http://uk.freecycle.org/region/South%20West

Damian le Bas, editor of Travellers Times, who has met and worked with people at Haldon, said the new site was “not fit” for new age travellers, many of whom work as travelling showpeople. He said it’s design – hard standing and wash blocks - ignored the “political or cultural aspect to the way of life” followed by the group, who like to live in a low impact way, often in woods, converting vans ...

The South West peninsula is “angry” the Government has only offered “crumbs” to improve rail connections to the region following the Dawlish disaster, an MP has told George Osborne. The Chancellor yesterday failed to add to an announcement on Tuesday that it is examining an additional £875 million rail line across Dartmoor to avoid the vulnerable coastal route in south Devon. Some hoped he ...

Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was spat on and verbally abused in a road rage incident in Dawlish. On Sunday, November 30, at around 8.30am, a group of cyclists were riding down the A379 from Dawlish towards Dawlish Warren. A vehicle overtook the cyclists as they were passing Leadstone Camp Site and an object was thrown out of the window at the cyclist. The vehicle ...

Octopush the district top junior sports team of the year JUNIOR TEAM OF THE YEAR: TSW (Dawlish) Junior Octopush Team. Presenting the trophy is Bernard Leech, from the Devon Football Association. Picture Phil Mingo, Pinnacle Photo Agency DAWLISH-based underwater hockey club TSW Octopush took the junior sports team title at Friday’s Teignbridge Sports Awards. The club has hit the ...

I must admit I can't remember seeing anything about this previously being mentioned but as Michael's link is from 2012 perhaps I've just forgotten!  Does Dawlish Warren really need anymore retail units?  How many bucket and spades do we need?  Seriously, I wonder who will take up these units and if they've been rented out already.

That's a tyred old joke JC.

2 Dec 2014

A suspected bomb has been found on a beach in south Devon, police say. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers and members of the Royal Navy bomb disposal team were called to the beach in Dawlish Warren at about 09:10 GMT. Coastguards were also called to the scene. No nearby roads had been closed, but a 200m (655ft) cordon had been put in place to keep people away from the area, police ...

At work but hope someone videos it.