Dawlish News
Despite his age, stopping is not in his sights and he says he will still be singing when he is 100. He said: “I was about three or four years old when my father took over a shop in Dawlish in Devon and he’d been a bit of a comic during the First World War, so he started a concert party in Dawlish called The Bohemians. Read more... ...
The Strand Centre has created a web patch in a space in front of the church building to repurpose as a growing area. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mini-allotment-launched-in-town-centre-629301
QUESTIONS are being asked about the future of Dawlish Hospital’s minor injuries unit after a 73-year-old woman fell and needed treatment for a severe cut. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/questions-over-injury-unit-as-oap-has-agonising-wait-629050
Network Rail will be installing a series of protection measures, from netting designed to retain the cliffs in some high-risk locations, as well as catch fences, which will stop any cliff material before it reaches the railway. The work is expected to take until spring 2024 and is being carried out by contractor BAM Nuttall , who recently completed the new sea wall at Dawlish for Network ...
This year’s programme includes shows at Dawlish , Teignmouth and Exeter Quayside , and is being orchestrated by Dr Lidington’s local social enterprise, Prom-Prom. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/classic-seaside-shows-return-devon-8626845
Amy Walker and her family, from Dawlish, left their hotel late on Saturday, joining thousands "scrambling" to get on to boats. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-66300544
ORANGE Army workers in Dawlish are giving a coastal park a makeover. South West Rail Resilience Programme says ‘pocket park’ as it is known, near Coastguard Cottages, is being revamped. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/park-gets-makeover-from-orange-army-628075
DAREDEVIL Dawlish octogenarian Bernice Johnson has been up to her high-flying antics again. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-daredevil-bernice-is-at-it-again-627304
A vital Devon charity that has been rocked by a savage arson attack is battling to keep going with the help of the local community. Dawlish Community Transport, which offers accessible, affordable transport services for those unable to use public transport, was cruelly targeted last Friday, July 14. Read more... ...
The mum of a Ukrainian teenager who died after falling off a seawall in Dawlish is demanding changes be made to prevent other tragedies. 14-year-old Albina Yevko died after she was found unconcious on the beach in March this year. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/mum-demands-change-after-dawlish-8610915