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Suspended Labour MP Ricky Jones is due in court today.

Monday 11th August 10am to 10.30am Stories and Singing (under 5s) Marquee Dawlish Library leads the stories and singing, helped by friends from Christians Together in Dawlish and District. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 10.45am to 11.30am Children’s craft activities Marquee This popular craft session will be led by Dawlish Library and friends from ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 11 of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. • Rated 5: The Cove Cafe at The Cove Cafe Coryton Cove Earlys Wall Dawlish Devon; rated on July 30.

THE Dawlish & Rural Neighbourhood Team have seized another bike after receiving multiple reports of it being ridden anti-socially in the Dawlish and Kenton areas. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/police-seize-bike-linked-to-anti-social-riding-820893

I do know about the english language and the overiding point is that if it can be misinterpreted then it is poor journalism. Assuming you know about the english language, are the red arrows going to fly up the strand  "amid" the waterworks as stated in the headline.

Carer
Carer
10 Aug 2025

Considering that there is a comma after the word Arrows, denotes that that small section beginning from the word Including, which has a comma preceding it after the word Programme, shows the the section regarding the Reds flypast was a simple add on to the sentence, if you know anything about the written English language. So there is nothing wrong with the journalism.

1263
1263
10 Aug 2025

The word " despite" means that the waterworks influences the flypast. Do tell how the pilots will adjust for that ? If it was supposed to be directed towards the carnival committee then it should have said so, hence poor journalism...

Sunday 10th August 10.30am to 12.30pm Town Crier Competition Marquee The arrival of the Town Criers for the Dawlish competition. Official welcome at 10.45am from the Dawlish Town Crier, the Mayor of Dawlish, the Chairman of Carnival and the Dawlish Twinning Association. Presentation of trophy to the Best Dressed Window competition winner is at 11.00am; the draw for the Town Crier ...

I don't think that the " challenges from ongoing South West Water works" was directed at the Red Arrows, more to the challenges of the carnival committee, so there is nothing wrong with the journalism at all.

Steve
Steve
9 Aug 2025

As long as they follow the diversion signs they should be OK.