Dawlish News
ON SATURDAY, April 5, Dawlish Indoor Bowls Club’s men’s 2x4 team claimed victory in the final of the Devon County Charles Parrott (Unbadged) Competition, played at the Torbay Country Club Indoor Arena.
A SOFA offering residents the opportunity to chat over pressing issues is coming back to Teignbridge.
A woman was hit on the head by a stone which was thrown through an open train window in Devon over the weekend. On Saturday, April 5, at around 5pm, a woman travelling between Dawlish and Teignmouth was struck by the object that was hurled into the carriage.
A police operation in Dawlish and Teignmouth led to the discovery of illegal drugs in five out of seven pubs inspected, resulting in investigations into possession and supply offences. DRUG testing showed positive results at five out of seven pubs during an operation by police in Dawlish and Teignmouth.
There are 66 of the Dittos houses all across Dawlish, themed to the shops they are installed on. A tourist trail of model houses made to the scale of five-inch (12cm) fictional creatures is making a return to Dawlish high street for its third year.
A spectacular 23-meter-long, Chinese-inspired dragon will form the grand finale to this year’s Dawlish Carnival parade. The dragon and accompanying lanterns are being created at open craft workshops at the Alice Cross Centre in Teignmouth with community artist Sam Lock.
A POPULAR disco for the over 60s in Dawlish continues to help local charities and good causes. The monthly knees-up aims to give the older members of the community a chance to strut their stuff.
YOUNGSTERS at a Dawlish school have been learning about policing and art. The varied experiences were enjoyed by children from Orchard Manor School, a special school which provides education for children with communication and interaction needs, autism and learning needs.
Deaf students from Exmouth excel at Dawlish Gardens Trust, earning AQA certificates. A GARDEN charity in Dawlish welcomed deaf and disabled students for work experience. A group of deaf students with additional needs from Exmouth made great strides in their vocational training when they spent time at Dawlish Gardens Trust.
A Dawlish carpenter has been recognised for his ‘remarkable dedication to swifts’ and ‘wide reaching work’ after winning the Individual Inspiration Wild About Devon Award. Jerry Horn, who set up the Devon Swift Project, said he was ‘surprised’ by the award but was pleased that the project and the swifts had received acknowledgement.