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I see a new Town Manager has been appointed (glad I finally have my copy of Dawlish Gazette!). Tracy Scranage has lived in Teignmouth for 29 years and is former secretary of the Teignmouth Traders Association as well as recently working at SureStart in Heathfield. Good luck to Tracy, hopefully she has some great ideas. Hopefully people will get behind her and give her the support she will need.
Agree. Dawlish hospital is a fantastic place and the staff extremely caring.
SOUTH DEVON will be featured on national television next week when the hit Channel 4 show Come Dine With Me comes to the English Riviera. The popular entertainment programme will be broadcast on Wednesday, September 17, at 5pm on Channel 4 and features contestants from Torquay and Dawlish. Featuring in the episode are Scuba-diving science teacher Philip Austin, burlesque event organiser Sarah ...
That's probably the case Ken. I would guess something hasn't been done properly.
A special pint of beer has been brewed to celebrate the re-opening on the Exeter to Pymouth line following the winter storms that breached the sea wall at Dawlish. The brew, Dawlish - on Track, which boasts a 5per cent ABV,- will be raised at Dawlish railway station on Saturday when real ale campaigners from across the region gather for the special celebration. Organised by the Exeter and East ...
http://shaftesbury-theatre.net/ See info at bottom of page
haha @Lynne i know i've completely lost the thread now ... thanks @Dorian
A Dawlish-based non-profit organisation has won a place at Europe’s largest technology conference. ‘If Everyone Cares’ will be on show at The Summit Dublin between November 4 to 6 as one of the most innovative technology start-up companies in the world. Read more at ...
Two Second World War Lancaster bombers have flown together in the skies over Britain for the first time in 50 years - and are on their way to Devon. Canadian Lancaster Vera flew into RAF Coningsby ahead of appearing at the Dawlish Air Show on August 23 with Thumper, the aircraft owned by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The pair are the only two Lancaster Bombers that are still airworthy. ...
An important public notice has been issued regarding the Dawlish Air Show 2014 http://dawlishairshow.co.uk/newindex/air-show-news-public-notice-re-the-sea-wall-walkway/ Sea Wall Walkway The walkway between Coastguards Ramp and Rock Stone Footbridge remains closed due to on-going construction works on the Lower Sea Wall. Please follow the High Tide pedestrian route detailed below to access ...
The Environment Agency, Teignbridge District Council and East Devon District Council are working on a beach management project that will look at two key locations on both sides of the estuary, Exmouth and Dawlish Warren. These organisations are working together to stage two public drop-in exhibitions in June to provide some more information on the project and give local people an opportunity to ...
They've removed the car but not swept up any of the glass or charcoaled remains, not sure whose responsibility it is. Be careful if you are driving up Elm Grove Road just before the Newlands turning.
Horse boxes were damaged in the collision at the Devon County Show The final day of the 2014 Devon County Show has been cancelled because of safety concerns, staff say. Organisers described the cancellation as "heartbreaking" but said parking safety concerns caused by recent heavy rain had left them no choice. The three-day event near Exeter was to end on Saturday, but has been halted after ...
Interesting article about this scheme in Peterborough where it's already rolling out. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/peterborough-city-council-sorry-over-brown-bins-error-1-6073422
Devon sports achievers were last night honoured at the Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards, in association with Active Devon. They included sportsmen and women, clubs, coaches and volunteers from all four corners of the county. The event was hosted at Sandy Park, the home of LV= Cup winning Premiership rugby team the Exeter Chiefs. The competition was open to those involved in sport ...
@michaelclayson - letter emailed, sorry for the delay.
A man has been warned he faces a certain jail sentence after being convicted of sexual assaults on two boys at the seaside caravan park where he lived. Bradley Daines-Degroot sobbed as the jury at Exeter Crown Court convicted him of male rape against the boys who were attacked while staying at the Oakcliff Park in Dawlish. The two victims were brothers who were aged between seven and 12 at the ...
A TODDLER who fell and was unresponsive was flown from Dawlish Warren beach by Devon Air Ambulance yesterday. Helicopter paramedics were first on scene at the beach and took the little boy to the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital. The boy had fallen and suffered a serious head injury and the ambulance landed in the area near the amusement arcades. The rescue was one of seven in a busy Sunday ...
Teignbridge's top-performing waste collection service could soon get even better for residents as the Council seeks to introduce weekly food waste and recycling collections. Teignbridge District Council is exploring options around overhauling its waste service, giving residents more for their money while improving recycling figures. Teignbridge's fleet of bin lorries are ageing and are costing ...
Broadmeadow leisure centre, Teignmouth, is in turmoil after alleged irregularities involving four members of staff were posted on social media sites. Now the management team has been changed, and a probe launched by Teignbridge Council, which runs the popular centre, into how and why it was all leaked. Two staff were said to have been dismissed, one resigned and another moved elsewhere. The ...
Police and fire crews are investigating the cause of a car fire in Dawlish last night. The Fire Service received several calls reporting a car on fire at West Cliff Road, Dawlish at 22:33. On arrival fire crews confirmed one car well alight on the public highway severely damaged by fire. Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus wearers and two hose reel jets. The cause of ...
It only takes a small percentage of people with money to ruin things for people too, hence the number of court cases going on at present.
Enid Blyton's books are just old fashioned. My children didn't enjoy them and chose not to read them themselves, I wouldn't have banned them. There are so many good children's books these days and so much choice. I just wish they'd stop nannying us. We're getting to the point we won't be allowed to think for ourselves.
@Ashephard1 - if you're on facebook try eye of dawlish or teignmouth oracle. you're more likely to find something on there.
THOUSANDS of pounds have been pledged by East Devon District Council in the hope of bringing forward a scheme that should prevent tonnes of sand being washed across the estuary from Exmouth to Dawlish. Concerns about sand being washed back and forth across the estuary have been going on for years. The sand spit jutting out into the mouth of the Exe estuary from Dawlish Warren serves as a ...
There have been rumours about the South Devon Link Road, and Newton Abbot Councillor Gordon Hook has revealed the fire behind the smoke By PRSD , on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 You would be forgiven for not knowing where the South Devon Link Road was going – even after studying the plans. But will it really be going at all? Despite the lengthy prose poem celebrating a year of works in the ...
@Paul . if you watched who do you think you are recently, you would have seen that a number of people with ptsd from wwi were kept in "mental institutions" eg seale hayne, exminster. my father worked at langdon in the 70s and one of the 'patients' at that time had been put there as a youngster as his mum was a single mother. he became institutionalised and was eventually released into 'care ...
Why can't they sort this out, it's been like this for ages?
PEOPLE in Teignmouth, Shaldon, Bishopsteignton and Dawlish are being asked to give their views about the future of healthcare in the area. Doctors are holding public meetings in Shaldon and Holcombe this month to discuss services, including care at home, minor injury units, community nursing, physiotherapy, and Teignmouth and Dawlish community hospitals. Meetings have already taken place in ...
Very naughty of the Gazette. You'd think they get their facts right. Surely they tried to get a quote from the school. Hope they won't doing "Eye of Dawlish" journalism! ;p
Police are appealing for witnesses after more than £3,000 of jewellery was stole in a burglary at Holman's Close was burgled last month. Another property was also targeted in the road and jewellery, a mobile phone and laptop were taken totalling £1,275. Police say the crimes took place between August 14-27 It is believed that at least one of the burglaries may have occurred in the early ...
Two men have been arrested after a night time robbery at a Dawlish holiday park. A member of staff is recovering after he was hit with a sharp object, possibly an axe, in the raid at Golden Sands holiday park, Week Lane, Dawlish Warren at 1am on Tuesday morning. Police say that up to four raiders wearing balaclavas forced members of staff to open a safe containing a large quantity of cash. ...
A member of staff has been injured in a night time robbery at a Dawlish holiday park. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident at Golden Sands holiday park, Week Lane, Dawlish Warren at 1am on Tuesday morning. It is thought the victim was hit with a 'sharp object', possibly an axe. He is recovering in hospital. Acting DCI Nick Wilden said: “This would have been a very busy bank ...