Dawlish News
THE Dawlish Virtual Easter Bonnet Parade 2021 has been launched. People of all ages have been invited to enter by Dawlish mayor Alison Foden. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=120363&headline=In%20your%20Easter%20bonnet,%20with%20all%20the%20%20frills%20upon%20it§ionIs=news&searchyear=2021
Taking a winter’s dip in the sea is not everyone’s cup of tea, but Dawlish Water Rotarian Robin Buchanan, has set himself a ‘MadSwim’ challenge to raise money for Assist Teignbridge, where he is a trustee. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=120377&headline=Robin%27s%20water%20dips%20aid%20charity&searchyear=2021
Under the government’s roadmap, Monday, April 12, is the earliest date outdoor attractions and self-contained accommodation such as campsites and holiday lets, where indoor facilities are not shared with other households, are allowed to open. Read more... ...
THE SHOW might go on – but not necessarily as it has before. That’s the message from organisers of this year’s Dawlish Celebrates Carnival as they wait to see what possible restrictions might effect the popular week-long event in mid-August. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=120353&headline=Covid%20curtails%20carnival%20celebration&searchyear=2021
Lauren, from Bickington near Newton Abbot, had just days earlier played a key role in Great Britain's surprise third place in the Mixed Team Trial Relay at Harrogate before the incident occurred between Teignmouth and Dawlish on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/driver-73-fined-crash-ended-5200459
Despite being the go ahead by the government to finally begin reintroducing visits to loved ones inside care homes, some settings in Devon are choosing to still be extra cautious. Visitors are required to have a rapid Covid-19 test when they arrive, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and be asked to keep physical contact to a minimum. Sefton Hall in Dawlish was one of a 'small number' ...
When toilets were constructed in a new building at Orchard Manor School in Dawlish in 2016, they were incorrectly connected directly to a surface water drainage system, instead of the public sewerage network. The school has since closed the toilets and will reopen them when the issue has been rectified. It is understood that there was a blocked toilet issue at the school before Christmas. ...
Firefighters had to rescue two Devon walkers who got themselves waist-deep in a sticky situation. A 999 call was made at around 12.50pm today to reports of two people stuck in the mud on a public footpath on farmland in Mamhead, near Dawlish. At the time of the call, they were stuck in the mud up to their knees, but when firefighters arrived they had sunk deeper Read more... ...
THE BOSS of a group of Devon care homes is calling on the government to set out when and how families will be able to visit residents more effectively once again. Geoffrey Cox is the managing director of Southern Healthcare, which has four homes in the county. Read more... https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/dawlish-care-home-boss-calls-for-clarity-as-lockdown-restrictions-ease/
Network Rail have submitted a scheme to install a 210m long rock fall shelter at Parsons Tunnel North, as well as providing additional safety netting on the cliffs If approved, the proposals, which are subject to funding confirmation from government, will see construction starting in August with the work expected to take around a year to complete. Read more... ...