Dawlish News
A patient at a mental health hospital took their own life after a Covid-19 isolation area created "blind spots" on a ward, a report has found. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon, found safety and staffing concerns. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-54733664
Officers initially said it appeared someone had been bottled during the brawl near the Wetherspoons bar and Tesco Express "A 29-year-old man from Dawlish was arrested on suspicion of affray. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/police-tesco-wetherspoons-exeter-brawl-4647150
A thug tried to bite a female police officer on the neck after threatening to stab her and calling her ‘a daft bitch’. He had also been caught with half a pair of scissors hidden in his sock during an earlier violent confrontation with a group of men in Dawlish. Mr Nigel Wraith, prosecuting, said police attended a disturbance near the Lansdowne Hotel in Park Road, Dawlish, shortly after ...
The development management committee supported the proposal for a multi-purpose hall and vocational workshop at the residential school for pupils with special educational needs, at its meeting on Wednesday, October 21. “This will provide a significant benefit to pupils with special educational needs in and around Dawlish.” Read more... ...
Kieran Sandwell from Dawlish, Devon was presented with a heart hero award by the British Heart Foundation for helping to raise more than £13,500 for the charity. Kieran decided to take on the walk to mark his recovery from a heart transplant in 2009. He had been born with a congenital heart defect that caused him to have a heart attack at the age of 13 Read more... ...
Every day people all over the world watch to see the famous Dawlish black swans The fight for survival by a family of rare black swans in Dawlish have become a viral hit with 100,000 people a day tuning in to see the fluffy cygnets. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/worlds-first-live-streaming-black-4611323
Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has written to the Dr Paul Johnson, the clinical chairman of the NHS Devon CCG, regarding the new health hub in Teignmouth and the proposed closure of Teignmouth Hospital. The intention is then also to move all other services to the new hub or to Dawlish hospital. Read more... ...
There's also a new cluster of 13 cases in the Torbay area New clusters in the Exeter area include Pinhoe & Whipton North, Clyst, Exton & Lympstone, Starcross & Exminster and Dawlish North. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-covid-19-clusters-across-4575159
A shed and a garage on a Dawlish street were broken into at approximately 4am where a thief stole tools, including a new axe, and a child's bike. A child's beloved quad bike and tools and an axe were stolen by a callous thief in the early hours of Friday morning (October 2). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/childrens-quad-bike-axe-stolen-4573441
But dogs are once again allowed on most beaches Dogs are permitted on all beaches in Teignbridge between October and March 31, except past groyne 9 at Dawlish Warren, where dogs are banned all year round. Read more ... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-beaches-you-can-now-4564940