News in Dawlish

Eligible people in Devon could be 'double jabbed' with Covid booster and flu vaccinations simultaneously from next month, under plans being drawn up by health chiefs.

Steve Brown, Devon's director of public health, said while the logistics of the plan were still being worked on, 'ideally it would make sense to have them together'.

Police have urged the potential victims of recent indecent exposure incidents, that may have occurred between May and 3 August this year, to come forward and provide them with information.

There have been three reports of a man indecently exposing himself to women on buses travelling between Exeter and Dawlish and also stopping in Newton Abbot, but it is believed that there have been more such incidents.

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Dawlish Nub News' event of the week is Poetry for Pleasure's face-to-face meeting on Saturday 21 August.

A new early-morning swimming group has been formed in the town, called the 'Dawlish Dippers'.

Currently comprising four members, Robin Buchanan, Val Hempstock, Simon Osborn, and Alison North, the group meets at Coryton Cove two to three times a week at 7am.

Easily the most hilarious event of Dawlish Carnival, the Pram Race was a resounding success last night (Tuesday 17 August) with crowds thronging the starting grid and 'track' along the Strand and Brunswick Place.

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Over the past year, one conversation that seems to have come to the fore is around violence against women and girls.

The pandemic has brought with it a rise in domestic abuse, while women are not the only victims, most domestic abuse is perpetrated against women.

Millbrook Healthcare Ltd, Devon County Council, and NHS Devon CCG have launched an amnesty for people to return vital community health equipment that they no longer need.

It comes amid a shortage of equipment from China due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An appeal launched in Dawlish for people to 'twin' their vaccine by donating to charities that can provide jabs for people in developing countries has now raised more than £1,000.

Christian charity ROC Dawlish and the Helping Dawlish initiative are supporting two campaigns run by UNICEF and Tearfund to provide vaccines to people around the world with limited access.

The Environment Agency, which is a government department, will offer new flood warning services in Dawlish from tomorrow Wednesday 18 August.

It comes after Dawlish experienced significant flooding in 2012 and in previous years.

The Dawlish carnival has now been officially opened and will last until Friday 20 August - we've put together a list of highlights to look out for this week!

Organisers are also asking people not to come if they have tested positive for Covid-19, display symptoms, or have been asked to self-isolate.