News in Dawlish

A camper van became stranded at the ford on Lower Dawlish Water Road at around 08:54am today (28 June) after heavy rainfall caused the stream to flood.

The water trapped one of the occupants and their dog before they could get out, but the other person managed to get to safety.

The huge surge in new coronavirus cases across Devon has not yet led to any noticeable increase in patients going to hospital.

The county's infection rates are six times higher than they were, with Plymouth tripling and Torbay doubling – although all areas are still nowhere near their peaks seen in January.

Dawlish Against Plastic have taken over the organising of the litter pick in the parish since The Open Daw sadly closed.

New and remaining volunteers collected over 19kg of litter on Saturday morning and will continue their efforts every last Saturday of the month, from 10am-noon at the Manor House carpark.

A fake Facebook post about the kidnap of a 14-year-old girl in Dawlish was identified as a scam by police yesterday (24 June).

Devon & Cornwall Police said that the incident did not take place, and that clicking on the link will lead you to a video of a fake kidnap - and you'll have to enter your Facebook details to see it.

A fraudulent email telling people that they can apply for digital coronavirus passports has been circulating recently.

Clicking on the link in the email takes you to a convincing but fake NHS website - the scammers then ask you to enter your personal and payment details and pay an 'admin fee'.

After a week of cooler weather with some sunshine on Wednesday, this weekend is not much to write home about.

Saturday will start off overcast and turn into sunny spells at lunchtime - the wind will be moderate, with gusts of up to 17mph. The temperature will stay cool throughout the day, not going higher than 17 degrees Celsius.

If you're experiencing the long-term effects of Covid-19, support is available for you to make sure you recover and are not in any danger.

What is 'Long Covid'?

Nub News is unlike other local newspapers and we are changing the industry. We are now looking for regional sales people.

Nub News is recruiting in the following areas: North West, Midlands, London, South East and the South West.

Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched a new flexible season ticket that allows you to make eight return journeys in a 28-day period.

Now on sale for travel from Monday 28 June, the 'Flexi Season' ticket was introduced to address changes in people's working patterns brought on by the pandemic.

It's been suggested that a Metro Mayor for the area of Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon and Teignbridge could drive forward infrastructure improvements across the area, boost the economy and support job creation.

Metro mayors hold powers over spatial planning, regional transport, the provision of skills training, business support services, and economic development, and are directly elected by residents.