News in Dawlish

A set of car and house keys went missing from the front of a Dawlish Warren property yesterday afternoon (Sunday 20 June), and are believed to have been stolen.

The resident, who was working on his van outside his house, last used the keys at around 3pm before noticing they had gone missing at 7pm.

The number of patients inside Devon's hospitals following a positive Covid-19 test has fallen in the last week, but infection rates have risen by 146 per cent in Devon.

However, the rise in cases has not yet materialised into hospitalisations – although there is a lag between infection and illness which may not have seen enough time pass to take account for the most recent rise.

Today (21 June) was the original date on which the government had intended to remove all legal limits on social contact, effectively ending the coronavirus lockdown.

But after Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to delay the final step of the roadmap by four weeks, the date was changed to 19 July.

Householders in Teignbridge 'could be liable for a heavy fine' if they dispose of their waste through a rogue contractor, a spokesperson for the district council has said.

It comes after a recent increase in flytipping incidents, which the council believes are being perpetrated by so-called 'rogue contractors' who dump waste collected from residents rather than disposing of it properly.

All those over the age of 18 are now eligible to have the Covid-19 vaccination.

According to the NHS booking service, you can get an appointment to have the vaccine if any of the following apply:

As drivers take to the South West for their 'staycation' holidays, Highways England is issuing advice to keep the region's roadsides clear of litter.

Litter on the majority of A-roads in the region is the responsibility of local authorities to clear, but in order that it can be collected safely Highways England often teams up with councils to co-ordinate any necessary closures.

Monthly litter picks are set to return to Dawlish next Saturday (26 June), if enough volunteers can be found.

Dawlish Against Plastic is now organising the events after the previous organisation Open Daw had to close due to lack of funds during the pandemic.

Low-carbon concrete is being used to reinforce the new sea wall on Dawlish seafront, Network Rail has said.

The new sea wall is being built after a storm in 2014 brought down the old wall and damaged the railway line.

Dawlish is twinned with a place in France called Carhaix-Plouguer (pronounced something like Caray Plooger!) - an excellent destination for our brief holiday.

With a population of 7,000, it has fewer than half the residents of Dawlish.

Devon and Cornwall police have acknowledged that they could make more use of new legal powers to tackle stalking, after research found a very low take-up by forces across England.

Stalking Protection Orders were introduced in January 2020, giving police the power to impose restrictions on suspected stalkers to stop their behaviour escalating.