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Dawlish Leisure Centre: Junior trampolining, swimming, gym classes to return on Monday

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Dawlish Leisure Centre cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Stephen Craven - geograph.org.uk/p/6310156

Junior exercise classes, including trampolining, supervised gym sessions and swimming lessons are set to return on Monday 6 September to Dawlish Leisure Centre.

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'We need a new national infection control strategy' | Opinion

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Anne Marie Morris MP, by Richard Townshend - https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/4249/Portrait?cropType=ThreeFourGallery: https://members.parliament.uk/member/4249/portrait, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86673656

The coronavirus has highlighted the need for better infection control policies and practices to minimise the spread of diseases.

In addition to health and care settings, we need to think about what we do at home – and in public. Measures for infection control during the pandemic included greater hand hygiene, social distancing, face coverings, surface cleaning and more.

Dawlish: Calls for 'more resilient' railway after disruption between Plymouth and Totnes today leaves just one line open

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Delays and cancellations to GWR services after a lorry collided with a bridge between Plymouth and Totnes today (Tuesday 31 August) have prompted calls for a 'more resilient' rail network in the South West.

Train services between the two stations may be delayed or cancelled and just one of the two lines remains open. Due to the extent of the damage to the bridge, the delays are reportedly expected to continue until the end of Friday 3 September.

Dawlish: Find out how many Covid cases there are in the local area

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Dawlish residents can now easily see how many Covid cases there are in the area.

A government interactive map has been launched which is accessible to everyone.

Dawlish and Starcross: Coastguard looking for volunteers

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

HM Coastguard is currently recruiting volunteers primarily in the Dawlish and Starcross area.

It works with the emergency services and charities such as the RNLI to save lives at sea.

Dawlish: Teignbridge bin collections to be one day later this bank holiday week

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Bin and recycling collections in Teignbridge will take place one day later than scheduled this week due to the bank holiday today (Monday 30 August).

To check the day of your collection, you can click here and enter your postcode on the district council's website.

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By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

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Dawlish: District council to focus on public transport, business, recycling in Covid recovery plan

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Teignbridge councillors have backed an outline Covid recovery plan for the district.

It describes how the council will help companies, communities and itself recover from the pandemic through seven projects over the next twelve months.

Dawlish and Teignmouth firefighters put out derelict building fire

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Credit: Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Firefighters from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to a fire in a derelict building outside of Dawlish just after 3pm yesterday (26 August).

There were two seats of fire within the building, and the crews extinguished them with buckets of water, small tools, and a thermal imaging camera.

Dawlish and Jane Austen: What the classic author wrote about the town

By Will Goddard

9th Sep 2021 | Local News

Whether or not you think Jane Austen's books are literary classics, you'll no doubt be interested in what she had to say about Dawlish - and the impact the town had on her life and writing.

When Jane Austen came to Dawlish

Jane Austen came to Dawlish in 1802 on a long holiday - the town was very well-known at the time as a place people would go to to restore their health.

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