News in Dawlish

Today (Monday 19 July) most Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted in England.

For a detailed breakdown of what's changed, please click here to read Dawlish Nub News' guide.

Dawlish and Torquay fire crews were mobilised to join Teignmouth personnel fight as many as three separate fires in allotments to the rear of Kingsway, Teignmouth at around 4.35am on Saturday 17 July.

The allotment fires initially involved four sheds, but by the end had spread to as many as six - with five sheds completely destroyed.

OK, so the question 'did you spot them?' was a bit of a con itself. Because all the text messages in this image are scams, sent by fraudsters to try and get the recipients to click on fake links and divulge personal and financial information.

Cyber crime isn't new – email phishing, ransomware attacks and so-called 'romance fraud' (conning people into thinking they're in a relationship with the fraudster, who then asks for money) have all been around for a while. Online fraud involving banks has been made easier for criminals by the large-scale closures of High Street branches, forcing more people to use Internet banking.

Dawlish Nub News' event of the week is a classic car show on the Lawn!

It's being organised by Dawlish Town Council, and will take place on Sunday 18 July.

A new deputy chief constable for Devon & Cornwall Police was appointed earlier this month - and he is the first DCC in the force's history to have policed the same area in more than 20 years on the job.

Jim Colwell joined Devon & Cornwall Police in 2001, and was appointed to the rank of assistant chief constable in 2019 after working in various different senior roles.

The Met Office issued a 'Heat Health' warning today (Friday 16 July), advising the public to be alert and ready, particularly the very young, very old, and those with a chronic disease.

The hot weather we've been experiencing is expected to last into next week, with temperatures staying high and cooling a little to around 21 degrees by Tuesday and Wednesday.

Improvements to children's services run by Devon County Council are starting to be made, but 'nothing is completely fixed', according to inspectors.

The cabinet member responsible – who is new to the post – has said he will work hard to bring further improvements – but the opposition leader said that for years, the council has been 'failing to get a real grip to turn it around and tackle the problems'.

In this week's Friday newsletter we have an exclusive video interview with Exe Voyages, Exmouth's newest charter boat company.

Exe Voyages offers trips down to Dawlish, Babbacombe, and across to Budleigh Salterton - make sure to sign up to our newsletter in the field below to receive the full interview and a round-up of the week's news straight to your inbox tomorrow!

Members of Devon County Council's ruling cabinet are urging the government to clarify funding for special education after Devon's spending deficit on the service rose to almost £50 million.

Devon County Council's financial report for 2020/21 reveals an underspend of just £35,000 on total revenue, but the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budget shortfall increased by £29 million in the year to a current total of £49 million.

Covid infections have risen sharply across much of Devon, with Teignbridge's rate more than tripling in the past week.

According to data for the week to Wednesday 7 July, Torbay has the region's highest rate, doubling in a week to 474 cases, a rate of 348 per 100,000 people.