News in Dawlish

Katherine Dawson, age 8, has been fundraising for The Open Daw in Dawlish.

During the summer she made and sold little pebble pets and now she's making mini Christmas trees from pine cones.

One of Dawlish's black swans has made a full recovery from the bird flu that killed his mate and five of their cygnets.

The male swan had been in quarantine for nearly two weeks after testing positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8.

'Showing the world how brilliant Dawlish looks this Christmas' is the aim of the town's Chamber of Trade.

Chairman Neil Salter took to Facebook to welcome the 'light at the end of the tunnel' as the current lockdown comes to an end next week, on Wednesday, December 2.

Community is one of the core values of Nub News - it's at the heart of everything we do. That's why we're supporting local businesses and promoting the 'shop local' message in the run-up to Christmas.

Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon (Monday), non-essential shops, restaurants and pubs in Dawlish are expected to reopen at the beginning of December, and will be keen to encourage customers back during what is normally one of the busiest periods of the year.

Police have warned that professional beggars are currently operating in Dawlish.

In a post on their Facebook page, Teignmouth and Dawlish Police said an organised gang are targeting Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot.

The last six months have been a strange time for everyone. Businesses have had to find a new way to operate and manage, with families and groups adjusting to completely new ways of working and communicating.

The Shaftesbury Theatre closed its doors at the end of March, following the Youth Group's production of The Crucible. There were two productions in rehearsal and a summer season planned, as well as plans for the new season. For the theatre community the - albeit - temporary closure of the theatre has been a big loss but, as the saying goes – the show must go on!

Dawlish Art Group has been going strong throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, with members being challenged every week to produce a picture based on a certain theme. The group is also about to launch an online exhibition of work.

In this article, chair Jenny Norman gives the history of the group, and describes how she has kept its members motivated during this very difficult year.

Last week saw two significant announcements from the Prime Minister; one on the Green Industrial Revolution and another on the integrated review of defence spending.

Both have the potential to bring investment to Teignbridge, enabling us to build back better post-Covid-19 and levelling up both our local workforce capability and the local and wider South West economy.

The team of volunteers who look after Dawlish's Memorial Garden have been praised for their work.

The garden has been particularly valued by local residents during Covid-19 as a tranquil place to take a socially-distanced stroll and enjoy nature and birdsong.

Dawlish U3A's normal meetings and activities haven't been possible since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

But in this article, publicity officer John Vick describes how some of the U3A's special interest groups are still managing to meet up remotely – and he's encouraging anyone who's feeling isolated because of coronavirus restrictions to make contact with the U3A and connect with like-minded people.