Dawlish has been the victim of two fires this week, with firefighters being called to both a car and cafe hut fire on Saturday 26th April.
At 6.27pm last night crews attended an incident on Exeter Road after recieving several calls of a car on fire.
A Dawlish appliance was mobilised. The engine compartment was severely damaged by the fire. The crew used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.
Earlier in the day crews were called to Rock Pool Cafe, to put out a fire that was believed to have been started...
Firefighters were called to a cafe hut on Coryton Cove Beach, Dawlish, today (Saturday 26th April) due to a fire that had been started deliberately.
Crews were alerted to the incident after reports of something on fire next to the train station. One appliance from Dawlish was initially mobilsed to the incident, however a further appliance from Teignmouth was later called to the scene.
On their arrival at 1.41pm crews confirmed the fire to involve a single storey cafe, which was well alight, crews got to work with four breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet.
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Do they seek patent protection, or enter into confidentiality agreements...
Having witnessed Exeter Chiefs lift their first major silverware with success in this season’s LV= Cup, fans are being offered the chance to become a 2014/15 Season Ticket holder and guarantee your place for another fantastic year of top flight rugby at Sandy Park.
With the multi-million pound redevelopment of Sandy Park set for completion ahead of the 2014/15 season, Sandy Park promises to be even bigger and better for those heading to the region’s premier sporting club.
From £330 for adults; £200 for students and £165 for children under-16, you can guarantee your place in...
Youth and opportunity in the Devon countryside, a spectacular line-up of top entertainment, and a celebration of 25 years at Westpoint showground will make the 119th Devon County Show on May 22-24 the county’s biggest day out of the year.
That’s the message at this year’s launch event held on Thursday (April 24) at the Southernhay House Hotel in Exeter when local journalists and editors received an update on how preparations were going and full details of the three days were unveiled.
Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “It’s great that we are able to celebrate 25 years at...
Exeter-based Mount Pleasant Health Centre has had solar panels fitted to its roof to reduce its high energy bills.
The busy medical practice opted for the system as it has extremely large energy usage. In the spirit of the centre’s continued commitment to the public, its management were naturally keen to look at ways to reduce its carbon footprint. The Centre chose local company SunGift Solar to undertake the work. The practice now proudly displays a 10kW solar PV system on its roof, which is being used to provide power for the centre’s lighting, IT infrastructure and specialist...
Police are urging householders to be on their guard following further reported incidents of a phone fraud where unsuspecting victims are duped by people posing as police. Reports of this scam have now been recorded in the South Hams area with four incidents recorded in Paignton yesterday, Thursday, 24 April, with two victims alone having parted with more than £12,000 each. This follows an incident last week when an elderly man from Paignton was duped out of £12,000 by someone posing to be a police officer from the Metropolitan Police who claimed that someone had been arrested in possession...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has backed a charity’s attempts to steer young people away from a life of re-offending. Grow 4 Good, based in the grounds of Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell, aims to use horticultural work to reduce social isolation in young people which can lead them into lives of crime. It received a grant of £2,789 from Tony Hogg’s small grant scheme for a new project called Ticket 2 Work which allows 12 people between 16 and 25 to achieve the City and Guilds NPTC level 2 certificate of competence in brushcutting. It gives participants the opportunity to achieve a...
Work will start next week on repairs to a flood defence wall damaged by the storms at the start of the year.
Exeter City Council will fund the repairs to the wall at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, using money from the government's funds.
Contractors working for the City Council will begin work on Monday (28 April). It is expected to be completed by late May.
A large section of the coastal defence alongside the River Clyst frontage was severely damaged during the high tides and storm damage in January and February. This resulted in a breach which allowed the high...
