Ellen Grindley

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Beacon lighting in Dawlish for VE Day. photo NOREEN GOODCHILD (MDA )VE Day events in Dawlish came to a poignant conclusion with the lighting of a symbolic beacon on the Lawn. The evening’s events drew to a close a day of celebrations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. New Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Anthony James, who had been sworn into office the day before, took on his first duties.

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Buckfastleigh RBL standard bearer Julia Rouncefield in front of a lit up Buckfast Abbey to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Photo courtesy of Buckfast Abbey (mda )BUCKFAST Abbey joined other major landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben by lighting up in red, white and blue to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. To commemorate the day, the historic abbey was lit up to symbolise the lights going back on after the backouts of wartime.

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The Dolphin Inn, Kenton. Photo CAMRA (MDA CAMRA)FUNDRAISING has officially started to create a community pub in Kenton. The Kenton Pub and Community Group has launched a funding appeal to press ahead with plans to take over the former Dolphin Inn. The Fore Street pub closed five years ago but hopes are high it can be turned into a community-owned pub. A ‘passionate’ group of local residents has embarked on the first stages of trying to reopen the pub.

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Hotspot policing to continue. (Tindle News)FUNDING has been extended to continue to provide extra police foot patrols across Devon and Cornwall. Newton Abbot is one of the ‘hotspot’ towns identified to receive the additional policing. The scheme, which delivered more than 26,000 hours of additional foot patrols in towns and cities has been extended thanks to a £1 million funding boost.

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Part of the RNLI poppy display to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. PHOTO Teignmouth RNLI (mda )POPPIES have taken pride of place on Teignmouth seafront as the RNLI’s contribution to today’s 80th anniversary of VE Day. The poppies formed part of an installation put together by Teignmouth RNLI volunteers created to mark Remembrance Day last November. Each poppy was handmade and donated by the team of volunteers and supporters.