Dawlish News
PROPOSALS by South West Water to improve storm overflows and sewage pollution in Dawlish are expected to cause major disruption to the town for up to nine months. The plans, which involve extensive work to install large tanks, have been met with dismay by businesses and residents.
Jon Langmead in his champion car. Dawlish Warren golf pro wins motorsport champs. Devon professional golfer Jon Langmead knows a good drive when he sees one. Now the Dawlish Warren pro has become a double British champion at the wheel of his Lotus Elise, successfully defending his class title in the British Hillclimb Cup.
HEAVY rain in Dawlish is causing the Brook through the town to rise. Today’s downpours were forecast as the Met Office issued another yellow weather warning across the south west. Spells of heavy rain are expected to continue throughout this evening.
A NEW secure compound has been launched specially for dogs to enjoy. The Hound Compound is a fenced off area at Dawlish Countryside Park designed to provide a safe area for training dogs and puppies.
THE new Dawlish link road should soon be open, according to Teignbridge Council. The authority says the link road and new bridge over Shutterton Brook is ‘approaching the final stages of construction’.
A CANNABIS factory worth thousands of pounds has been uncovered by police in Dawlish. A total of 85 of the Class B plants were found during a raid at a terraced property in Iddesleigh Terrace.
BUS passengers in Teignbridge are being warned of significant disruption expected due to work along Torquay harbourside. The 12 service which runs between Newton Abbot and Brixham is affected as is the 22 which operates through Teignmouth and Dawlish and Dawlish Warren.
POLICE are investigating an allegation of rape at a Dawlish Warren holiday park. There were reports of police officers and forensic teams seen at a park in the Warren and one of the lodges was.
TWO new benches have been installed in Dawlish thanks to a disabled resident. Carolyn Raby, who uses crutches to walk or a scooter, lives in Dawlish town centre. She noticed visitors and those on coach trips who had limited mobility struggled to find places to sit further along the Lawn.
OFFENSIVE graffiti has been painted along Dawlish sea wall. The nature of the graffiti along a section of the new wall, part of the major resilience programme to protect the railway line through the town, has been described as racist.