Dawlish News
THE SON of Dawlish D-Day piper Bill Millin has paid a visit to the town ahead of the 80th anniversary of his father’s historic bagpipe rendition. John Millin, 69, travelled to Dawlish Museum which has the original set of his father’s bagpipes and has a newly named ‘Piper Bill’ room in his honour.
THE HUSBAND of a church leader from Dawlish who was stabbed to death by their son has paid tribute to his wife. Guy Huggins spoke after their son, Bradley, 25, was ordered to be detained indefinitely in a mental hospital after admitting the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of his mother Hazel.
A Teignbridge school is to make students lock up their phones in a special pouch in a bid to enforce its no mobiles policy. From June 3, all students at Dawlish College will be required to secure their phones in a lockable ‘Yondr‘ pouch when they arrive at school.
SATURDAY May 11 saw a bright start to the Marina Bowling Club's annual taster day where anyone can come along to try bowls out. 24 people came to the club in Dawlish and 12 signed up for future coaching of four sessions- not to mention there were a couple of juniors amongst them including a four-year-old who thoroughly enjoyed herself.
A CHURCH leader from Dawlish was killed by her mentally ill son who recorded himself mutilating her body. Bradley Huggins inflicted multiple stab injuries to Hazel Huggins and repeatedly stabbed her, later saying he had done it because he was 'enjoying it'.
A 'cherished' mother was mutilated and killed by her own son, who has admitted he filmed the horrific ordeal and been given an indefinite hospital order. Bradley Huggins pleaded guilty to manslaughter of 53-year-old Hazel Huggins, from Dawlish, by diminished responsibility.
A VEHICLE was severely damaged after a fire in the Springfield Gardens area of Dawlish. Having received reports of the fire, one appliance from Teignmouth was mobilised to the incident, which occurred on Friday, May 10.
Teignbridge Leisure is looking for donations of unwanted buckets, spades, balls and beach toys to fill its seafront libraries in Teignmouth and at Dawlish Warren. The popular beach toy libraries, which launched for the summer season this week, allow people to borrow equipment for their trip to the beach and then return the toys at the end of the day.
A SURPRISE was in store for an abseiling railway worker when he discovered a tawny owl nesting in a hole on Dawlish cliffs amid the bustle of a major worksite. The worker was descending the sheer cliff face above the tracks and put his foot into a toehold only to find his boot bitten by the protective mother-to-be.
A Devon couple say their Porsche is a "lethal weapon" after facing a slew of safety issues. Chrissy and Nick Marks, from Dawlish, purchased a Porsche Cayenne SE Hybrid in 2021 for around £45,000 from the Porsche Centre in Exeter .
