Dawlish News

THE APPEARANCE of a 36m high observation wheel on Teignmouth seafront took many in the resort by surprise. Similar wheels are features in many seaside towns and there was previously a version at Dawlish Warren.

ONE of the breeding pairs of Black Swans in Dawlish has begun laying eggs again. Rosie and Bluey have lost all their eggs laid so far as well as one chick which did hatch. Now they have a total of five more eggs laid on a nest which has been built on what could be a vulnerable position.

A TRAIL celebrating railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s railway is being relaunched in Dawlish. Started almost 20 years ago by former town councillor Robert Vickery, with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the trail is being revived by Dawlish Town Council to mark 180 years of the iconic ...

PLANS for a new solar array of more than 20 panels atop Dawlish’s town council offices have been approved. Submitted by Dawlish Town Council, the application - reference 26/00302/LBC - sought to obtain Listed Building Consent (LBC) for solar panels on the roof of the Manor House.

FIREFIGHTERS from Dawlish were alerted to reports of an unattended fire at Coryton Cove beach which turned out to be a campfire dug into the sand. The call to fire control on Saturday raising the alarm was made by police.

A STARK warning has been issued to businesses in Dawlish over contaminated water being poured into street drains. Chairman of the town’s Chamber of Trade Neil Salter says it is a ‘serious issue affecting our town, our businesses and our environment’.

A PRIMARY school in Dawlish has received high praise from Ofsted inspectors. Gatehouse Primary School’s inspection report particularly highlighted personal development, inclusion and wellbeing at the school, now under the leadership of new head of school Jason Stephens.

DRIVERS in Dawlish have been dealing with yet more traffic chaos while gas work is underway. Wales and West Utilities is back working along the A379 Exeter Road to replace and upgrade gas pipes.

Victor Bekker said the support he receives from carers has become essential to his daily life. In Dawlish, Victor Bekker receives four care visits a day after a lung condition and Covid left him chair-bound and in poor health.

A NUMBER of major works in Dawlish have been completed by South West Water as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area.

A MATTRESS and a set of car seats have been found dumped in the Brook in Dawlish. Volunteers from WADE Waterways Around Dawlish Environment were joined for the by members of Dawlish Chamber of Trade for the first collaboration to help spruce up the town.

The Teignmouth Library fire (Image: Rebecca Hamer). Fire crews from Dawlish , Torquay and Newton Abbot responded when Teignmouth Library caught fire at 1.36pm on Sunday, April 19. Teignmouth Fire Station later said it was unable to respond because of a shortage of available crew despite being ...

DO not a miss the opportunity to meet local officers at an upcoming police surgery at a Teignbridge pub. Members of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at the Cockhaven Arms in Bishopsteignton on Thursday, April 30.

DAWLISH has got its spark back with the switching on of the first of its new decorative illuminations. The town, famed for its lights along the Brook waterway, has been in darkness for three years after storms wrecked the previous illuminations.

SOUTH West Water’s presence in Dawlish has been immortalised in a stained glass window. Award-winning stained glass artist Laura Kreifman has created a stunning work of art based on contractor John Cuddy.

THE FOOTPATH along Dawlish sea wall has now fully reopened a week ahead of schedule. The path was battered by two consecutive storms in February which also left a void at Sprey Point in Teignmouth and a sink hole at Buddy’s Cafe.

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A Teignmouth man has been reunited with a South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) crew member who helped save his life. Peter Grimsey, now 68, collapsed while training in a pool at Dawlish Leisure Centre on 16 April 2025.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural neighbourhood policing  team are holding their monthly Police and Community's together meeting at the Shillingford st George village hall on 29th April from 10:30 to 11:30 hrs.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural neighbourhood team are holding their monthly Police and Community's together meeting at Stokeinteignhead village hall on the 28th April from 10:30 to 11:30 hrs.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural Neighbourhood policing team are holding their monthly police and community's together meeting at the Ideford Village Hall on Friday 24th April between 10:30 and 11:30 hrs.

High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding in South Devon overnight.

THE weather gods looked kindly upon Marina Bowls Club this year for the opening of the green on Saturday, April 18. Club president Cherry Chapman welcomed Dawlish Community Transport who were opening the green this year and around 35 members of Marina to the official opening of the green for the ...

DAWLISH & District Indoor Bowls Club recently held its finals weekend, bringing together the culmination of weeks of competition across the club championships. The club would like to thank all members who entered, as without their support and participation throughout the rounds, the competitions ...

South West Water has completed a number of major works in Dawlish as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area. Two new storm storage tanks have now been installed at The Lawn and Sandy Lane which can hold up to 2.2 million ...

FIREFIGHTERS in Dawlish will be raising money for a charity close to their hearts this May. The crew from Dawlish Fire Station will be raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity on Saturday, May 30.

ONE of the top ten operas is the performance of choice for South Devon-based Red Earth Opera next month. La Traviata, Verdi’s tragic story of two young lovers, will be performed at St Gregory’s Church in Dawlish on May 2 and Chudleigh Parish Church on May 3.

A FIRE that broke out on the roof of Teignmouth’s library is beloved to have started accidentally, according to the fire service. Crews from Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Torquay, were mobilised, with the latter also bringing its ariel ladder platform to bear.

A pictorial look at who and what was making the pages of the Mid-Devon Advertiser, Dawlish Gazette and Teignmouth Post over the decades. This week it’s the summer fun that was Dawlish Carnival in August 1987.

A FORMER seamstress who worked for a Royal dressmaker has had a trip down memory lane. Sheila Thomas, from Dawlish, once worked for fashion designer Sir Norman Hartnell, famous for his work making clothes for women in the Royal family.

COASTGUARDS in Dawlish are reminding boat owners to make sure their vessels are in good order. The advice follows an incident involving a boat which ran aground at Dawlish Warren. Dawlish coastguard volunteers were alerted and on arrival at the Warren, made sure the crew on board were safe and other ...

RESIDENTS campaigning to save a neglected historic building in Dawlish have given their backing to new plans for the site. New owners of the decaying former vicarage in Weech Road have put forward plans to turn the derelict Grade II listed building into a group of homes.

The Dawlish vicarage building as it is today (Image: Vicarage Residents Group). Developers planning to turn a tumbledown vicarage in Dawlish into a group of new homes have been given the thumbs-up by local residents.

POLICE in Teignmouth and Dawlish had a busy week dealing with a variety of incidents, including seizing weapons, arresting drink drivers and much more besides. Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood policing teams said the officers have had a varied week with a variety of incidents and tasks.

ANOTHER of the Dawlish black swan cygnets has been lost, the town’s waterfowl wardens have announced. Over the weekend, the single cygnet which hatched to new parents Bluey and Rosie was missing.

AN UNATTENDED cooking pan sparked a fire alert at a block of flats in Dawlish. Firefighters were alerted by a call from a member of the public reporting the alarm sounding within their block flats but there were no obvious signs why it was sounding.

FIREFIGHTERS from Dawlish were alerted to a call from a member of the public reporting smoke coming from their boiler. The smoke had set off the property’s fire alarms. Crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth attended the scene where they found the occupant had already turned off the electric supply to ...

VIDEO footage of a dog walker appearing to kick one of the Dawlish Black Swans has sparked anger in the town. The town council has also revealed in a separate incident, there have been allegations of an individual attacking and disturbing different nests with a large stick.

MOTORISTS in Dawlish are dealing with more upheaval with the closure of the main road into the town. Wales and West Utilities has started work laying several kilometres of new, upgraded gas pipes.