Dawlish News

A VEHICLE is believed to have been intentionally set on fire near Dawlish on Monday. Firefighters from Teignmouth Fire Station were called to Aller Hill shortly after 7.30pm on July 6. On arrival, crews found the vehicle well alight on the public highway.

DAWLISH Bowling Club earned a hard-fought Mid Devon League victory on Saturday, July 4, against a determined Kingsbridge side. The hosts began strongly across the rinks, but the visitors refused to let the match slip away, pushing Dawlish all the way to the closing ends.

Elite road racing is set to return to Dawlish this summer as the town once again hosts a round of the British Cycling National Circuit Series, bringing high-speed town-centre racing back to the South Devon coast.

Teignmouth Library will be opening its doors again on Monday, July 13. During the closure, users have been visiting Dawlish Library to borrow and return books. A spokesperson for Libraries Unlimited said: “The fire was a significant setback for both the library and the local community, so it is ...

ELITE cycling is making a return to Dawlish. The town is again playing host to British Cycling’s Lloyds National Circuit Series. Hosted in partnership with the South West Road Race Workgroup and Dawlish Town Council, this high-intensity event will see national-level riders battling for crucial ...

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. We are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Dawlish. At around 8.40pm on Thursday 25 June on The Strand a group of youths surrounded an adult victim following a verbal exchange.

MEMBERS of Teignmouth Beach Surf Lifesaving club have been praised for helping a woman found in the sea. Dawlish coastguard team was also called to the scene along with paramedics and police.

A DOZEN people have been arrested following a weekend police operation targeting dangerous drivers across South Devon. The operation, which took place in late June, saw officers make 19 traffic stops in Torquay, Dawlish, Ivybridge, Totnes, South Brent and Newton Abbot as part of efforts to reduce ...

PROPOSALS to transform a derelict hotel in Dawlish into half a dozen flats have been approved by planners. Submitted by Harvard Limited, the application - reference 26/00622/FUL - sought permission to convert the former Oceans B&B Guesthouse, pictured , into six, self-contained flats.

EMERGENCY services were alerted to a three car collision in Dawlish yesterday. The accident happened at the junction between John Nash Drive and Teignmouth Road. Firefighters from Dawlish, along with police and ambulance, were called to the scene.

TWO members of the public are understood to have stepped in to break up a fight between the black swans in Dawlish. The sole surviving cygnet, who has been named Hope, was caught up in the altercation between father Bluey and another of the adult swans.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. During the course of the operation officers went to Torquay, Dawlish, Ivybridge, Totnes, South Brent and Newton Abbot. Police also dealt with one offence of disqualified driving, one offence of driving otherwise in accordance with a licence and two ...

THE Liberal Democrats romped home in two Dawlish by-elections. A seat on Dawlish Town Council and another on Teignbridge Council were up for grabs following the death of veteran councillor Mike James.

STAGECOACH has renamed one of its buses in honour of Teignbridge football hero Ollie Watkins to celebrate England reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup. The Service 2 operates between Newton Abbot, Bishopsteignton, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Starcross, Exminster and Exeter City Centre, forming a ...

RESIDENTS are being encouraged to attend a Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting in Shillingford St George this weekend. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Team will host the meeting at the village hall on Saturday, July 4, from 2pm to 3pm.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural  Neighbourhood Team will be Holding their Police and Community's together meeting at the Shillingford st George Village Hall on Saturday 4th July from 14:00 hrs until 15:00 hrs.

POLICE are investigating after a number of cars were driven dangerously around Dawlish Warren car park, narrowly avoiding a former mayor and a member of the public. The incident on Friday happened directly after a meeting held with councillors, residents and traders to discuss ongoing issues with ...

LIBRARY users in Teignbridge will soon be able to access four branches for longer, with new technology set to extend opening hours beyond the traditional staffed service.

A PROLIFIC thief who stole items worth more than £1,500 from shops across South Devon, including Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, has been jailed. Ben Dennis Williams, aged 23 of Chestnut Avenue, Exeter, appeared at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on June 23, where he pleaded guilty to 22 counts of ...

Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Dawlish which left a man with a broken leg. The incident happened at around 8.40pm on Thursday 25 June on The Strand, when a group of youths reportedly surrounded an adult male following a verbal exchange.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Dawlish in which a man suffered a broken leg. The incident happened at around 8.40pm on Thursday, June 25 on The Strand, when a group of youths reportedly surrounded an adult victim following a verbal exchange.

ROTARIANS in Dawlish are supporting an urgent call for help by Shelterbox following the devastating earthquake in Venezuela. The international committee of Dawlish Water Rotary Club is continuing its support to the Cornwall-based charity after the earthquake which comes amid other continuing ...

PEOPLE in and around the Dawlish area are being urged to consider volunteering with His Majesty's Coastguard as recruitment reopens for its autumn intake of Coastguard Rescue Officers. The appeal follows the successful recruitment of nine new volunteers across Area 10, covering South Devon and ...

GUESTS, staff and supporters at a Teignbridge holiday park have raised more than £14,000 for Rowcroft Hospice. Fund-raising events at Cofton Holidays near Dawlish have included puppuccinos, Bingo Beats and a coast path challenge.

POLICE are appealing to parents to be aware of where their children are going and keep them safe after recent incidents of anti-social behaviour at Dawlish Warren. Officers will be out on patrol this weekend and say they will use dispersal powers again if necessary.

FRIENDSHIP, laughter and fun were the enduring hallmarks of the latest trip by members of Dawlish Twinning Association to their partner town, Carhaix-Plouguer in Finistère. Val Mawhood, chairman of Dawlish Twinning Association, added: ‘Language may seem like a barrier, but it isn’t.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. We are appealing for the help of the public to identify this man in relation to a report of upskirting in Dawlish Warren. Image can be seen via the Devon & Cornwall Police website here.

A SECOND of the youngest Black Swan cygnets in Dawlish has died this morning. Dawlish Waterfowl Wardens confirmed the loss of another of the young cygnets with a ‘sad update’. This follows the death of the first of the three cygnets born to parents Bluey and Rosie.

ONE of the youngest Black Swan cygnets in Dawlish has died, it has been confirmed. The cygnet was one of three born to new parents Bluey and Rosie which hatched a few weeks ago. Dawlish Waterfowl wardens said today: ‘We are saddened to confirm and share that one of the cygnets has sadly passed away.

BOVEY Tracey Bowling Club recently held their annual Drawn Mixed Triples competition and of the nine teams, Christina Towles, Ken Isaaks and Steve Callard (photographed) came out on top. They overcame Keith Lockett, Sue Davies and Sue Johnson in the final on what was an excellent day for bowling.

BEACHGOERS heading to the coast to cool off during the warm weather are being urged to take extra care, with lifeguards on duty across South Devon. RNLI lifeguards are patrolling Teignmouth, Dawlish Warren and Exmouth beaches every day from 10am to 6pm, providing safety advice and responding to ...

FOUR candidates will contest a district council by-election in Dawlish later this week. The vacancy in the Dawlish South West ward of Teignbridge District Council followed the death of veteran councillor Mike James who had previously been a Mayor of Torbay.

TWO days of this summer’s efforts to clear the Brook in Dawlish saw volunteers removing some of the built-up sediment in the waterway. Legally, the team from WADE Waterways Around the Dawlish Environment have only just been allowed to get into the water to begin the task.

EMERGENCY services are responding to a serious incident this afternoon after a person was struck by a train. Passengers heading toward Newton Abbot were told to get off at Dawlish Warren, the Mid-Devon Advertiser has been told.

POLICE are appealing for the help of the public to identify a man in relation to a report of up-skirting in Dawlish Warren. It was reported on the afternoon of May 30 that a man was seen secretly recording people near to the seafront.

POLICE issued a warning to teenagers gathering at Dawlish Warren beach for the second weekend running. On Saturday night, a dispersal order was authorised following reports of what police described as a ‘large gathering of youths at Dawlish Warren beach and ongoing calls in relation to anti-social ...

The final homes at a development built by an accredited five-star housebuilder in Dawlish are now available for sale. Six properties remain for purchase at Persimmon Homes’ Swan Park scheme: four-bed homes at £399,995 each and five-bed properties from £409,995.

Members of Waterways Around the Dawlish Environment have been given permission by the Environment Agency to remove silt from the brook. Volunteers are hoping to restore a seaside town's brook to its former glory by removing silt build-ups.

BUS passengers are being left ‘stranded’ at bus stops according to Dawlish councillor and bus campaigner Alison Foden. Cllr Foden, a long time campaigner for better bus services, says passengers are being left stranded after reductions to the No 2 service between Exeter and Newton Abbot.

Gabriela Ogreanu runs the Sefton Hall care home in Dawlish. Proposals for a new tax on businesses that employ foreign workers have been criticised by the boss of a care home that employs staff from abroad.