Dawlish News

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 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 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 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.

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.

A LOCAL talking newspaper's Chairman is stepping down from his role after almost 15 years of service. Each week, the Journal record stories from the Mid Devon Advertiser, Dawlish Post and Teignmouth Gazette.

AN upcoming choir concert has been relocated to Bishopsteignton. St Gregory’s Church in Dawlish was forced to close just hours before Easter Sunday service after a glass panel shattered inside.

A BIG clean up to make Dawlish ‘sparkle’ has begun. Made up of a group of volunteers, the Dawlish Sparkles crew is intent on getting the town looking its best after more than a year of upheaval and disruption while South West Water carried out the major improvement scheme.

ONE of the new cygnets in Dawlish almost fell prey to a seagull but was rescued by a passerby. The young cygnet which hatched to new, first time parents Rosie and Bluey was retrieved from the gull’s mouth.

PART of Dawlish sea wall damaged by recent storms is expected to reopen on Sunday. Engineers working on repairs say the stretchalong the old sea wall between Dawlish (Coastguards breakwater) and Rockstone footbridge is due to reopen from approximately 10am on Sunday, April 12.

WORK is starting to reinstate Dawlish after more than a year of upheaval. South West Water’s multi-million pound scheme to improve water quality has seen major disruption. But now, residents want the town to get back to looking its best.

BUS SERVICES are to be severely impacted by gas works due to start in Dawlish next week. Bus company Stagecoach has announced revisions to services as Wales and West Utilities restart work replacing gas pipes.

WATERFOWL wardens in Dawlish are keeping a watchful eye on the new family of Black Swans after two of the seven newly hatched cygnets died. One had been struggling and was unwell on Monday evening and overnight, a second was missing.

Cllr Mike James (Image: Teignbridge Council). He was a leading councillor in Torbay before moving to Dawlish and serving on the town council there. He was elected to Teignbridge Council in 2023, and represented the Dawlish South West ward as a Liberal Democrat.

DAWLISH town and district councillor Mike James died after a fall, it was revealed today. He fell as he went to help another person who had collapsed in the street and subsequently died at the age of 89.

PLANS to redevelop a derelict site in Dawlish have been submitted to planners. The application - reference 26/00577/FUL - is seeking to restore and convert the Old Vicarage building into six dwellings.

THE BLACK Swans of Dawlish have enjoyed a bumper Easter weekend with the hatching of a brood of seven cygnets. Five had appeared by Easter Sunday and overnight the remaining two eggs had also hatched.

ST GREGORY’S Church in Dawlish was forced to close just hours before Easter Sunday service after a glass panel shattered inside. One of the large upper Narthex windows had shattered leaving shards of glass across the floor and on chairs.

POLICE will kick off their patrols tonight as part of a campaign to crack down on anti-social behaviour in Teignmouth and Dawlish. Both towns have been blighted by young trouble makers causing nuisance and disturbance to residents and visitors.

A cygnet has hatched from a black swan egg in Dawlish. The first cygnet from three black swan nests with eggs in Dawlish, has hatched in time for Easter. The arrival of the hatchling has been warmly welcomed by the local wildfowl warden, as storms battered the town earlier this year and floodwater ...

COASTGUARDS in Dawlish are warning people to check tide times after responding to two incidents involving casualties cut off by the tide. In the first, the Dawlish team was called to help colleagues in Exmouth where two people were cut off by the tide on rocks in the resort.

ENGINEERS working on repairs to Dawlish sea wall say they are making ‘good progress’. Repair work is needed to the old sea wall footpath between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren after storm damaged earlier this year.

TEIGNBRIDGE District Council has added its condolences following the death of Dawlish councillor Mike James which was announced earlier today. A spokesman said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Councillor Mike James of the Dawlish South West Ward.’.

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of Dawlish councillor Mike James. Dawlish Town Council has announced he has died following a short illness. In a statement, the council said he will be remembered for his commitment to public service and his contribution to the community.

Lou Tresidder said her staff bill was "always huge" because hospitality is a staff-intensive industry. Helen Scott, from Cofton Holidays, near Dawlish, Devon, said prices would rise for customers to offset the increased pay rate.

TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a long-standing Dawlish volunteer. Bernard Tippins died at his home in Holcombe at the age of 79. He was a celebrated paramedic who was known for his dedication to Dawlish through his work with St Johns Ambulance, the Salvation Army and scouting.