Dawlish News

Friday, 18 October 2024 15:00. Dawlish Town Council has successfully bid for government funding to enhance ground floor frontages and improve access to shop premises in Dawlish. The appearance of shopfronts significantly affects the character of a town.

Fans of Dawlish Dittos are in for a festive treat this year with the launch of a Christmas story trail. A yet to be confirmed number of the Ditto houses in the centre of Dawlish will feature different chapters of the Christmas story for visitors to follow.

Megan Trapnell has used leftover material from Princess Yachts to make fashion items. Megan Trapnell, an Arts University Plymouth graduate from Dawlish in Devon, launched the Dart and Grey fashion line at the Cannes Yachting Festival in France as part of a pilot project with Princess Yachts.

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 ...

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.

Another successful warrant in Dawlish on Iddesleigh Terrace. 85 Cannabis plants located, potential value of tens of thousands of pounds.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

From Monday 14 October to Friday 25 October, Warren Road and Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, from the junction with the A379 to close to the entrance with Blue Water Holiday Park, will be closed for patching and speed hump renewal works.

Friday, 11 October 2024 14:36. Several thousand pounds worth of suspected Class A drugs were found during a raid in Dawlish, this week. The pro-active and neighbourhood team conducted a warrant at an address on Coronation Avenue in Dawlish earlier this week.

Paw-some news for dogs in Dawlish. Anyone wanting to take their pooch for a mooch around the shops in Dawlish will find it easier from this month thanks to the launch of a ‘Dog Friendly Dawlish’ sticker scheme.

SEVERAL thousand pounds worth of suspected Class A drugs were found during a raid in Dawlish. Officers from the pro-active and neighbourhood team executed a warrant on an address in Coronation Avenue on Wednesday.

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VOLUNTEERS in Dawlish could be ‘WADE-ing’ in to help improve the state of the Brook themselves. Town councillor Scott Williams’ proposal to create a trained volunteer force to clear the main waterway through to town was unanimously agreed by fellow town councillors.

One of our last posts about our drug supply disruptions resulted in some negative comments for some reason. (The suspected cannabis mentioned in that post has an approximate value of £20,000, not just a couple of bags of weed) It is worth remembering that the misuse of drugs is a major factor in the ...

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HEAVY rain is filling up the Brook in Dawlish today with water as rain and thunderstorms arrive in the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for today with some localised disruption possible.

Dawlish Women Walking Football Club have had a busy start to the autumn, in preparation for their next Devon League fixture which takes place on November 17. The 3 club teams have played various friendlies against Mid Devon, Taunton and most recently, Modbury Vixens.

A Thai Pork Pie made by Dawlish catering company the Shepherd Shack has been named as Devon’s ‘New Food Product of the Year’ at this week’s Food Drink Devon Awards. The Thai pork pie was also awarded a platinum Taste of Devon Product Award while four other Shepherd Shack products scored Gold awards.

WORK on the long-awaited Dawlish link road could be finished soon. It is understood contractors Montel Group may be nearing completion on the scheme to provide a road linking new housing development and the main A379.

BEACHES across Devon, including several in Teignbridge, have been hit with sewage alerts following yesterday’s heavy rain. Teignmouth Holcombe and Dawlish Town beaches are among the 29 spots identified by charity Surfers Against Sewage’s interactive sewage alert map.

DAWLISH Warren is to host a mass gathering of schnauzer dogs. For the seventh year, the Dawlish Warren Schnauzerfest Group will be meeting up on October 20. As well as meeting fellow dog owners, the event raises money for the breed’s charity.

Thursday, 3 October 2024 06:30. Since reopening in April 2024, Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) has seen over 1,300 for help with their minor injuries and ailments. Since reopening in April 2024, Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) has seen over 1,300 for help with their minor injuries and ailments.

The main railway line from Exeter to Plymouth and into Cornwall runs alongside the Exe Estuary. The line between Exeter and Dawlish runs along the Exe Estuary and bosses fear water is eroding the ground underneath the track.

THE REMAINING five cygnets appeared well this morning on the Brook in Dawlish. The sixth of the latest brood of Black Swans to parents Bert and Kimba has died, possibly attacked by seagulls.

A MAN was arrested on the Lawn in Dawlish last night following an altercation. Police were called to the town centre following reports of a disturbance at about 6.45pm. A police spokesman said a man and a woman who were known to each other had been involved in an argument.

MAYOR Lin Goodman-Bradbury was in attendance at the Dawlish Lawn Tennis Club to officially open the new courts. The junior section at the club ranges from those aged five or six all the way up to under-18s and so finals day was a hotly contested event.

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ONE of the six cygnets born in Dawlish just over a week ago has died. Dawlish Waterfowl Wardens have announced the cygnet had been lost, possibly having been attacked by seagulls. Intense weather conditions and predators have also led to the loss of 13 ducklings which hatched recently.

MORE than 1,300 have used the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Hospital since it reopened in April. Figures just released by the Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Trust reveal the numbers of patients who have been treated at the unit for minor injuries and ailments.

HIGH winds and driving rain caused havoc to Teignbridge yesterday with train services suspended, trees blocking roads and yachts breaking moorings. Yesterday saw trains come to a halt at Dawlish station as services were suspended.

A SPORTS mix this week with banger racing at Dawlish from the mid-1980s and a smattering of football from the late 80s, seeing as how the current footie season in Devon has now fully kicked off.

THREE Dawlish artists came together to display their work for the first time as part of the annual Devon Open Studios event. The artists, all members of Dawlish Art Group, are experienced at showing their artwork at the group’s annual exhibition but this new venture, held at the Hope Centre, was a ...

Homebuyers will have the first chance to look around the two new show homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Brook Vale development in Dawlish during a special launch event next month. Brook Vale is a collection of 180 homes, including two-bedroom apartments and a range of three and four bedroom houses.