Dawlish News

MORE than 50 people danced the night away at the first Over 60s disco in Dawlish.

SIX new Black Swan cygnets have hatched in Dawlish.

PIPER Bill Millin is being remembered for his bravery in D-Day ahead of the 80th anniversary of his heroic actions.

Eco-friendly Cofton Holidays has been a holiday park for over 40 years The 5-star tourist destination, which is owned by the Jeffrey family, scooped the Gold Taste of the West Award for the site's Amelia’s restaurant. Judges praised the holiday park for its commitment to sourcing the ingredients for ...

Beachgoers and swimmers are advised to avoid entering the water Dawlish Town Pollution Alert: Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours. Live - Daily Newsletter_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=ed4f368f-11e7-490d-b589-4df6529824ac

Network Rail joined forces with stakeholders, train operators and members of the community to officially open the new footbridge with lifts at Dawlish station.

Taylor Wimpey Exeter is pleased to announce it will be launching the first homes for sale at its Brook Vale development in Dawlish this April.

It's been shut since March 2020, and today it was confirmed Dawlish's minor injuries unit will reopen early next month.

Dawlish Sea Wall Safety At the Town Council meeting this evening Councillors decided to note the correspondence from HM Coroner’s Office, and accepted the offer of interested person status at the inquest proceedings of Albina Yevko. The Town Council will submit a statement regarding its views about ...

South Devon residents looking to get in shape for the Summer can enjoy a bigger gym and brand new facilities following £90,000 of investment to the Spa & Leisure suite at Cofton Holidays.

DAWLISH and Newton Abbot marked the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine with special events in the town.

A decade after storms battered the main rail line in Devon, Network Rail says the route is now more resilient against bad weather. But there remains more to do to secure the rail network from flooding, warns the Peninsula Rail Task Force.

• A new link road and bridge over the Shutterton Brook is being constructed. • Phase 1 of the project will create a connection from the A379 to Secmaton Farm. • Works are expected to be completed by summer 2024. • Funding comes from £4.9m government grant and £1.3m developer contributions. • No ...

BANKING could return to Dawlish as early as this summer, the organisation responsible for introducing new banking hubs has said.

SKATERS are being encouraged to have their say on Dawlish skate park. Its Skate Park Working Group is calling for anyone who uses the facility to give their views.

A pervert from Dawlish has been jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom.

ST GREGORY’S Church in Dawlish has welcomed its new vicar, Revd Linda Cronin.

IT wasn’t singing in the rain but singing in the sea for Dawlish Rock Choir as they did something funny for money.

• Rated 5: Harrisons Amusements at Harrisons Amusements 8 - 13 Piermont Place Dawlish Devon; rated on February 20 See mure...

Flooding has closed the train line between Exeter and Plymouth following after a heavy deluge of rain in the region. Heavy rain and strong winds have battered Devon throughout the day, causing major disruption and flooding across the region. Live - Daily ...

A DAWLISH community charity has been granted £60,000 by the Lottery to help its services in the area for the next three years.

Devon's Slowest Areas to Sell a Property (February 2023 to February 2024) Dawlish EX7 Average No. of Days to Sell: 132 No. of Properties: 29 See more...

Visit to find out more.

SEVEN police officers have been praised for saving the life of a woman from the sea at Dawlish.

ENGINEERS with a head for heights are carrying on with work to stabilise the cliffs above Dawlish railway line.

We have an upcoming surgery in Dawlish on the 1st of March, this will be by appointment only. If you would like to book a surgery appointment or raise a specific issue, please call my office on 01626 368277 or email annemarie.morris.mp@parliament.uk to arrange an appointment.

A TRIAL traffic light scheme in Starcross was abandoned before it began, it is understood. The experiment was aimed at improve conditions for all road users through the historic pinch point at the 18th Century Courtenay Arms Mews in Starcross.

Landlords in Teignbridge filed dozens of repossession claims last year, new figures show.

The section between Coastguard’s and Red Rock, Langstone, has now reopened this week engineering teams replaced of repairs 32 coping stones – the large stones along the edge of the wall – which weigh around 2.5 tonnes each.

The award-winning Amelia’s restaurant at Cofton Holidays in Starcross has welcomed an exciting new Executive Chef who promises to bring his experience working at Michelin-starred restaurants and with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall to this hidden gem loved by foodies.

DEVON County Council’s trial scheme for traffic lights on the A379 in Starcros begins today. The trial will run from Monday, February 12, until Thursday, March 28.

FORCES veterans will be able to meet and chat over a cuppa thanks to a Dawlish couple.

Newton Abbot and Dawlish councils have agreed their budget for the coming financial year and the amount its residents will have to pay to finance its services.

TWO town councillors came to the rescue when a cygnet was in danger of being washed away in Dawlish.

The home in Dawlish, Devon, is set to have a soft launch later this month (24 February), when local people will be invited to have a look around the 71-bed property, which will offer residential, dementia and nursing car

A Ukranian mother living in Devon is campaigning for handrails to be installed along the Dawlish sea wall after her daughter fell to her death.

A FOOTPATH along the Brook in Dawlish has been cordoned off as the town’s iconic Black Swans have begun laying again.

AIMS special needs group in Dawlish has also been given £400 for a new sensory tent and other activities and £500 was given to the local group of FORCE for cancer support which is also facing a growing need for its services.

OPENING new banking hubs needs to be speeded up, according to MP Anne Marie Morris So far, while two sites are under consideration in Dawlish, nowhere in Teignmouth has been found to be suitable.

£165m investment is better protecting iconic coastal railway In February 2014, a devastating storm battered the south Devon coastline at Dawlish, cutting off the only railway line to the south west for eight weeks.