Dawlish News

DEVELOPERS have appealed against a decision to reject plans for 35 new homes in a village outside Dawlish. Teignbridge councillors threw out the plans when the planning committee in September unanimously agreed the design would be out of keeping with the surrounding area of Holcombe village and ...

A HEALER in Dawlish claims he has been contacted by the spirit of a deceased First World War soldier. Kevin spotted the coin in a Dawlish charity shop window, along with a note to say that it had once belonged to the First World War soldier, and felt compelled to buy it.

A housing estate has been split in two by a fence because of an apparent building mix-up - leaving drivers face a two-mile diversion around it. Planning authority Teignbridge District Council and roads authority Devon County Council will be getting together in the New Year to try to sort it out.

Concerns have been raised by free-range producers about chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens’ decision to introduce a blanket prevention zone across England to help protect poultry from a strain of avian flu in Europe. One small farm, Millcroft Poultry, Dawlish, Devon, said it had noticed some ...

A DAWLISH holiday park will be welcoming Father Christmas as well as three other special guests next week. The free to enter event will raise money for Children's Hospice South West, and will see Santa sweep in to Cofton on a sleigh drawn by Comet and Cupid at midday, ready for photos with children ...

Just over 150 responses were received during the consultation. Of those who responded, 71% either supported or strongly supported improving pedestrian and cycling facilities through Dawlish.

This means Teignmouth and Dawlish also lose seven services and the stops at Newton Abbot will be reduced. Today, the Herald Express has teamed up with politicians, business and tourism leaders to launch a campaign to Save our Trains and we need all our readers to sign up and object to the proposals.

Dawlish Christian Fellowship and Redrow Homes have announced the project at Redrow’s Warren Grove site, adjacent to Sainsbury’s supermarket.

The video was created by Exeter-based agency HoneyBe Creative. It aims to support a crowdfunding campaign to help keep beavers living in the wild on the River Otter in East Devon. The video was shot in Dawlish and stars a dog provided by Sandra Cowell, alongside Nora, the Devon Wildlife Trust beaver ...

The Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council are working together on a new beach management scheme at Dawlish Warren, which will get under way in early 2017.

The Environment Agency say that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish over the high tides on ...

THE FUTURE of Dawlish's iconic black swans is safe after the town council agree to spend £350 to protect their nest on the island at Tuck's Plot.

The A379 between Dawlish and Teignmouth has been closed in Holcombe in both directions and motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

The Air Show committee had been seeking funding to enable the air show to fly next summer. But today, they announced with much sadness that there won’t be a Dawlish Air Show in 2017.

Devon County Council is currently working on a bid for Coastal Communities Funding for the Dawlish to Teignmouth section of the Teign Estuary trail, which will be submitted to Government next month

THE government has confirmed an additional £10million to help strengthen the resilience of the 'vital' Dawlish rail line. The first in a series of public engagement events is held today at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren, from 4.30pm to 7pm. Read more..

The Environment Agency says that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth and Dawlish from 8.30am to 12.30pm. See more...

Protecting a key coastal railway track from rising sea levels and falling cliffs is going to cost about £650m, Network Rail has said. Network Rail is consulting with Devon and Cornwall residents about the plans.

Caroline Cunliffe, wife to town crier Steve Cunliffe, was absent from a memorial service last Sunday, which led to people to think that she had died. However, the 72-year-old insists that she is alive and well.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire at a house in Dawlish which caused serious damage to the kitchen. A fire service spokesman said: "Please make sure you have a working smoke alarm and never leave chip pans unattended."

A LOT OF fun was had by all Dawlish and Teignmouth Camera Club — mostly at the expense of fellow photographers! Ranging between travelogues, France, Venice, America and Japan, to natural history and aircraft museums, this gave everyone a chance to show their work. See more...

Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police say that local residents have received calls claiming to be from both a tax litigation department and Devon and Cornwall Police. On Monday police were informed by a local tradesman in Dawlish that he was contacted by phone by someone pretending to be from ...

Four parking machines have been stolen from car parks across Teignbridge. The latest was stolen from Sandy Lane car park in Dawlish at approximately 5am this morning, Thursday 10 November.

All business owners in the Teignmouth, Dawlish and Newton Abbot areas, please be alert to a male attempting to distract staff in shops and then attempting to steal money from the till. The male is distracting shop staff with stories involving his mother who had left something in the store and ...

NEW statistics on bathing water quality reveal England's favourite swimming spots are the cleanest they've been since records began. In Teignbridge Dawlish Warren, Dawlish Town, Coryton Cove, Holcombe, Shaldon and Ness Cove have been rated 'Excellent' and Teignmouth Town 'Good'.

Police were called to Manor Park in Dawlish last night following reports of criminal damage taking place. On arrival extensive damage was found to the fencing surrounding the play area. Large sections of wooden fencing had been kicked down exposing sharp pieces of wood and nails. This has been ...

Justin Hart and Samantha Euridge have been employed on behalf of the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Partnership of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils, which was set up earlier this year to off-set the effects of new developments and population growth on protected conservation sites, ...

At around 10pm on Thursday night, the lighter was put through a letterbox at a property in Roscoff Road.

Residents and visitors can now pay for parking by smartphone or card payments after Teignbridge Council invested in the latest technology across its car parks.

The Brunel Camping Carriages site in Dawlish Warren, Devon, exceeded the guide price of £125,000 - £175,000.

The collapse of the rail line at Dawlish had disastrous consequences for commuters and the South Devon economy. With the government under new leadership it was important to hear the unequivocal support for a resilient rail link to South Devon and beyond. The minister came to see the challenges at ...

The water provider for Cornwall and Devon is facing a £1.7 million fine from Britain's water regulator over "serious wastewater pollution incidents". The incidents took place at Fistral and Looe in Cornwall and Combe Martin, Sandy Bay and Dawlish in Devon.

CRIPPLING insurance costs and safety requirements have forced the cancellation of the annual Bonfire Night fireworks at Dawlish Warren. For the first time in more than 30 years, the display will no longer be held, it has been announced. The event was to have been organised by Dawlish Warren 41 club. ...

The fire service says air is being pumped through Costa & Laura Ashley - on the other side of the building - to stop the fire spreading. About 110 firefighters' are at the scene and a cordon has been set up.

FREE Sunday parking in Teignbridge Council owned car parks in Teignmouth, Shaldon, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren car parks is to be reintroduced.

A JUDGE has adjourned sentencing South West Water for discharging polluted matter into Dawlish Brook. The court heard that South West Water had admitted failing to comply with conditions of their consent to discharge issued by the Environment Agency in respect of Dawlish Brook, Brook Street, ...

A ROAD in Dawlish was partially blocked on Thursday afternoon after a car allegedly collided with a stationary vehicle and left the scene.

IT’S BUSINESS as usual for the Hedley Way Centre while negotiations continue for Dawlish Town Council to take over. Town councillors have approved moves to look into taking over the vandal-hit centre which is home to a club for older people in the town. Currently a structural survey is being carried ...

The town crier for Dawlish, Steve Cunliffe, has called for a war memorial to be re-vamped after claiming the monument has been damaged. The names of several people are on that particular part of the monument whose lives have fallen whilst fighting for the British Armed Forces since 1945.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has discovered first hand just how bad the traffic can be in Devon, when he got stuck in traffic yesterday afternoon as he visited the region to announce multi-million pound motorway and rail improvements . But he got stuck on his way to Dawlish to see how Network ...