Dawlish News

ONE of Teignmouth’s oldest residents has died at the age of 99. Born in Watford, Joan had lived in Dawlish and Teignmouth for almost 80 years. Three years ago, her family set her 100 challenges to complete before she died including holding a bird of prey, meeting meerkats, learning to croquet, ...

For those wondering about the 2 Newton Abbot to Exeter service tomorrow due to the cycling event. Services up until 18:00 will be going through Dawlish as planned subject to possible delay through Dawlish itself. After 18:00 services will not be going through Dawlish at all until 22:00. ...

A NEW strategy to protect three important nature reserves, including Dawlish Warren, has been agreed by three local councils. East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, and Exeter City Council have formally signed up to the new South East Devon Wildlife Joint Habitats Sites ...

STAFF from Devon County Council will be in Dawlish and Bovey Tracey next week as part of a series of community events to discuss local government reorganisation. Teams will be at The Strand in Dawlish on Tuesday July 29 between 8.30am and 10.30am then at Town Square, Bovey Tracey between the same ...

AN application for signage at a property earmarked for Dawlish’s permanent banking hub has been approved by planners. 25/00762/ADV sought permission to install an illuminated ‘Banking Hub’ fascisa sign, as well as a heritage projecting sign, associated marketing posters and signs at 14 Brunswick ...

THREE new ice cream flavours have been revealed ahead of carnival week in Dawlish. Dawlish Celebrates Carnival teamed up with award-winning local ice cream shop The Local Scoop inviting the public to come up with the special carnival delights.

A BID to save a popular area of green space in Dawlish has taken a major step forward. Dawlish Town Council has confirmed that its submission to register the Newhay as an Asset of Community Value has been approved by Teignbridge District Council.

A MAN reported missing from Exmouth could be in the Dawlish area, police have said. Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 39-year-old Luke Randle, who has been reported missing from the Exmouth area.

AN ODE to Dawlish by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman has been erected on a wall at the town’s seafront. The poem, reflecting the town’s red cliffs and railway, is now in pride of place as a plaque on the wall of the viaduct.

A FAMILY-RUN holiday park in Dawlish is marking a major milestone as it celebrates 50 years in business. What began in 1975 as a modest farm campsite has grown into an 80 acre popular family holiday destination.

CLASSIC vehicles gathered on part of the Lawn in Dawlish on Sunday. The second Dawlish Celebrates Carnival Classic Vehicle Gathering took place despite the threat of rain. This year, as a large part of the Lawn is off limits due to work by South West Water, some of the vehicles could be seen along ...

A pot buoy mistaken for a person in the water prompted a call out for Teignmouth RNLI on Saturday (July 20). Solent Coastguard tasked volunteer crew from Teignmouth RNLI along with Dawlish Coastguard and the Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat to respond to reports of a person in the water off Coryton ...

A BRAVE Dawlish shop manager is taking to the air for a skydive in aid of a local charity. Lauren Kalynuk and she’s 22, manager of the Local Scoop ice cream shop, has taken the decision to carry on with her skydive from 10,000ft on Wednesday.

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Dawlish Town Council has urged the public to stop fishing in the town's water stream following two separate incidents in the space of 24 hours of black swans attempting to eat fishing lines.

TOWN councillors have submitted a bid to register an area of green space in Dawlish as an Asset of Community Value. The move by Dawlish Town Council is part of a wider plan to save the popular Newhay area, next to St Gregory’s Church.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 11 of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. • Rated 5: Dawlish Sands Holiday Park (Diner) at Warren Road Dawlish Warren Devon; rated on July 16.

A TEENAGER launched a petition in protest at proposed changes to the timetable at his Dawlish school. Zachary Stevenson, 14, is autistic and a student at Orchard Manor School, a specialist SEN school.

CONTRACTORS working on the South West Water scheme in Dawlish are holding a public meeting tonight for residents where pipe work is expected to cause major disruption. People living in West Cliff, Third Avenue and Churchill Avenue will be affected.

A FORMER dusty warehouse has been transformed into a creative co-working space by three Dawlish women. The Good Space, co-founded by three local freelance designers, offers a relaxed and stylish sanctuary where work meets wellbeing.

A SECOND of the iconic Dawlish black swans has ingested a fishing line. This is the second time in just 24 hours and town council bosses are warning ‘the next incident could be fatal’. Both times the swans were saved by the town’s waterfowl wardens.

NETWORK Rail has announced it is to work on painting a white line along a further section of the sea wall in Dawlish. The rail company has confirmed it will be working overnight over several weeks on a second section of white line.

A large fire has broken out at a country park in Devon this afternoon, Tuesday, July 15. Thick smoke is billowing into the sky at Dawlish Countryside Park. Footage taken at the scene shows plumes of smoke at the park as multiple sirens can be heard racing to the fire. See more...

ONE of the iconic Dawlish black swans was saved when a waterfowl warden noticed it had ingested a fishing line. Fishing is banned in the Brook unless a special licence is authorised by Devon County Council.

AN application to covert a former hotel in Dawlish into flats has been rejected. 25/00799/FUL sought permission to convert Oceans B&B into seven flats. But Teignbridge District Council (TDC) refused to grant planning permission.

FIREFIGHTERS in Dawlish have been practising their drill skills at a business premises. Teignmouth Marine Services Ltd allowed the Dawlish crew to use its unit at Dawlish Business Park for training.

A plot of land in Dawlish is set to be registered as a community asset after the town council voted to take urgent steps to safeguard its future. The move also unlocks up to £12,000 from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to fund due diligence work, as part of a wider plan to explore the land’s ...

VILLAGERS in Cockwood will be able to delve into the delights of reading thanks to a project sponsored by the local school. The new village community library was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon David Fursdon, alongside Dawlish Mayor Cllr Anthony James and Deputy Mayor Cllr Lynda ...

A GROUP of travellers have moved onto playing fields in Dawlish. About 15 caravans and vehicles arrived on the land at Sandy Lane yesterday, Saturday. Police say they area aware of the ‘unauthorised encampment’ on Sandy Lane.

MORE than 1,200 people have signed a petition in support of keeping a popular Dawlish green space open to the public. The Newhay, next to St Gregory’s Church, is Glebe land belonging to the Church of England but there is a question mark over its future since Teignbridge Council did not renew its ...

Dawlish is set for a thrilling weekend as elite cyclists converge on the town for the final stage of the British Cycling National Circuit Series. DAWLISH is gearing up for one of the biggest events of the summer as elite cyclists race a course around the town.

Chaos erupted in Devon as two major fires broke out within around 15 minutes five miles of each other. One witness said: "That fire near Dawlish is in the direction of Duckaller Farm. I’ve just driven past it.".

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. The government announced on Tuesday work to the Dawlish mainline would be put on hold. Work to protect the Paddington to Penzance mainline at Dawlish in Devon has been put on hold, the government has announced.

Dawlish Chamber of Trade is to hold more free business seminars later this year following the success of the scheme it launched earlier this year. Each seminar is limited to 14 people and is designed to be interactive and tailored to the needs of those attending.

DAWLISH United Youth and Mini Soccer Football Club were honoured at The Football Association Devon Football Family Awards evening with a county prize. Nick Reed, the club’s welfare officer, was selected as the recipient of the Safeguarding Award for Devon.

IT has been a very warm few weeks for club matches both home and away. The men’s MDL Premier season started well, facing off with the likes of Shaldon, Kings, Bitton Park and Newton Abbot. In the County Trophy competition, wins against Newton Abbot and Shaldon have set Marina up with a place in the ...

COUNCILLORS in Dawlish have backed a move to save a popular green space and keep it open to the public. More than 60 people attended a meeting of the town council at which the Save The Newhay petition of 1,542 signatures was presented to the Mayor Cllr Anthony James.

WORK in Dawlish to install a shaft into which a huge storm water storage tank will be lowered is due to start next week. South West Water has told Dawlish Town Council that the projected start date for installation of the shafts, both on the Lawn and in Sandy Lane is the week of July 14.

POLICE have described a Teignbridge village fair as a ‘very successful’ day. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Team recently attended Bishopsteignton’s village fair. Alongside police cadets, the team spent June 28 engaging with locals at the village’s annual event.

A Devon town will be transformed into a "thrilling urban street race circuit" later this month. Dawlish is hosting the Dawlish Grand Prix - the grand finale of the prestigious British Cycling Series.

PATIENTS at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish have released their own album. The Devon Partnership NHS Trust has announced the release of Labyrinthe Des Esprits: The Cosmic Hunt, an ambient album collaboratively created by patients at the medium secure forensic service hospital.