Dawlish News

BROKEN glass has been found on a children’s slide at a Dawlish play park. An early morning dog walker discovered a smashed bottle at the base of one of the slides at the Manor Gardens play park.

SEVERAL sewage alerts have been issued for beaches in Devon, including two in Teignbridge. Dawlish Town and Teignmouth Holcombe beaches have been flagged by Surfer’s Against Sewage. Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow at the two beaches within the past 48 hours, the charity’s ...

VOLUNTEERS working to improve the waterway through Dawlish have been given a boost after a kingfisher was spotted back on the water. WADE - Waterways Around the Dawlish Environment - has been told at least one of the colourful birds has been seen back in the town.

TEIGNBRIDGE District Council (TDC) are seeking charities and organisations to get involved and be part of several upcoming stall days in Teignmouth and Dawlish. Running until the end of September, the days will take place at The Lawn in Dawlish and The Den in Teignmouth.

THE new Mayor of Dawlish has been officially elected for the coming year. Cllr Anthony James will take on the role and was formally presented with the chain of office by retiring Mayor Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury at Dawlish Town Council’s annual meeting.

Police have issued a warning ahead of a potential public disorder planned in Teignmouth this weekend. Teignmouth and Dawlish Police say stop searches for drugs and alcohol will be carried out and officers will be speaking to people believed to be involved in the potential disorder.

VE Day events in Dawlish came to a poignant conclusion with the lighting of a symbolic beacon on the Lawn. The evening’s events drew to a close a day of celebrations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

RESIDENTS in Dawlish have been assured that flower beds and trees ‘ripped up’ to make way for work on the town’s water improvement scheme will be replaced. South West Water’s multi-million pound scheme is moving at pace and contractors have removed large flower beds and palm trees as part of the ...

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help an ‘embarrassed’ teenager who became stuck in a swing last night. The unusual call out saw the Dawlish fire crew alerted to a play park where the young person had attempted to use swings designed for babies and toddlers.

THOSE that enjoy a tipple can do so for just seven pence at three Teignbridge pubs that are serving ale at 1945 prices to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The special seven and a half pence VE Day ale is being served in Dawlish’s Gresham House Inn, Teignmouth’s The Roundel and ...

PLANS for a new Timpson pod have been submitted by a Dawlish supermarket. The Exeter Road Sainsbury’s is seeking to erect a small retail concession pod in its carpark. The pod, which will be occupied by Timpson, will be located south west of the food store.

A RETIRED Army nurse has donated her uniform and a host of artefacts to go on display at Dawlish Museum. June Sutton, now aged 93, was a nurse in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps.

TEIGNBRIDGE Darts Academy and Dawlish Darts League will be joining forces next month to help raise money for ‘Keep Me Close’. A youth darts competition will be taking place on June 28 at TDA’s base of The Keyberry in Decoy with eight groups, totalling 64 players, going toe-to-toe in a round-robin ...

A violent woman beater from Devon has been jailed after a brutal attack on his former partner. Richard Williams, of Holman Close in Dawlish pleaded guilty to three assaults occasioning actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation and criminal damage.

VILLAGERS in Holcombe have celebrated the 80th anniversary of the parish church. Guest of honour was Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury. The church building dates back to 1867 when it was originally a school for the children of Holcombe village and a Chapel of Ease.

Dawlish, a charming seaside town located along the South Devon coast, is renowned for its scenic beauty, vibrant community, and traditional British seaside atmosphere. The town’s iconic beach is the heart of its coastal appeal, with golden sands stretching along the bay, perfect for family days out ...

THE weather smiled on us, the warm sun shone and the singers from Dawlish Choral Society who had been struck down with the “dreaded lurgy” had made an excellent recovery, writes Christina Sivitter.

GAMES are now coming thick and fast for Newton Abbot Bowls Club members with some of the ladies progressing through in the county competitions. On Friday, May 3, Isobel Burley and Jane Otieno won their game in the Ladies Over 55s Minors County Pairs against a Dawlish Marina duo.

THE seaside towns of Dawlish and Teignmouth will continue to be represented by the Liberal Democrats at County Hall as the present incumbents for both are re-elected. Town and district councillor Rosie Dawson will now represent Dawlish at Devon County Council after winning today’s election [Friday, ...

A DISCOUNT supermarket chain has expressed its interest in opening stores in Newton Abbot and Dawlish. Lidl has today, Monday, April 28, said it wants to expand its footprint of stores off the back of a £500million investment package, with an additional 40 stores over the next year.

Voters in Teignbridge have had their say in the 2025 local elections.

Polling stations are open across Teignbridge today as residents cast their votes to decide the councillors that will represent them on Devon County Council.

A MAN from Dawlish has been jailed for a violent assault on his former partner. Richard Williams, 39, of Holman Close in Dawlish, appeared at Exeter Crown Court after pleading guilty of three assaults occasioning actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation and criminal damage.

A Dawlish woman who ran her first marathon on Sunday (April 27) has raised nearly £2,000 for Newton Abbot charity Life Chance Trust. Shannon Izod started running three years ago and, after completing the Couch to 5K programme, she trained for and completed a half marathon.

A pedestrian was left permanently disabled after being hit by a driver on a zebra crossing in Dawlish , a court heard. Jacqueline Wright, 62, was behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta that hit the woman on Exeter Road in January 2024.

Teignmouth Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) came to the aid of a yacht experiencing steering problems off Dawlish last night (Sunday April 27). Volunteers from Teignmouth Lifeboat Station were paged at 8.11pm to assist a yacht at Boat Cove.

DAWLISH POSTMASTER MARKS 50 YEARS MILESTONE IN HIS ROLE AT EXETER ROAD Roger Honey has reached his 50 years’ milestone as Postmaster for Exeter Road Post Office in Dawlish. However, Roger has actually run his branch since October 1962 when his family took on the Post Office and shop – an ...

PATIENTS at a Teignbridge hospital have been benefitting from an environmental project aimed at supporting at hedgerows. Alex Watkins, Occupational Therapy Technician at Langdon Hospital, near Dawlish has been instrumental in the development of the project which blends environmental conservation ...

Lidl GB has today announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, as the discounter moves forward with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country this financial year.

ON A very wet and soggy Saturday morning, Marina Bowling Club on Sandy Lane Dawlish enlisted the Town Crier and his Lady Consort to open the green and bowl the first bowl of the 2025 season.

ALL three Dawlish teams had something to play for as the first-ever Devon Women’s Walking Football League reached an exciting conclusion on Sunday, April 6. League Two has been an altogether closer affair with any of the top three still in the mix for first place right until the very end.

NEWTON Abbot MP Martin Wrigley enjoyed an afternoon ice cream in sunny Dawlish with fellow Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine. The pair were on the campaign trail ahead of the county council elections next month.

THERE are several police surgeries coming up throughout the month of May. First up, police will be present at Dawlish Lawn on Saturday, May 3 from 2pm until 4pm. Then on Saturday, May 10, officers will be on hand at Haldon Forest.

CONSTRUCTION work has started on the Lawn in Dawlish for South West Water’s multi-million pound scheme to improve water quality. Barriers have gone up across much of the green space in the centre of the town as plant equipment has moved in.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 14 of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. • Rated 5: Cool Beans On The Green at Tourist Information Centre The Lawn The Strand Dawlish Devon; rated on April 16.

Teignbridge District Council said "significant sized rocks" had fallen onto the path. A Facebook post , external from Teignbridge District Council said a section of path had been closed at Lee Mount in Dawlish between the steps from Early's Wall and a large viewing shelter.

A section of footpath in Dawlish is closed due to debris and rockfall dangers from cliffs. A SECTION of footpath in Dawlish has had to be closed off to the public following debris falling from cliffs.

Weather warning - areas affected The yellow weather warning in South West England has been issued for: • Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole • Cornwall • Devon • Dorset • Plymouth • Somerset • Torbay

AN outhouse fire in Dawlish is believed to have been started deliberately, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have said. The building was left ‘100% damaged’ by the fire. Two fire engines, one from Dawlish and the other from Teignmouth, attended Thursday’s incident [April 17].

A Dawlish gift and crystal business is to close its town centre shop to move to an online store. Pixies Forest will continue trading from its premises on Strand Hill in Dawlish until at least June.