Dawlish News

DEVON Women’s Walking Football League held their penultimate round of fixtures in Exeter on Sunday, March 2. In the glorious afternoon sunshine, the three Dawlish teams played out an exciting and competitive series of games.

CHILDREN with special educational needs in Newton Abbot will be helped by a pioneering new ‘hub’ being set up in south Devon. The SEND hub is being established in collaboration with the Dawlish-based Special Partnership Trust and Devon County Council.

A hardware shop in Teignmouth is to reopen this weekend after a lengthy closure following a fire last year. Firefighters from Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay were called to the shop after a fire was spotted in a doorway.

FIVE newly-hatched cygnets were the subject of a rescue mission on the Brook in Dawlish. The days old cygnets had become trapped on the lower weir and were unable to scramble to safety. The cygnets hatched last week to parents Bert and Kimba.

A brave man waded through cold water to rescue five stricken cygnets in Dawlish . The fluffy birds found themselves on the wrong side of a storm fence on Friday (February 28) and risked being swept away.

From Monday 3 March to Monday 31 March, plant machinery will be using the seawall to access Coryton Cove in #Dawlish to carry out essential paving repairs. Please take care when you visit Coryton Cove while the works are taking place. Posters have been displayed in the area to warn people about the ...

A famous family of swans in a Devon seaside town have welcomed their newest brood of adorable cygnets. The five fluffy baby birds were spotted on the Dawlish Brook earlier this week, huddled together as their mum fussed over them.

Cake for breakfast was the order of the day last Thursday (February 20) as Dawlish Chamber of Trade and Commerce celebrated the first anniversary of its popular business breakfasts. MP Martin Wrigley joined representatives from local businesses to chat and share ideas.

Members of the public have been warned to stay away from the base of the cliffs at both ends of the beach at Coryton Cove in Dawlish following a rock fall. ‘This is a natural occurrence from the iconic red Breccia sandstone cliffs in the area,’ a spokesperson from Teignbridge District Council said. ...

Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday, February 26. He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on The Brook.".

A LENGTHY battle to save a crumbling historic Dawlish property has taken a major step forward. The Old Vicarage in Weech Road has been in a ruined state for many years but now the Grade II listed structure has been bought by a developer.

A Dawlish woman who grew up in the care system is running the London Marathon in April to raise money for a local charity that supports vulnerable young people as they enter adulthood. ‘She felt she had no one for support, no one to listen or help her, she got into debt and was miserable and alone,’ ...

FOUR cygnets have hatched to the Black Swans in Dawlish. Parents Bert and Kimba have welcomed the four new arrivals overnight. These are the latest generation in the town’s Black Swan population.

A SEAL pup found washed up on a Dawlish beach is doing well, rescuers have confirmed. The small seal was found. Stressed and underweight, at Coryton Beach 10 days ago. After being assessed by a vet, it was safely transported off the beach and taken to the Cornwall Seal Sanctuary where it received ...

A POIGNANT service in Dawlish earlier this morning (Monday, February 24) marked the third anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian flag flew proudly from the Manor House as locals gathered with Ukrainians who have settled in the area scene hostilities began in their homeland. ...

BEACHES in Teignbridge were among the several hit by sewage alerts after yesterday’s heavy rain. Dawlish Town, Shaldon and Teignmouth Holcombe were among the more than 30 beaches identified by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), as areas where sewage has been discharged into ...

A PROLIFIC shoplifter from Dawlish has been sentenced to 24 weeks in prison, the second time he has been jailed in two years. Ross Norman, 32, of Carlton Terrace, was sentenced by magistrates at South and West Devon magistrates court.

A man from Dawlish stole booze and attacked a police officer during a spate of crimes. Ross Norman, aged 32 and of Carlton Terrace, was charged with 14 counts of theft from shops and an assault on a police officer while being detained.

NEWTON Abbot Batmen returned to action in the SD&T Table Tennis League first division with an 8-2 win at Halwell A, Rory Harries with a maximum for the Batmen. In the second division, a Mark Sharratt maximum for Dawlish Aces helped them to a 6-4 victory over NA Falcons.

A FORMER Wren girl celebrated her 100th birthday this week. Audrey Wilson, who lives in Dawlish, received her birthday message from the King and the Queen Consort on Febraury 17. Born in Margate, Audrey was whisked off to India when she was only two-years-old as her father was a colonel in the Royal ...

POLICE are reminding people to keep an eye out for suspicious activity after several overnight burglaries. Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Team put out the reminder following thefts of motor vehicles and items from within properties in its area.

TRADERS in Dawlish have received a thumbs up from fellow businesspeople in Taunton. One trader from the Somerset town paid a visit to Dawlish to meet one of the local business owners and was impressed with what they saw.

STUDENTS in Teignbridge completed a sponsored swim to raise money for their local lifeboat station. Pupils from Orchard Manor School in Teignmouth recently presented volunteers from the town’s lifeboat station with a cheque for £800 after having completed a sponsored swim at Lady’s Mile Holiday Park ...

THIEVES have helped themselves to donations made to Dawlish pet foodbank. Several boxes of food destined for pets in need in the town went missing from a donation drop off box intended to go to the charity Dawlish Pet Pantry.

Roger Honey said his mother was postmaster before he took on the title. Roger Honey, 81, has been running the Exeter Road Post Office in Dawlish since October 1962, but took on the postmaster title in January 1975.

IT WAS a scheduled cup week in the South Devon and Torbay Table Tennis League, but with several cup matches unable to take place, there were only a handful of matches played this week. The two handicap doubles matches that survived were both Newton Abbot TTC v Dawlish TTC.

DAWLISH Hospital’s minor injuries unit is closed today. NHS bosses have announced the unit, which reopened last year, will be shut today. Anyone with an injury or condition that is urgent but not an emergency, is asked to visit the MIU at Totnes Community Hospital or the Urgent Treatment Centre ...

A "first class" Devon postmaster is celebrating after reaching an incredible milestone. Roger Honey has officially been at the helm of Exeter Road Post Office in Dawlish for 50 years. But he has been involved in the branch for even longer than that since it was bought by his family in October 1962, ...

A derelict landmark cafe on the coast path between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren has been reincarnated as a new refreshment stop in tribute to a beloved springer spaniel. Buddy’s at Red Rock opened on February 7 after months of work to renovate the dilapidated building.

TWO iconic events have been scrapped from this year’s Dawlish Celebrates Carnival due to South West Water’s extensive work in the town. It’s A Knockout, which has been run for more than 50 years, and the Pram Race, one of only a few such events in the country, will not be part of this summer’s ...

A long-running battle to save one of the best historic buildings in Dawlish has been given renewed hope now that the crumbling Grade II listed property has been bought by a new owner. The Old Vicarage in Weech Road was deemed to be in a 'critical' state four years ago but it has continued to be left ...

AN APPRENTICE from Dawlish has described how valuable his experience has been. Matthew Sluman is an apprentice engineering technician with South West Water which has been celebrating the range of its apprentices across the company’s teams as part of National Apprentice Week.

BOWLS players in Dawlish have been given the keys to their clubhouse for a bargain £1 a year. Dawlish Marina Bowling Club has a new 28-year lease on its base at Sandy Lane for less than the price of a loaf of bread a year.

NEWTON Abbot MP Martin Wrigley has resigned his seat on Dawlish Town Council. Mr Wrigley, who was elected as MP for the Newton Abbot constituency last year, held the North East ward seat for 10 years and served as Mayor.

AHEAD of work starting on South West Water’s major scheme in Dawlish, questions are being asked about the possible affect on the town’s Conservation Area status. Resident Graham Tapper has written to Teignbridge Council asking why it has had no involvement in the project.

VOLUNTEERS keeping Dawlish clean have received a welcome boost. Dawlish Against Plastic has been handed a £500 donation from a housebuilding firm to help keep Dawlish beaches clean. Formed in 2019, Dawlish Against Plastic established regular beach cleans across the town and to reduce plastic waste. ...

Dawlish Chamber of Trade and Commerce launched a Small Business Academy on Monday (February 10) to help local entrepreneurs develop and grow. Businesses from around Dawlish and beyond can book sessions covering everything from marketing to human resources.

DAWLISH youngster Olivia Steer enjoyed a superb 2024 on the track and she has already become a National Champion in 2025. Held in Sheffield, at the National Sports Institute’s indoor athletics track, Olivia took on the National Indoor Age Group Championships, an event put on by England Athletics. ...

TWO Dawlish shop units have been sold at auction. The adjacent properties in The Strand went under the hammer a few weeks ago and were quickly snapped up. The sales to investors will not affect the current tenants who will remain operating in the premises.

TO mark this week’s National Apprenticeship Week an assistant site manager at Vistry Group is keen to highlight the apprenticeship route into the industry after it gave him his career break.