Dawlish News

EASTER fun is coming to Dawlish with a Great Easter Egg Hunt. Dawlish Town Council is organising the hunt and promises a visit from a ‘special guest’. The event takes place on Saturday April 19 from 10am to 2pm at Manor Gardens in Old Town Street.

DAWLISH College is about the launch its own community garden project. The college in Elm Grove Road will be opening the doors to its new garden space and welcoming the public for two days in April.

THE ‘MISSING’ link road in Dawlish has finally been completed after more than a decade in the making. The multi-million pound road is designed to help access new land for housing on the outskirts of Dawlish and ease traffic congestion.

SOUTH WEST Water has started work on its multi-million pound scheme to improve water quality in Dawlish. Engineers have moved onto the main green space, the Lawn, to begin work on the project which was due to have started in January.

DAWLISH Indoor Bowling Club hosted an exciting finals weekend across March 22 and 23, played in high spirits across the board. In an extremely exciting and tense match, the Ladies Singles pitted Tina Rowe against Debbie Coyles.

The new owner of a health food shop in Teignmouth has big plans to promote sustainable and ethical living. They will continue operating Poppadums in Dawlish. Happy Bean Health will continue to sell the same items as Poppadums but will ‘squeeze in a few more products and ideas alongside’.

REPORTS of a lorry fire near Dawlish turned out to be a broken down vehicle, police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to reports of a what was suspected to be a lorry fire on the northbound carriageway of the A380 at Ashcombe, Dawlish, at around 8.05am today, Thursday, March 20.

A DAWLISH hair salon owner has raised more than £1,000 for an animal rehoming charity. Chrissy Marks of Signature Hair and Beauty and the team at Lady's Mile Holiday Park raised £1,260 for Saving Pound Dogs Cyprus (SPDC).

Grandad Allan Pidwell is buying himself state-of-the-art walking boots after winning £20,000 from just £0.20 at Betfred. He opted for a lucky dip and so it proved when he hit the jackpot on Bonus King Bingo at the Betfred shop on the Strand, Dawlish in Devon

HEALTH bosses have announced Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit is closed today. The temporary closure of the unit at Dawlish Hospital comes a month after it was previously closed. The unit finally reopened last April after it was shut for more than four years and in the first four months, staff saw and ...

Teignbridge has been home to many influential naval commanders. Local experts will explore the life of Gilbert Clapp from Dawlish; the homes and gardens of Bishopsteignton’s three Admirals; and the impact of Dawlish resident Admiral Schank’s lifting keel.

ROYAL British Legion stalwart Richard Hayward has created another of his unique Dawlish fund-raising badges. Ex-serviceman Richard has been making the bespoke Dawlish-themed badges for the last 10 years, raising thousands of pounds for the RBL.

THREE Dawlish charities are to benefit from a special fund-raising day at Luscombe Castle. The event on Friday May 23 is a rare chance to visit the gardens at the privately-owned Grade I listed castle.

The Faithful Servant II, previously a Gosport Ferry, joins the Starcross to Exmouth fleet. A new boat has joined the fleet of the Starcross to Exmouth Ferry and Dawlish Boat Trips ahead of the summer season.

DESPERATE parents in Dawlish will soon be able to apply for pre-school places following the announcement of a new nursery opening. Dawlish has an acute shortage of childcare places for under-fives, made worse since the recent closure of the Little Swans pre-school.

DEVON Partnership Trust has received a top rating for its privacy and dignity to patients. The trust, which runs Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, is the joint top mental health provider in the country for privacy, dignity and wellbeing, according to the latest Patient-Led Assessments of the Care ...

MORE rubbish has been dumped at a Dawlish beauty spot overnight. This time, among the debris discarded at Coryton Cove, was a toilet roll dispenser and loo roll from a public toilet. Last week, the remains of a bonfire were discovered on the beach along with discarded bits of cardboard.

A Teignbridge restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Forest Fungi, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at The Farm Shop Timaru Gardens Warren Road Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on February 18, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Ukraine, adoption and Access to Work. Ukrainian residents of Dawlish and surrounding areas attended and they, as always, appreciated the show of support. I also had opportunity to talk with a number of Ukranians who have made their homes here, and listened to their concerns following the talks ...

PARENTS and the town council have reacted angrily after human excrement was discovered at a children’s play park. According to Dawlish Town Council, this is not the first time human defecation has happened at the popular Manor Gardens play park.

AN 85-year-old Holcombe artist has become an unexpected YouTube star. But since the foundation of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Go Local YouTube channel dedicated to showcasing small businesses, Sally’s own watercolour painting has turned from a hobby into a business selling prints and cards.

A DAWLISH anti-plastic campaigner has taken part in a ground-breaking research project which has been published in a scientific journal. Vanessa Ryley, a retired teacher and a leader of Dawlish Against Plastic, was among almost 100 community volunteers whose research on plastic pollution has been ...

Could Slimming World be right for you? - Sponsored Article. The start of the new year is the perfect time to set yourself new goals and at the top of our resolution lists is to start shifting some weight and the Slimming World members in Dawlish have done just that!.

DAWLISH Town Council celebrated Commonwealth Day with a flag raising event at the Manor House. Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury was joined by Dawlish councillor and chairman of Teignbridge Council Rosie Dawson for the event to mark the occasion.

GREEN-FINGERED growers at Dawlish Gardens Trust are preparing to open to the public for the summer season. The plant shop officially opens on Monday March 17. Organisers are hoping visitors will go along to explore the ‘beautiful’ collection of plants, along with handcrafted woodwork including ...

WATERFOWL wardens in Dawlish are hoping to thank a mystery man who helped rescue the new brood of Black Swan cygnets. Known only as John, the wardens have put out an appeal to thank him for his efforts.

Children from a Dawlish primary school came face-to-face with an adventurer fresh from a feat across the high seas on Wednesday (March 5). Pupils from Gatehouse Primary Academy were treated to a first-hand account of how Teignmouth water sports instructor Tim Cox and friend Andy Purvis rowed 3000 ...

HELP was on hand for Dawlish residents struggling with the cost of living crisis. Teignbridge CVS organised an event at the Strand Centre to provide help and advice. Various organisations took part to offer information and guidance about energy costs, medical needs, food support, housing and money ...

Three areas in Devon, Dartmouth , Torquay and Teignmouth all saw reductions in house prices. Despite these house price reductions, other areas in Devon such as Dawlish and Salcombe are thriving with increases of up to £20k on homes. Dawlish had the highest increase of 7% while Salcombe had a 4.4% ...

FUNDRAISER extraordinaire Pip Bowhay is at it again. Pip, from Dawlish, is lacing up her walking boots once more for her latest walk, this time in aid of the RNLI. The partially-sighted Army veteran is no stranger to fund-raising or long distance walking.

PILES of rubbish and the remains of a bonfire have been left at a Dawlish beauty spot. The discarded bits of cardboard and other debris were found at Coryton Cove. Critics say the littering is a regular occurrence at the beach.

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.