Dawlish News

A GROUP of staff from Dawlish Community Hospital will be taking part in a sponsored walk in memory of a colleague’s late husband. The hospital team is raising money for the RNLI after the death of crew member Andy Burry who died this summer from heart disease.

ANOTHER Black Swan cygnet from the newest brood in Dawlish has died. Waterfowl wardens in the town announced the death of the second of six cygnets which were born a few months ago. A spokesman for the wardens said: ‘Sadly we must announce the loss of another cygnet.

MAYOR of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury was handed a £500 cheque as a donation to one of her charities by one of the town’s housing developers. Cllr Goodman-Bradbury was given the cash by Taylor Wimpey which is building 180 homes at its Brook Vale development.

POPPY wreaths from Teignmouth and Dawlish were taken to London for Remembrance Day thanks to the annual service from Great Weather Railway. The Poppies to Paddington early morning service stopped at stations along the route early on November 11, taking commemorative wreaths to the war memorial at ...

CHILDREN from Kenton School have moved into new temporary classrooms while plans for a brand new multi-million pound school take shape. After a year being taught in temporary accommodation at the Hope Centre in Dawlish, the school moved to a new base at Powderham Castle.

ONE person has been seriously injured in a road accident in Dawlish between a disability scooter and a car,. Reports have come in of the incident which has caused severe hold-ups throughout the town with the main road closed in both directions.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them both. Marina Bowling Club, a pub, bar or nightclub at Dawlish Marina Bowling Club Sandy Lane Dawlish Devon was handed a five-out-of-five rating ...

Firefighters from Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay were called to a hardware shop in Teignmouth on Saturday (November 9) after a fire was spotted in the doorway. Crews used breathing apparatus, a safety jet, a positive pressure ventilation fan and small tools to deal with the fire at Teign Hardware ...

THE Rotary Club of Dawlish Water are holding an open day at The Manor at Old Town Street in the Dawlish this Saturday (November 9). The event, which runs from 1pm to 5pm, is aimed at boosting the club’s membership numbers - and letting the public know what Rotary members get up to.

THE special Paddington in Peru Great Western Railway liveried train is due to pass through south Devon today. Today the train will pass through Starcross, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot twice.

THE government has been warned not to take its eye off a long-term project to make South Devon’s railway links more resilient to bad weather. In February 2014 a storm smashed through the sea defences at Dawlish and left Devon’s main railway line dangling in mid-air.

POLICE in Dawlish say they are responding to numerous reports of incidents of anti-social behaviour in the town which have left some residents in fear. Officers confirmed they have received reports of such behaviour over the last few nights from group of youths.

When and where to see the Christmas lights being switched on in your town. Dawlish : Food and drink, a lantern parade and entertainment from Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor contestant Russell Jones Jr set the scene for the big Christmas light switch on in Dawlish.

Devon and Cornwall Police said a woman in her 80s had sustained potentially life-changing injuries in a crash in Dawlish. A woman in her 80s suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a crash in Devon, police have said.

An elderly woman has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a crash this afternoon (Wednesday, November 13). Devon and Cornwall police were called to reports of a collision involving a blue Peugeot and a mobility scooter on Exeter Road, Dawlish , at around 11.55am.

A person has sustained serious injuries at the scene of a crash involving a car and a mobility scooter. Exeter Road, in Dawlish , has been closed in both directions while emergency services are at the scene of the collision.

A road in Dawlish has been closed after a serious crash took place this afternoon. The A397 is currently shut in both directions at East Cliff Road, which is also reportedly closed. According to reports, the collision involved a car.

A former employee at Dawlish College has been struck off from ever being able to teach again after sending one of his pupil's who had just left the school multiple indecent images of his genitals and meeting up with her.

Memories of dancing in the heyday of the 1940s—60s seaside music scene are the focus of a new oral history project and community event that has been launched with government funding. At the Hop! will involve young people interviewing elderly folk and care home residents in Dawlish to capture their ...

An avid Devon rail enthusiast has shared photographs of rare trains he has spotted travelling through different railway stations across the county over the past four months. Yesterday, November 9, Thomas Mills, of Dawlish, captured on camera a DCR Class 60 on the South Devon Railway for the first ...

Friday, 8 November 2024 17:35. The government has been warned not to take its eye off a long-term project to make South Devon’s railway links more resilient to bad weather.

Improvement works are set to be completed in 2026. Work to improve water quality and reduce the use of storm overflows in the Dawlish area is set to begin early next year, South West Water (SWW) said.

Tuesday, 5 November 2024 10:48. Devon & Cornwall Police recently conducted a proactive warrant at an address in Dawlish, seizing a large quantity of class A drugs from the property. Devon & Cornwall Police recently conducted a proactive warrant at an address in Dawlish, seizing a large quantity of ...

Class A drugs worth around £2,000 were seized after police raided a property in Dawlish. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police carried out the warrant in October. The warrant was secured after local residents raised concerns about the address.

THE GREAT Wall of Poppies has returned to Dawlish as part of the town’s events to commemorate Armistice Day. Volunteers spent several hours decorating the bowling green railings with the Poppy Wall which has become a tradition in the town.

SOUTH West Water unveiled its extensive plans to improve water quality and reduce the use of storm overflows in Dawlish at a public information event. Proposals for the town are part of the water company’s £2.8billion five-year investment programme aimed at tackling the much-criticised use of storm ...

More than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish. The petitions were handed to a full meeting of the council by David Force of the Friends of Dawlish Brook.

A foul-mouthed outburst which stunned a Devon council chamber has led to a zero-tolerance pledge. Three members of the public asked about the way leisure centres treated trans people, before council chair Cllr Rosie Dawson (Lib Dem, Dawlish NE) enforced the meeting’s rules to stop them from making ...

Wednesday, 30 October 2024 10:44. By Guy Henderson, Local Democracy Reporter. More than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish.

MORE than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish. The petitions were handed to a full meeting of the council by David Force of the Friends of Dawlish Brook.

The Mayor of Dawlish was the special guest at the launch of the new show homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Brook Vale development month. Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury visited the new community on Friday 11th October to officially open the two show homes before the first customers got the chance to look around. ...

South West Water has announced a major investment programme in Dawlish to improve water quality and reduce the use of storm overflows in the area. The company will be carrying out testing in the next few weeks to help design a tailor-made solution to best meet the area’s needs while minimising any ...

NA CONDORS climbed up the first division table of the South Devon & Torbay Table Tennis League with an excellent 9-1 win at Halwell A. Grove Guerrillas are the early leaders of the third division following a fine 8-2 win over Dawlish Aces.

Monday, 28 October 2024 15:32. South West Water has announced a major investment programme in Dawlish to improve water quality and reduce the use of storm overflows in the area. South West Water has announced a major investment programme in Dawlish to improve water quality and reduce the use of ...

THE FUTURE of a popular gym and fitness centre in Dawlish is uncertain following the bankruptcy of one of its owners. Stephen Chandler was declared bankrupt at the County Court at Torquay and Newton Abbot on October 4.

FUNDING has been secured to create and oral history and community celebration about Dancing in Dawlish. Memories of dancing in the heyday of the 1940s to 1960s seaside music scene are the focus of the new oral history project and community event that has been launched with government funding to the ...

The threat of climate change to South Devon’s fragile railway links and the need to solve Teignmouth’s healthcare problems have been highlighted in the House of Commons.

Plans for improving water quality Sollutions might include, adding storage tanks, repairing leaks, creating separate drains for sewage and rainwater. Dawlish is the first town in the region to benefit from a major investment in the wastewater system, improving the water quality of local rivers ...

THE £42million project to build a shelter to protect the main rail line between Dawlish and Teignmouth has won another award. The Parsons Tunnel Rockfall Shelter scheme won the title of best new build project over £10million at the Institution of Civil Engineering South West awards 2024.

A DAWLISH primary school has welcomed a new head teacher who is leading the way to make improvements. Natasha Outhwaite has taken up the helm at Westliff School with the aim of improving the school’s culture and inspiring learning following an Ofsted inspection which said it needed improvement.