Dawlish News

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.

TWO people were arrested in Teignmouth after police pulled over a van. The arrests were part of action by the Teignmouth and Dawlish neighbourhood police team. Earlier, officers assisted the Trading Standards team visiting commercial premises in the town.

IT was a busy weekend for Teignbridge’s firefighters as they were called out three times across two days. Firefighters from Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Dawlish and Newton Abbot saw action across February 7 through to February 8.

THE FUTURE is looking bright in Dawlish as long-awaited plans for new lighting are finally to take a step forward. Decorative lighting had been a feature of the Brook which runs through the town for decades.

An early morning networking event in Dawlish will be celebrating its first anniversary later this month. The Dawlish Business Breakfast, which takes place between 7am and 9am at the Smugglers Inn is a monthly networking event where local businesses can start the day networking over a bacon butty and ...

ROADWORKS and a minor road accident have caused traffic hold-ups in Dawlish this morning. A two vehicle collision was reported at about 9.25am on Exeter Road. A police spokesman said there were no reports of injuries and the road was not blocked.

BLACK swan patriarch Bert is causing trouble in Dawlish again. As the expectant dad awaits the hatching of his latest brood, he is behaving in a territorial manner towards his previous offspring.

GROUND testing work on the Lawn in Dawlish has been completed by South West Water ahead of its major scheme to improve water quality. Engineers have been in action across large parts of the town’s green space for the last few months.

DAWLISH is waiting in eager anticipation for the arrival of the next generation of Black Swans. Mum Kimba is currently sitting on a nest of five eggs which are expected to hatch by the end of February.

RESIDENTS in Dawlish are due to pay a ‘modest’ increase in the town council share of their council tax. The town council’s budget announcement has been approved by the full council for 2025 to 2026.

A NEW ‘cafe’ has been launched to help people in Dawlish cope with chronic pain. The Pain Cafe aims to connect people living with constant pain by providing an informal, friendly cafe to encourage people to share experiences and develop new ways of taking control.

A ‘GENTLEMEN’S’ rugby club has donated £500 to a Dawlish charity. The Holcombe Gentlemen’s Rugby Club was founded 25 years ago by fans of the sport who frequent the village’s Castle Inn pub.

Devon and Cornwall police use a software resource called GoodSAM. It gives them a range of instant response solutions such as video chat and instant evidence uploads. GoodSAM also provides an emergency service mapping system which provides locations of defibs, life rings, and other lifesaving ...

A TEIGNBRIDGE forest school has achieved Ofsted approval. Run by Dan Rees, the school, which is based out of Dawlish, as well as Southleigh, offers youngsters the chance to learn bush craft skills, including safe knife use, fire lighting, den building and so on.

A DAWLISH foodbank is working ‘harder than ever’ to help people in the community. The Strand Community Centre foodbank is seeing more people who are struggling to put food on the table and organisers are appealing for help.

A GARDENING charity in Dawlish which was forced to close for a day following a small fire has thanked its supporters and well-wishers. Dawlish Gardens Trust in Port Road had announced it had to shut due to ‘unforseen circumstances’.

A GARDENING charity in Dawlish has been forced to close today following reports of a fire. Dawlish Gardens Trust in Port Road announced it has had to shut ‘due to unforseen circumstances’. A spokesman said: ‘Everything is under control and we will keep you all updated.

A GARDENING charity in Dawlish has been forced to close today following reports of a fire. Dawlish Gardens Trust in Port Road announced it has had to shut ‘due to unforseen circumstances’. A spokesman said: ‘Everything is under control and we will keep you all updated.

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THIEVES have broken into several cars and vans in Dawlish. Work vans were particularly targeted with tools left inside stolen. Reports have come in from across the town last night and into the early hours.

SAINSBURY’s stores in Teignbridge are expected to be affected by national cuts.The supermarket in Dawlish has a hot food and pizza counter which are expected to shut down under the changes.

DAWLISH has welcomed its new neighbourhood beat manager. PC George Miller is now working in the town alongside two police community support officers. One of his first jobs was to meet town councillors where he updated them on efforts to keep the Dawlish community safe.

Dawlish College continues to uphold its reputation for fostering a safe, ambitious, and inclusive learning environment, according to its latest Ofsted inspection. The report highlights the school’s determination to ensure every pupil feels prepared and supported.

‘We are not statistics, we are people.’. Students at Dawlish College are hopeful that road safety improvements outside their school will be implemented after meeting with road safety bosses, local councillors, representatives of local MP Martin Wrigley, and police and crime commissioner Alison ...

Update from PC Miller, Dawlish's new Neighbourhood Beat Manager! PC Miller attended yesterday's full Town Council meeting to share updates about the proactive work being done to keep our community safe. Here’s what’s happening: The local policing team includes PC Miller and two Police Community ...

A HAIR-CUTTING service for the homeless has been launched in Dawlish. Hair In The Community provides hair cuts to those living on the streets and the vulnerable. Started in Exeter in 2009, it has expanded its services to run monthly sessions at the Strand Centre in Dawlish.

Thursday, 23 January 2025 08:05. The RNLI is on the lookout for enthusiastic, dedicated individuals to join its lifeguard team for the summer, covering some of Devon’s most picturesque and popular beaches, including Teignmouth, Dawlish Warren, Exmouth, and Sandy Bay.

Wednesday, 22 January 2025 10:29. Do you know an individual or organisation that deserve recognition for their services to the Town? Please tell us and nominate them for a Community Award!.

A person died on railway tracks in Devon, police have confirmed. Emergency services rushed to the line near Starcross railway station on Saturday, January 18 following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

Tuesday, 21 January 2025 10:46. Residents of Dawlish are encouraged to take advantage of an upcoming drop-in surgery with their local councillors this Saturday, 25 January. The session will take place at Dawlish Library between 10am & noon,.

HALDON Trail Runners chair Anthea Board won her age category in a race for the third week in a row on Sunday. Fresh from her success at the muddy 13-mile Oh My Obelisk race in Dawlish and flat First Chance 10k in Exeter, she also took the FV60 honours in the rearranged Budleigh Blister race on ...

Dawlish will host another evening of music, comedy and nostalgia in March following the success of a sold-out show in 2023. The one-night-only charity extravaganza, ‘Another Night of Nostalgia’, marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day and will raise funds for the Dawlish and Teignmouth Talking ...