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Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural neighbourhood policing  team are holding their monthly Police and Community's together meeting at the Shillingford st George village hall on 29th April from 10:30 to 11:30 hrs.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural neighbourhood team are holding their monthly Police and Community's together meeting at Stokeinteignhead village hall on the 28th April from 10:30 to 11:30 hrs.

Keep up-to-date with what's going on in your area. Teignmouth and Dawlish rural Neighbourhood policing team are holding their monthly police and community's together meeting at the Ideford Village Hall on Friday 24th April between 10:30 and 11:30 hrs.

High tides, strong winds and large waves are expected to cause flooding in South Devon overnight. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/red-warning-issued-devon-coastline-10927756

Aaargh my hearties......

26/00690/TPOE Remove fallen Sycamore tree The Cliffs Old Teignmouth Road Dawlish https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=TDUO96PZ01Z00&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Decision

Event starts in 6 days Song Sung Blue follows the true story of a Milwaukee couple who rise to fame as a Neil Diamond tribute act while navigating love, tragedy, and resilience. Location: Shaftesbury Theatre Tuesday, 28 April 2026 Start 14:00 Contact: event organiser

Surely all these community mini buses on the green is not good for the grass.

The fire service has been run down over the years by sucessive goverments trying to penny pinch.Wonder what the outcome would have been if there had been fatalities. Remember folks, before you put the chip pan on phone the fire station to see if they have a full crew available

DAWLISH & District Indoor Bowls Club recently held its finals weekend, bringing together the culmination of weeks of competition across the club championships. The club would like to thank all members who entered, as without their support and participation throughout the rounds, the competitions would not be possible.

Event starts in 5 days Afternoon Tea — 3:00pm (Please book in advance — Donations welcome) Location: The Strand Community Centre Monday, 27 April 2026 Start 15:00

South West Water has completed a number of major works in Dawlish as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area. Two new storm storage tanks have now been installed at The Lawn and Sandy Lane which can hold up to 2.2 million litres of stormwater each.

FIREFIGHTERS in Dawlish will be raising money for a charity close to their hearts this May. The crew from Dawlish Fire Station will be raising money for The Fire Fighters Charity on Saturday, May 30.

ONE of the top ten operas is the performance of choice for South Devon-based Red Earth Opera next month. La Traviata, Verdi’s tragic story of two young lovers, will be performed at St Gregory’s Church in Dawlish on May 2 and Chudleigh Parish Church on May 3.

A NUMBER of major works in Dawlish have been completed by South West Water as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area.

A FIRE that broke out on the roof of Teignmouth’s library is beloved to have started accidentally, according to the fire service. Crews from Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Torquay, were mobilised, with the latter also bringing its ariel ladder platform to bear.

Tide times for the period 04/20/2026 00:00:00 - 04/27/2026 00:00:00

Sunny day 16 - 5

Event starts in 4 days Join the legendary Jackie Juno and the notorious Edward Tripp for a heathenous double-bill of poetic chaos. (Non-pagans welcome) 'reading loudly and doubting proudly…' At last! - on April 26, 2026, the waxing gibbous Moon will pass very close to the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. Venus will be edging Saturn and Saturn will (in turn) be practically fisting Neptune. ...

Must have been caught on the river bed...

A pictorial look at who and what was making the pages of the Mid-Devon Advertiser, Dawlish Gazette and Teignmouth Post over the decades. This week it’s the summer fun that was Dawlish Carnival in August 1987.

Event starts today Film ‘Jo in the Water’ (12A) — 6:30pm 7pm screening followed by discussion. Free Entry Location: The Strand Community Centre Tuesday, 21 April 2026 Start 18:30

Event starts in 3 days Craft Fair — 10am–2pm Location: The Strand Community Centre Saturday, 25 April 2026 Start 10:00 Finish 14:00

Event starts today St George’s Event — 6:30pm (£5 incl. meal. MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE) Location: The Strand Community Centre Saturday, 18 April 2026 Start 18:30

A FORMER seamstress who worked for a Royal dressmaker has had a trip down memory lane. Sheila Thomas, from Dawlish, once worked for fashion designer Sir Norman Hartnell, famous for his work making clothes for women in the Royal family.

COASTGUARDS in Dawlish are reminding boat owners to make sure their vessels are in good order. The advice follows an incident involving a boat which ran aground at Dawlish Warren. Dawlish coastguard volunteers were alerted and on arrival at the Warren, made sure the crew on board were safe and other water users were clear of the area.

26/00658/FUL Replacement of main buildings with three detached dwellings and associated works Fairfield House Ashcombe Road Dawlish EX7 0QQ https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=TDHM5TPZ01U00&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

26/00659/HOU Insertion of flat roof dormer and balcony in front roof slope 1 Priory Park Road Dawlish Devon EX7 9LX https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=TDHWHUPZGF300&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

Could have been a great hotel with money spent on it.

He's done a great job looking after Dawlish NOT

Can't believe anyone would vote Lib Dem. Clueless the lot of em.

RESIDENTS campaigning to save a neglected historic building in Dawlish have given their backing to new plans for the site. New owners of the decaying former vicarage in Weech Road have put forward plans to turn the derelict Grade II listed building into a group of homes.

The Dawlish vicarage building as it is today (Image: Vicarage Residents Group). Developers planning to turn a tumbledown vicarage in Dawlish into a group of new homes have been given the thumbs-up by local residents.

Come on boo hoo, give them credit, there still investigating who pooed on the playpark, who may have kicked  a swan when it went for his dog, who burnt down the community buses, the clamp down on ebikes  etc etc, you dont expect them to do everything by 5pm close of play at night

26/00661/TPO H1 - Hedge / Tree Reduction - Reduce the height of the hedge to approximately 1.5-1.8 metres (5-6 feet) above ground level along its full length (circa 325 metres) 4 Juniper Drive Dawlish Devon EX7 0GL https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=TDJ251PZGG000&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

\Thanks for thus BOO HOO.

Well give it a few more years and The Brook running through Dawlish will just be a gravel path.

Bizarre..........

FIREFIGHTERS from Dawlish were alerted to a call from a member of the public reporting smoke coming from their boiler. The smoke had set off the property’s fire alarms. Crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth attended the scene where they found the occupant had already turned off the electric supply to the boiler before they arrived.

"Police have been informed over incident " yes, expect a few flying squad cars and a response like "We will monitor the situation ". Town council should be more interested in the carnage on exeter road.