Dawlish News
A dental technician, hoping to sell his home in Devon in an online raffle, has delayed the draw until July. Stephen Sickelmore, 49, and his wife, Caroline, are raffling their seaside home in the hope of raising the £490,000 it was originally on the market for. Tickets cost £25 each, and the winner will also get other benefits including their stamp duty paid, legal fees and a contribution towards ...
Almost £20,000 will be spent on access to Dawlish Warren to improve safety and encourage visitors to the seaside resort. Land owner Teignbridge Council is to carry out the works which will see improvements to the railway tunnel approach, traffic calming and clearer pedestrian routes. Work will start on Tuesday and is scheduled to be completed by Friday, May 22 in time for the busy Whitsun Bank ...
A seaside town is to keep its famous black swans after agreeing an action plan to eradicate fears over water pollution. Dawlish Town Council keeps 14 swans on the brook at Brunswick Place, as well as about 50 ornamental waterfowl which are not indigenous to Britain. The swans, which are more commonly found in New Zealand and Australia, and the other birds have proved a lucrative tourist ...
A CCTV network in South Devon - ran by police, Teignbridge council and the Newton Abbot Business Security (NABS) group - has helped to recover thousands of pounds in stolen goods, a report said. More than 500 arrests have been made and £37,946 of stolen property has been recovered in the past year, figures from the council revealed. Ian Curzon, operations and support inspector at Devon and ...
A public sector magazine has shortlisted Teignbridge District Council for its Best Achieving Council award. The council is one of six vying for the accolade from the Municipal Journal. Ealing Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, Somerset County Council, South Somerset District Council and Harrow Council in London are the other finalists. The Municipal Journal awards ceremony ...
A FLORISTRY academy has raised £670 for charity through flower arranging demonstrations. The newly-founded Academy of Floristry Art, which offers flower arranging and floristry courses throughout the South West, raised funds for four charities — Macmillan Cancer Support, NSPCC, Rowcroft Hospice and Hospice Care Exeter. The money was raised through three large flower demonstrations held at ...
