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Dawlish News

There is an issue with speeding.  If you've ever tried to pull out of a side street where the speed limit is 30mph and nobody does that, it's really difficult to pull out.  How many times have I pulled out of my road when it's clear, only to have some delightful driver speed up so they're right up to my bumper beeping and flashing lights. I do not however agree with these volunteers, it is, I ...

10 Aug 2015

to be fair @Lynne i'd imagine only those who voted tory would volunteer anyway.

A MAN who stole £13,000 from a Dawlish holiday park then went on the run to Manchester has walked free from court after his family said they would help him pay back the cash. Jake Dunkley, 20, stole the money from a safe at the Golden Sands Holiday Park then fled to his home city in the north because he wanted to see the birth of his daughter. But he left a fingerprint at the scene and was ...

Anglers are to be banned from taking home more than three sea bass per day while commercial fishermen will be subject to strict limits. The new restrictions on the fishing of the species, including the introduction of a minimum catch size, will come into effect from as early as September. It follows action by UK government to protect the threatened species, Camborne and Redruth MP and ...

Final message just received to confirm all sorted. @Duckileaks i know it says up to  2 hours but we ran ours for less than 10 mins and it cleared

4 Aug 2015

*update 09:00am 04/08/2015* South West Water is aware that some customers are experiencing discoloured water in your area. If your water is discoloured, please run your cold kitchen tap until clear. This could take up to 2 hours. We have despatched inspectors to the area to carry out flushing of the mains. We will provide further updates as soon as possible. We apologise for the ...

3 Aug 2015

*Update* Supplies in this area may be disrupted as we are currently doing urgent repairs. We expect the disruption will last for around 5-6hours and the water will be back on by 12:00am 04/08/15 We would like to thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

3 Aug 2015

South West Water are currently working to repair this. For more info - http://waterlivewidget.southwestwater.co.uk/Info/71771

On Saturday 11th  July in Plymouth the season culminated for TSW Dawlish Juniors Octopush at the National Championships.  The Dawlish youngsters were defending national titles, having held at least one age group championship every year since 2006.  Every team in Britain strives to beat the all-conquering TSW Dawlish, and the opposition is drawing closer; a tumultuous day’s competition unfolded.  ...

A HOMELESS man who was in a desperate state stole meat from the Co-op to feed himself as he had not eaten days, a court has been told. Steven Heap, 48, was caught on CCTV taking meat from Co-op stores in Teignmouth and Dawlish in January this year. Heap, who now lives in Richards Close, Dawlish, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from a shop when he appeared at Torquay Magistrates' Court ...