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Floral tributes left at scene of Holcombe double death tragedy Neighbours said police had been seen multiple times in the past few months at the young couple's flat in 'posh' and sleepy Holcombe Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/floral-tributes-left-scene-holcombe-6117109

25 Oct 2021

A man and a woman were found discovered dead at a property last week Officers descended on the property in the village which lies between Teignmouth and Dawlish at 10.45am on Thursday, October 21, following reports of concern for welfare. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-investigate-two-unexplained-deaths-6108718

If that playing field (The Orchard Lane site) were to be given the go ahead to be developed for housing, then the knock on effect would be to enhance any arguments that all other land put up for development in the immediate area should also be given the go ahead.  That would mean, for example, most of the (presently) open fields immediately adjacent to the Countryside Park being developed. Is ...

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
23 Oct 2021

A TOTAL of up to 26 custom or self-build homes could be built at Dawlish and near Newton Abbot. The Orchard Lane site at Dawlish was highlighted in our recent local plan sites option consultation and so any building would be subject to the outcome of that consultation, member consideration and approval as well as planning permission being sought for around six affordable custom or self-build ...

Sewage has been emptied into the water at over a dozen popular swimming spots along the Devon coastline. Dawlish Coryton Cove Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours. A sewer overflow discharges over the rocks at the southern end of the beach. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/not-swim-14-devon-beaches-6096682

A road in Dawlish is closed due to a two vehicle crash. The incident happened on Teignmouth Road where one of the vehicles overturned as a result. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-dawlish-crash-police-updates-6095501

It is the only purely early intervention service in Devon so pupils travel from all over the county to attend While some may refer to it as the 'naughty school', staff prefer to describe it as a 'half-way house' for secondary school students who, for a range of reasons, are struggling in mainstream school and are at risk of being excluded with rates increasing in Devon Read more... ...

The signal engineer started digging at his Dawlish home in 2002 Engineer Allan Pyne, 56, has spent his life working on the railways - and for the last two decades he has also spent his time off digging with pick axe and shovel to create the narrow gauge, funicular railway, which pulls up to seven tonnes on a flatbed mineworking truck up and down the 1:4 incline beside his house. It uses a ...

"Out of all of Devon's larger towns and cities, Torquay is the most dangerous," CrimeRate summarised. "The next most dangerous is Plymouth, and Exeter comes in as third most dangerous. The Crime Rate where you live out of Devon's Population Centres Dawlish 636 42 23% safer See more... ...

@DD Not forgetting the graffiti artists.