Dawlish News
A RED Arrows pilot was hailed a hero yesterday after he steered his stricken jet away from houses moments before the crash that killed him. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging encountered difficulties as he took part in a daredevil air display with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, which he joined in April last year. Witnesses told how the 33-year-old bravely wrestled with the controls of his ...
THE future of Dawlish Town Football Club is in the balance after it was announced they had withdrawn from the Western League. The 122-year-old club informed league officials of their decision to pull out on Friday evening, while the future of their reserve team, which plays in Division Three of the Fresha Devon & Exeter League, remains unclear. It is understood the club are in dispute with ...
A driver photographed apparently reading a newspaper while at the controls of a high-speed passenger train has been suspended while his company investigates the incident. The man was caught on camera by Jim Hales, 64, as a First Great Western (FGW) train, which had set off from Plymouth, emerged from a tunnel at Coryton, near Dawlish, in Devon. The picture showed the driver with his newspaper ...
A children’s charity is looking for volunteers to help run a charity walk. The NSPCC Devon Hike Against Cruelty to Kids (HACK) takes place on September 11, and will see walkers covering 25 miles along the South West Coastal Path from Dawlish. The charity is now looking for people to assist with tasks such as registering entrants, manning check points and marshalling the route. The charity is ...
At least 20 wraps of suspected heroin were seized by police in Dawlish following a morning raid on a town centre flat. Officers seized the 0.1g of the suspected class A drug which is believed to have a street value of around £200, plus a quantity of cash. A 21-year-old man was arrested for possession with intent to supply and has been bailed pending further inquiries. For the full article see: ...
Exeter Road's Marina Post Office was ram-raided this morning. Earlier, a local passer by snapped these photos. Apparantly a Vauxhall Astra was used in the raid although this has not been confirmed.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has received planning consent to proceed with the £30m redevelopment of Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. The plans for the site include extension of the existing buildings and the replacement of the Butler Clinic with a new 60-bed unit, which will be divided into four ward areas. It is hoped construction will start in the autumn with completion of the development ...
Tesco has lost its bid to build a store in Dawlish. Government inspector Stuart Nixon today ruled out proposals for a Tesco out-of-town store, bringing to an end three years of store wars wrangling against its rival Sainsbury's. He said: "Two stores would almost certainly damage the health of the town centre." For the full article see ...
Dawlish beach has re-opened to swimmers after passing an Environment Agency water quality test, having failed the previous two. Teignbridge District Council said it was continuing to investigate the cause and thought it might have been down to the recent bad weather. It said it had removed warning signs and red flags from the beach. On the most recent test on 21 June the beach attained the ...
Eighteen people in Devon have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, for work in education, sport, the arts and their communities. Exeter University's vice-chancellor, Professor Steven Smith, has been knighted for services to education. Michaela Breeze, from Ivybridge, has become an MBE for services to weightlifting. Roderick Crook, from Dawlish, also becomes an MBE, for services ...
