Dawlish News
A couple who re-painted their 17th Century Devon house a vivid shade of pink have been told the touch-up was illegal. Teignbridge District Council said any alterations made to a listed building must have "listed building consent". Owner Ann Kennedy said the cottage in Kennford has "always been this shade of pink". Ms Kennedy said: "We haven't changed the colour, we've just restored the ...
A TRAIN travelling through South Devon had to be evacuated after a stone was thrown at one of its carriage windows. The missile shattered the window glass as the train was travelling through Dawlish on Saturday. "It is thought the stone was thrown at the train from the beach. Officers attended the rail line at Dawlish Warren and searched the area for any potential offenders but to no ...
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The 60- bed Dewnans Centre at Langdon Hospital on the outskirts of Dawlish was completed within its budget and on time. The hospital provides secure accommodation and treatment for people with a wide variety of mental health and learning disabilities. 60 beds in four wards along with a range of recreational, education and vocational resources including a sports barn and therapies centre, has ...
Date: 23/04/2013 Time: 18:11 Location: A379 junction of Southdown Road, Dawlish, Devon. Area: Western County: Devon Request from ambulance to assist them with a road traffic collision on the A379 at the junction with Southdown Road, Dawlish. 1 fire appliance from Dawlish and 1 from Teignmouth attended the incident. On arrival crews ...
The Sunburnt Arms the pub with the chequered past is to reopen under new ownership and will close at midnight. The new landlord said the pub is unlikely to open for several months as substantial work is being carried out including the inside being rebuilt. She said the aim is to create a family environment with controls on noise and discouraging groups of young people. The Sunburnt Arms ...
Fire crews were called to an address in Dawlish to test levels of carbon monoxide after reports of the dangerous gas in the air on Sunday morning. They attended a property in Churchill Avenue with a gas detector. A man at the address was reported to feel light headed. Read more: ...
DAWLISH and Teignmouth Camera Club hosted a friendly, but competitive, competition between four camera clubs in South Devon. A packed audience from all four clubs welcomed judge Brian Galbraith, president of the Western Counties Photographic Federation, which embraces over 100 clubs from across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and South Gloucester. Read more: ...
A man who threatened to shoot a bus driver with a fake gun has been jailed after breaking his suspended sentence. Mark Ellis, 37, from Henty Avenue, in Dawlish, in Devon, told passengers "maybe I should shoot the driver", Exeter Crown Court heard. The threat followed a dispute with the driver onboard the bus in the resort. Previously, Ellis admitted affray and received a suspended ...
A Devon woman was "absolutely horrified" to find two courier bags containing patients' medical records on a busy road. Jo Bell, from Dawlish, spotted the bags on the A379 near Powderham Castle, near Exeter, on Wednesday afternoon. She said they appeared to have been in transit from Torbay Hospital to the Royal Devon and Exeter (RD&E) Hospital See more... ...
