Dawlish News
Plans to to set up a site for travellers in Devon which is "the first of its kind" have been approved. The site at Haldon Hill, just off the A38 near Exeter, has been used by travellers illegally for 11 years. Teignbridge District Council planning committee has now approved a purpose-built site, subject to some conditions being fulfilled See more... ...
Request from the RSPCA to assist them in the rescue of a bird which was trapped in netting in Mariners Court, Dawlish. 1 fire appliance from Teignmouth was mobilised to the incident. On arrival crews requested the assistance of the aerial ladder platform, this was sent on from Torquay. Crews released one seagull from the netting of a 3 storey building using the aerial ladder platform and ...
Call received from staff at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Warren Road in Dawlish Warren, Devon to reports of a fire at the rear of the premises. 1 fire appliance from Dawlish and 1 from Teignmouth were mobilised to the incident. On arrival crews found a fire at the rear of the Hotel involving the plant room, chimney flue and a flat roof measuring approx 100m by 40m. Crews requested further ...
South West Water and the Environment Agency are working to improve Dawlish brook by clearing the silted up waterway which runs through the centre of the town to the sea. A computer-generated model of how the water flows from higher up outside the town all the way to the beach will be created. Dawlish Town Council has agreed to pay £3,000 towards the work, Devon County Council £5,000 and ...
Assurances by Prime Minister David Cameron that the vulnerable railway line at Dawlish will get investment to ensure it is protected in the future. MP Anne Marie Morris told Mr Cameron that traveller numbers on the coastal railway are growing fast and is also important to local tourism. Urgent investment plans are in hand to repair recent flood damage and to create a long-term sustainable ...
A TOUGH inspection has won unanimous praise for South Devon's ambulance crews. The rigorous Care Quality Commission independent inspection took place unannounced during four days this January. It found universal praise for staff from patients and fellow healthcare professionals across the South Western Ambulance Service patch. In South Devon inspectors visited Paignton, Dawlish and Totnes ...
Part of the cliff at Ness Cove collapsed and blocked a pedestrian tunnel leaving the women, one of whom is pregnant woman, unable to leave. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service told BBC News the two women, who had a dog with them, were not thought to be injured. Coastguards were alerted to the incident at about 11:00 GMT. Teignmouth inshore lifeboat and Devon and Cornwall Police ...
Three drug warrants have been executed in the town in the last few weeks, all uncovered illegal drugs, including heroin. Officers are also looking into ways to crack down on anti-social behaviour. A public meeting in April which police are organising will mean residents can raise issues directly. Surveys will be delivered to addresses in the affected areas of Dawlish. The public ...
Dawlish Leisure Centre is set to rock to the sounds of swing when one of the South West's biggest bands comes to town. The Teignbridge District Council-owned leisure centre is putting on a charity concert featuring AJ Big Band on Saturday 6 April from 7.30pm. The event – the first of its kind for the leisure centre in eight years – will help raise money for Devon Air Ambulance ...
A SERIES of Flood Alerts was issued across South Devon on Thursday afternoon. The Environment Agency say flooding is possible for the Totnes, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth and Torbay areas on Thursday and Friday. A Flood Alert has been issued for the South Devon Coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Torbay and Dawlish. Low lying land and roads will be affected first. ...
