Dawlish News
The Transport Secretary is due to visit South Devon today. Patrick McLoughlin will have a chance to see the coastal railway line at Dawlish and discuss possible investment. The line was damaged in the recent floods and there are fears for its future in the face of erosion. He'll then visit Kingskerswell where a new bypass is being built to improve transport links in the region. See ...
SOUTH Devon police raided a property in Elm Grove Road, Dawlish, and seized what's believed to be £1,400 of heroin. "It was another great result for us," said a police spokesman for the South Devon Proactive Unit, who led the raid. "It's another £1,400 of drugs off of our streets. We will keep going into properties until people get the message drugs will not be tolerated." A 32-year-old ...
The Fire Service received a call from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to a seagull trapped on a flat roof at the above location. One fire appliance from Teignmouth attended. Fire crews released one seagull from third floor flat roof using a ladder and small tools. The care of the seagull was handed over to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ...
Motorists are being advised that the road through Dawlish Strand will be closed for around two weeks from Monday (29 April) as work on the £1.5million regeneration of the Strand continues. The road will be closed for reconstruction and resurfacing, which is expected to be completed by Friday 10 May. As per the previous road closure in February for water mains diversion, deliveries ...
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 ...
