Dawlish News
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... ...
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 ...
