Dawlish News
Day trippers arriving by coach to Dawlish are dropped off in Piermont Place and the coaches then have to drive out of town to Sandy Lane. Barton car park has been suggested as a more suitable alternative for drivers to park while waiting to pick up visitors. It is hoped it can become a reality in time for the main tourist season when regeneration work in The Strand is completed. The idea ...
Outreach Service helps residents in Dawlish and surrounding areas apply for benefits,the service is likely to close at the end of March due to funding crisis. To keep the service going a minimum of £25,000 is needed.The service has helped more than 1,900 claim benefits in the last five years, with 30 people supported by benefits specialists at hearings. The services unaffected by the funding ...
As part of a programme to introduce high speed connections three new broadband cabinets are to be introduced in Dawlish. Once the fibre optic system installation is complete download speeds will be almost ten times faster, and will be available to 3,300 homes and businesses in the town. The green telecommunications cabinets are proposed to be sited at Strand Hill, Coronation Avenue and Old ...
A play park has been discussed at Dawlish Warren for several years but there has been little progress. Tourism leaders are keen to press ahead with a feasibility study looking into all aspects of a new park -including the cost which could be as much as £150,000. One idea would be for a natural, rustic look which would fit in at the Warren, maybe somewhere on the green but as yet there is no ...
According to ThisIsSouthDevon, the driver reported striking a person who jumped off the station platform at Dawlish Warren. http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Services-halted-person-struck-train-Dawlish/story-17939534-detail/story.html
AS 2013 gets underway attention moves to a new home for the new year and Barratt is highlighting five powerful reasons why buyers should choose one of its homes. "The new year is traditionally a time to look forward and we're gearing up for a busy time at our developments in Torquay and Dawlish,'' said sales director Caroline Hill. See more.. .. ...
Cofton Country Holidays, Dawlish Warren, have asked planners to approve proposals to provide an area for pitching tents exclusively for use by visitors arriving by public transport. The proposal site would be an asset to the local area in creating a carbon neutral holiday destination this plugging a gap that exists in the Dawlish Warren area for tenting and camp sites. During the last ten ...
Fire appliances from Dawlish, Teignmouth and Torquay were mobilised to a report of a roof on fire in East Cliff Close in Dawlish. Upon arrival the incident commander requested a further two fire appliances as the roof well alight. Two appliances were subsequently mobilised from Teignmouth and Torquay together with an Incident Command Unit from Totnes and an aerial ladder platform from Torquay. ...
Business leaders have warned residents in a South Devon town to "use us or lose us" as a regeneration project gets underway. The £1.5 million scheme to rejuvenate Dawlish Strand will start later this month in an attempt to reverse the decline in the town. The joint initiative between several local authorities has been developed over the past two and a half years with public consultations ...
The £1.5m regeneration scheme for The Strand gets under way on January 21st. The scheme will include widening the pavement, new street furniture, lighting and parking along one side of the road only. The scheme is being jointly financed by Devon County Council, Teignbridge Council and Dawlish Town Council. The stone wall between The Strand and Lawn will be removed, the concrete shelter ...
