Dawlish News
A wet and wild start to Dawlish Carnival has not deterred thousands of visitors who are continuing to enjoy a host of festivities on offer this week. Some events at the weekend were postponed due to poor weather. But the carnival, celebrating its 40th anniversary, is now on schedule. The air show on Thursday (12.30pm until 5.15pm) is claimed to be the most exciting air show yet. It will include ...
BRITAIN’S water companies are this weekend revealed as the worst polluters of the country’s rivers and beaches - responsible for more than 300 offences in the past five years. Of the water companies, the most prolific polluter has been South West Water, which has been guilty of 47 incidents of unlawful pollution. It has been prosecuted for illegal discharges of sewage into the Taw Torridge ...
An accident involving a car and a motorcycle has partially blocked the Exeter Road at Dawlish. The accident on the A379 outside Marine Garage is causing disruption to traffic in both directions.
Exeter's Paris Street and High Street have been closed to traffic whilst shops are being evacuated after reports of an explosion at the Giraffe Restaurant in Princesshay. A force spokesman said firearms officers have been sent to the scene as well as specialist search teams. The spokesman added they could not not rule out the possibility of another device and said bomb disposal experts had been ...
Friends and family of a missing Dawlish woman are appealing for her to make contact. Gillian Roberts, 54, was reported missing by friends on Tuesday evening after she failed to answer her door at around 9pm. She is described as 5ft 11in tall and of slim build. She has short blonde hair and although it is not known what she was wearing at the time she went missing, she is habitually well dressed. ...
Dawlish is on alert following the bird flu outbreak in Dorset and there are fears it could delay the famous black swans breeding programme. Mayor of Dawlish, Rosalind Prowse, said the town, famous for its wild birds and waterfowl including four black swans, would be on standby over the weekend.The move comes after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of avian flu killed three mute swans in ...
Huge quantities of sand at Dawlish Warren's beach is thought to have been blown away and washed over to neighbouring Exmouth. It is feared it could leave the area vulnerable to flooding and also damage the local tourist industry. The Environment Agency said consultants were looking into the problem. The erosion has left several parts of Dawlish Warren very stony. Read more...
An outspoken campaigner from Dawlish is quitting Britain claiming 'spy cameras' are driving him out of the country. Keith Sharp, 69, is moving thousands of miles away to Argentina saying he is tired of being spied on.The divorced author and retired journalist of Barton Crescent is planning a more sedate - and private - life in Mendoza which nestles at the foot of the Andes. Before leaving he ...
Supermarket giants Tesco have unveiled ambitious plans for a store in Dawlish. But confirmation that the company hopes to establish a supermarket on playing fields at Dawlish Football Club in Sandy Lane have sparked complaints from residents. And Dawlish mayor Rosalind Prowse said: "This is the biggest issue that has come to Dawlish for many years." A spokeswoman said: "A new supermarket in ...
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car last night.The 22-year-old local man is said by police to have "potentially serious" injuries following the accident on the A379 road at Dawlish just before 7.30pm. Police have begun an investigation into how the Suzuki GSXR6 and the blue Volkswagen Passat collided. The motorcyclist was taken to Torquay Hospital. Police have ...
