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Dawlish News

A special pint of beer has been brewed to celebrate the re-opening on the Exeter to Pymouth line following the winter storms that breached the sea wall at Dawlish. The brew, Dawlish - on Track, which boasts a 5per cent ABV,- will be raised at Dawlish railway station on Saturday when real ale campaigners from across the region gather for the special celebration. Organised by the Exeter and ...

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20 Aug 2014

COUNCILLORS have agreed to withdraw controversial plans for development on the Lawn at Dawlish. The decision follows a public outcry over the proposals to build a cultural pavilion, part of a failed bid for funding to the Coastal Communities Fund. Despite suggestions from the funders that the town council could join forces with another Dawlish-based project being developed by transport ...

A Dawlish-based non-profit organisation has won a place at Europe’s largest technology conference. ‘If Everyone Cares’ will be on show at The Summit Dublin between November 4 to 6 as one of the most innovative technology start-up companies in the world. Read more at ...

Two Second World War Lancaster bombers have flown together in the skies over Britain for the first time in 50 years - and are on their way to Devon. Canadian Lancaster Vera flew into RAF Coningsby ahead of appearing at the Dawlish Air Show on August 23 with Thumper, the aircraft owned by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The pair are the only two Lancaster Bombers that are still ...

THE reopening of the walkway between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane in Dawlish has been delayed until next week, after stormy weather damaged the temporary works used to construct Sprey Point ramp. Network Rail had originally planned to reopen the walkway this week. Tom Kirkham, project manager at Network Rail, said: “This delay is very frustrating for all of us, not least local residents who ...

Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ is continuing to work hard at Dawlish to repair the damage caused by the storms at the beginning of the year and to put in place measures to protect the area against any future extreme weather. Since the reopening of the railway line on 4 April, engineers have been working round-the-clock to repair the damage caused to the sea wall and walkways. This has increasingly ...

Dawlish Air Show organisers have stamped out rumours that the annual event could have to be cancelled due to a shortfall in funding. The event, which attracts thousands of people to the town each year and costs in the region of £60,000 to produce, will go ahead as planned on August 22-23. “We have enough money this year and I don’t think it would have been cancelled,” said Gareth Stringer, ...

An important public notice has been issued regarding the Dawlish Air Show 2014 http://dawlishairshow.co.uk/newindex/air-show-news-public-notice-re-the-sea-wall-walkway/ Sea Wall Walkway The walkway between Coastguards Ramp and Rock Stone Footbridge remains closed due to on-going construction works on the Lower Sea Wall. Please follow the High Tide pedestrian route detailed ...

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