Dawlish News
A man from the Newton Abbot area has been charged with two offences of assaulting a police officer and one of public order. The incident occurred in a Dawlish pub on Tuesday. David Williams will appear before South Devon magistrates on Tuesday, June 24th.
Powderham Castle is to lose its licence to host weddings after its owner refused to allow two gay men to hold a civil partnership ceremony there. Lord Devon reportedly said the request for the marriage at Powderham Castle clashed with his religious beliefs. Devon County Council investigated and has said the licence for hosting civil ceremonies will be revoked. The move came after a gay couple ...
Mark Stevens has not been seen since May 18th. He sometimes goes by the name of James Sparkes. Police are concerned for Marks welfare. The 33-year-old is white, 5ft 10ins tall and of medium build, he has short brown hair and a fair complexion. At the time Mark went missing it is thought he was wearing a dirty greenish jacket, a red and white Exeter City shirt, black Adidas bottoms and black ...
Floodwater as deep as four feet closed attractions at the Lady's Mile Holiday Park in Dawlish at the weekend. Jason Jeffery the park operator is threatening to withhold his business rates after suffering his third flood in the space of a year. Mr Jeffery blamed inadequate road drains for the deluge. He said he is battling against the clock to re-open the complex in time for the school half-term ...
The much anticipated £27,000 revival of the Manor Gardens play area at Dawlish opened this week. It's the end of a long voyage as the new pirate ship play equipment is installed after the two month journey from the U.S.A. to England. In an arson attack last year much of the play park was destroyed. Over the course of the year Teignbridge Council managed to save the money to restore the area to ...
Teignbridge Council granted itself planning permission for a scheme which is planned to alleviate flooding at Hazelwood camping and Chalet Park. The storm pumping station will turn itself on automatically when the Park is in imminent danger of being flooded. As soon as risk of flooding has receded the two submersible plumps which will lift water from a storage lagoon in Hazelwood Park to the ...
Tesco has confirmed it has dropped its controversial plans to build a store at Sandy Lane, Dawlish. The land at Sandy Lane which is used by Dawlish Town Football Club is no longer a consideration. The company has said it will be unveiling plans for a store at another site within the next few weeks.
An open evening next month will show Ideas for the development of Dawlish town centre over the next five to 10years. Consultancy firm Yellow Book was commissioned by the Dawlish Community Trust to carry out the study to develop a strategy for the future of the town. The master plan for Dawlish will be presented at the Shaftesbury Theatre in Brunswick Place n May 6th. Doors will open at 5.30pm. ...
A meeting with Network Rail and HM Railway Inspectorate to discuss access for emergency vehicles to Dawlish Warren was described as "exceptionally positive" by Teignbridge MP Richard Younger-Ross. At the moment the only access to the Warren is through a small tunnel which fire engines and ambulances are unable to use. Mr Younger-Ross has been trying for two years to reach an agreement over use ...
Dawlish is to have a open air ice rink for the three day May Day bank holiday from 3rd to 5th of May. The town council chipped in £1,000 towards the hire charge. The rink is organised by the Dawlish Chamber of Commerce at the cost of £4,000. It is hoped it will attract thousands of visitors to Dawlish. The rink will be set up on the lawn and will also have a snow machine and penguin mascots ...
