Dawlish News
A man from Dawlish was arrested after being stopped by police on the M5, nr Exeter on Thursday. The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering after police discovered a large amount of cash in his vehicle.
The frail and vulnerable in the Dawlish and Teignmouth area are being targeted by a sweet-talking conman. Detectives say the conman escaped with £90 from an elderly resident in the Exeter Road area yesterday. A 83 year-old woman in Old Town Street, Dawlish had her purse containing £450 stolen. The man tricks his victims by sweet-talking his way into their homes,he says he knows them or their ...
A Teignbridge village is being used as a drinking den by youngsters. Complaints have been made at a recent police surgery run by a community support officer at a Starcross charity shop. Apparently the youngster's have being downing alcohol around the planter outside Starcross Bowling Club and leaving a trail of rubbish and broken glass.
A two-story development gets the green light after a lengthy campaign. The centre is to be built at Sandy Lane, Dawlish and will include a music recording studio and editing suite, an area for games and socialising and disco area with a DJ booth. There will also be an IT suite, an office area and rooms where vocational skills such as building, carpentry, hairdressing and electrics can be taught. ...
A 33-year-old mother of two from Dawlish was killed when her Honda car was in collision with a Ford Mondeo in Sannerville Way Exminster on Thursday. Police have arrested the driver of the Mondeo who is also 33-years-old and local. The man is in a undisclosed hospital being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
A Dawlish woman believed to be in her 70's was left badly shaken when she had her car stopped by two youths. One of the young men lay down in front of her car forcing the driver to stop. The second youth claimed the driver had knocked the first male down injuring him. The incident was witnessed by two people and reported to the police. One witness said she saw the one person throw themselves ...
Hospitals at Dawlish,Teignmouth,Newton Abbott,Ashburton,Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead have had tighter security after thefts, vandalism and aggressive behaviour towards staff. Additional cctv cameras and perimeter security lighting have been installed as well as anti-vandal paint been used on drain pipes and foliage removed from the front of hospital buildings to prevent vandals from hiding. ...
Residents from Cockwood,Eastdon and parts of Dawlish Warren are set to lose the Go2 bus service. As from January 2009 Stagecoach buses will bypass Cockwood and head towards Dawlish on the A379. The buses will then travel into Dawlish Warren as far as the roundabout and then head back towards Dawlish. If the plans go ahead it will affect a lot of people, especially older residents. There are ...
Two men from Dawlish age 27 and 25 have been arrested on suspicion of stealing a car. A dog handler followed a blue Vauxhall Corsa being driven erratically towards a car park in Newton Abbott at 3.40am yesterday. The passenger tried to walk away but the handler with help from his dog detained the two men until other units arrived. Both men were arrested.
A Dawlish resident thinks Tourists who feed seagulls should be fined. The resident said they had been swooped on when walking along The Brook and had also been 'verbally abused' when remonstrating with someone who was feeding the gulls. The problem seems to be mainly with visitors who do not realise that seagulls can be dangerous also a health hazard. The complainant has suggested that posters ...
