Dawlish News
THESE are the 11 heroes YOU voted the winners of our Animal Action Awards. They include a rescuer who saved dogs from the Asian tsunami to two brave cameramen whose work helped trigger a ban on barbaric hunts. The eight category winners will be honoured with trophies at a glittering ceremony at the House of Lords on Thursday. The People has teamed up with IFAW to present the awards and the ...
Mid-table Dawlish United stunned Intermediate 1 leaders Phoenix Club 4-1 and rated it their best performance of the season.Ollie Bycroft (2), John Hardie and Phil Hardie were the Dawlish scorers and, although it was only their second victory, the South Devon side are still unbeaten. Defeat was the first for the Wonford side. Legends soared into top spot after beating the Lord's XI 4-0. Andy ...
Preparations are in full swing for the long-awaited opening of a play area in Dawlish. The hard work and efforts of a group of mothers will be realised tomorrow when the £45,000 Sandy Lane play area opens its gates.In March 2003 the existing play area was worn out, shabby and had come to the end of its life. At the time there was no available funding to purchase new equipment and the future for ...
Devon pensioner Peter Fountain has to think twice before turning the heating on in his home because of his meagre income.The retired builder who lives with his wife Margaret in Meadow Rise, Dawlish, says their basic state pension is insufficient to cover the costs of council tax and utility bills as well as food and petrol to run their car. Their income, a combined Government pension of £147 a ...
A bureaucratic error that enabled a Devon couple to run a camping business in a preservation area has been rectified in the High Courts - seven years later.Alfred and Joan Jeffrey were granted temporary permission from July 31 to August 22 1999 for visitors hoping to see that year's eclipse to stay in touring caravans and tents at the Seaway Touring Park, Warren Road, Dawlish. But it was not until ...
Thousands of householders will be without electricity until tomorrow after the tail end of Hurricane Gordon lashed parts of the UK, bringing down power lines. The worst affected areas were Mid Ulster, Craigavon and Newry, with parts of south Belfast also hit. The South West of England was also battered by winds reaching more than 80mph. An Atlantic storm fuelled by the end of Hurricane Gordon ...
Train services between Exeter and Newton Abbot have returned to normal after the disruption yesterday due to structural damage of the sea wall in the Dawlish area.
Due to high winds overnight structural damage has been caused to the sea wall in the Dawlish area and the seaward track has been closed (that's the one that goes from exeter to cornwall). Track engineers are down there now assessing the damage and trains passing on the good line have a speed restriction. Services between Exeter and Newton Abbot are being disrupted as many commuter (little ...
Daw Vale is in the local rag again as Devon County Council continues its plans for the modernisation of the long-standing residential home. According to the local rag there has been interest from the private sector of which the council is concentrating on two care providers. There is, however, a contingency plan which the council’s executive - Cllr John Rawlinson - is considering this week. This ...
It’s nice to hear from councillors who have sympathy for the youth of today and, lets face it, there are not that many in Dawlish. Councillor Percy is right on her views about the new plans for the new youth facilities on two counts: 1. A five-year plan to develop the project to fruition solves nothing of the ‘problem of youths today’, and I quote this because I’m not really too sure that the ...
