Dawlish News
A second community action day in the Teignbridge district has been hailed a great success by its organisers. They say the community action day in Dawlish on Wednesday proved a great success and received a positive response from local residents. Community Action Days are designed to provide fire safety and crime reduction advice to local residents as well as address litter issues that could ...
The future of the Penzance-London railway line at its Dawlish weak point must be secured say Torbay Tories. They say the Government must act now to secure the future of the line at the resort to prevent it being washed away, "leading to big problems for the people, economy and transport network of the South West". Bay's Conservative group leader and deputy mayor Cllr Kevin Carroll, has joined ...
THE man known as the "Modfather" will receive an outstanding contribution award at the next Brit Awards in February. Paul Weller started out as lead singer of The Jam and went on to form the Style Council before launching a successful solo career. Brit organisers said: "Paul Weller typifies the range and quality of British music at its best." The 47-year-old had four number one hits with The Jam, ...
Dawlish Town finally disposed of a resilient Chard Town last night at the fourth attempt in their FA Vase first round match, gaining a narrow 3-2 win after extra time, writes Nathan Woolford. In a ding-dong cup-tie captain Chris Slough's deflected shot in the 115th minute sealed the Seasiders' place in the second round where they will face Bideford at Sandy Lane on Saturday. It means another clash ...
Three men have been arrested in London by the Metropolitan Police in connection with the shootings of two women police officers in Bradford. They are being held following a robbery at a travel agents in the West Yorkshire city on Friday. Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, 38, died after being shot in the chest, and Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, was shot and injured. Earlier, a man and a woman were also arrested in ...
Sven-Goran Eriksson has opted to wait until the outcome of the World Cup draw before deciding on England's opponents for their three warm-up games. The England coach will discover the make-up of his side's group on 9 December in Leipzig, Germany. "What makes the most sense is to wait to see who we are drawn with," Eriksson told the Football Association website. "That way we can pick the teams to ...
The star's petrified he'll catch it. Ozzy Osbourne says he worries about catching bird flu. The singer says he will probably be the first person in the UK to catch the disease because he is so unlucky. Speaking on BBC Radio 2 he said: "I don't smoke, drink or take drugs anymore. But knowing my luck, a bird will c**p on me and I'll get bird flu on the way home."
Four pubs in South Devon are appealing against conditions attached by Teignbridge Council when it granted permission for late licences under the new 24-hour drinking laws. Scott Sinclair, licensee of the South Devon Inn on Strand Hill, Dawlish, is appealing against the council's decision to vary his premises licence. Two other publicans, Andrew Cross, licensee of the Exeter Inn and the Brunswick ...
Our beaches are beautiful - that was the fantastic news today for five of Devon's top tourist resorts. For the second year running, Dawlish, Exmouth and Teignmouth have all passed strict European Union directives on bathing water quality, and Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton also swept through with flying colours. Businesses and councillors have welcomed the news as recognition of the hard work ...
An ambitious regeneration scheme for Dawlish is being backed by the district council. A local group has come up with a scheme to upgrade the resort and the surrounding areas, and the Teignbridge executive committee agreed to support the project in principle. Cllr John Clatworthy, a Dawlish county and district member, admitted they were behind Teignmouth over regeneration, but hoped to catch up. ...
