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Dawlish News

A NEW attraction is finally due to arrive at Dawlish Warren, six years after it was first suggested. A 34m observation wheel will be erected on the Teignbridge Council-owned grassy area of Beach Walk.

A 26 METRE bridge has been successfully lifted into position as part of a multi-million road project in Dawlish. Specialist contractors were brought in for the operation which required a 500 ton crane to lift the bridge.

A “loving, caring and wonderful” mother was brutally stabbed to death by her own son after he descended into a downward spiral of conspiracy theories and alternative narcotics.

CLASSIC cars and vehicles will be making a welcome return to Dawlish on Sunday. Drive It Day is organised by the Crash Box and Classic Car Club and sees vehicle owners show off their cars. ‘It remembers the one Thousand Mile Trial of 1900 and the first motor cars.

BUDDING singers in Dawlish are being invited to compete for a chance to perform in front of a live audience and a recording session. Sing It is a new event for Dawlish, aimed at first time singers and those looking to make a return to the stage.

An 18 year old who died on the railway tracks near Teignmouth station just before Easter has been named by Exeter Coroner’s Court. Student Will Holden, from Bishopsteignton died of a head injury after being struck by a train on the tracks between Teignmouth and Dawlish on Thursday, March 28.

Popular Devon busker Jerri Hart is facing a six-month stay in hospital after breaking his neck while walking through woods in Dawlish . The 60-year-old, who always pulls in a big crowd with his jazz singing and trumpet playing, fell down a ravine while on the way back to retrieve something from his car.

A FLY-TIPPER who dumped waste in Dawlish has been successfully prosecuted. Teignbridge District Council (TDC) brought brought a successful prosecution on a large amount of fly tipped rubbish on the pavement of West Cliff Road, Dawlish in June 2022.

FINAL preparations are underway to lift in place a new 26 metre bridge as part of work on the multi-million pound Dawlish link road. Work on phase one of the project from the A379 to Secmaton Farm involves building a new span bridge and 110m of carriageway on an embankment including footways and cycleways.

A Dawlish landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £1,000 for fly-tipping household waste from his rental property. Nolan Foley admitted dumping waste on the pavement of West Cliff Road, in June 2022, after evicting a tenant from their home.