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Dawlish News

A leading Tory has defected to the UK Independence Party, and will become the first councillor in Teignbridge to sit as an official member. A former mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Bill Forrow, 43, shocked fellow Conservatives by switching to UKIP because the Tories are not robust over Europe. Cllr Forrow, who was mayor last year, said: "It was a huge wrench and something I had to wrestle with for some ...

As defending East Devon Mini-League champions, Dawlish Swimming Club opened this season's account with a resounding victory on Saturday evening in Paignton. This season's newcomers, Paignton (replacing Totnes), finished the evening in second place, with Newton Abbot, Torquay and Exeter behind them. The evening opened with three first places for Dawlish, setting the scene for the evening, which saw ...

A SOUTH Devon soccer club for youngster was almost brought to the knees by a fiddling treasure who milked thousands of pounds from the club. Read the rest in the Herald Express ! Dawlish United Football club needs sponsors for all ages , this could be a small amount to buy a football, to a large ammout for a team kit.Its a shame the young generation after suffer over someones greed!you can all ...

Firefighters had to force their way into a South Devon nightclub after smoke and flames were seen coming from the second floor of the premises. The alarm at Cools in Teignmouth was raised by a shopper passing the scene in Northumberland Place. Firefighters from the town were joined by crews from Dawlish and Torquay to deal with the incident just after 9am. It is believed the fire in an office had ...

A Convalescent home fined £5,000 two weeks ago after a food-poisoning incident is to close. During a hearing Llandudno Magistrates were told if losses at the Railway Convalescent Home, near Llandudno's West Shore, continued the home could close within seven or eight years. Yesterday however, the home's trustees announced that the home will close early next year. "It has been brought about by a ...

£16K for a sarnie? Not even the swankiest deep-filled mother from Pret or M&S would set you back that much. But then again, your average BLT doesn't have the Virgin Mary's beatific face in it. So there. And when the free market talks and all that... For some reason alien to all right-thinking people, the Times reports that an online casino company has bought a 10-year-old cheese sandwich, for said ...

A Lincolnshire railway enthusiast is set to give a new lease of life to a dilapidated trackside signal box at a Devon seaside resort. Justin Rushworth is in talks with Network Rail over a 99-year lease of the 86-year-old box at Dawlish. He hopes that the signal box, which is a listed building, can be opened up to the public to enjoy sweeping views across the Exe estuary.

"Shop front" police stations could be provided in two Devon seaside towns to give the public easy access to the police. Dawlish and Teignmouth are being discussed as possible locations for the new look stations, which would house local officers and an inquiry officer. The police are considering long terms plans to introduce the shop front stations across the region.

Gale-force winds and heavy showers will continue to lash parts of Britain today with rail, air and ferry services all set to be disrupted. The worst of the weather is again set to hit the South West of England which has already suffered widespread flooding. About 200 rail passengers were stranded for three hours aboard two Virgin trains when they failed after being swamped by sea water at Dawlish, ...

Problems at a Devon NHS trust which treats patients with mental health problems will be debated in the Commons on Monday night. Angela Browning, the MP for Tiverton and Honiton, says the way the trust is being run is affecting patients. It follows claims by Exeter GP Adrian Midgely that patients are not being seen quickly enough and treated. But Devon Partnership NHS Trust insists it is providing ...