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Dawlish News

Changes to key bus routes across Devon have been announced by Stagecoach following a review of all of its services. It is introducing four new services. The new Hop 222 open top service will link Teignmouth, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren, while the new L bus service will travel every 15 minutes from Pinhoe to Exeter city centre, extending every 30 minutess through to St Thomas, Dunsford Hill and ...

Teignbridge Tory leader hits back after £60m debt shock claims made by Lib Dems The new leader of the Conservative group on Teignbridge District Council has hit out at claims made by the Liberal Democrats that they uncovered £60m worth of debt in the council’s finances. “Over the last three years a great deal of information was provided to councillors and open discussions took place in the ...

21 May 2019

Teignbridge’s new finance chief told councillors of his shock of uncovering £60m worth of debt in the council’s finances. Speaking at Monday’s annual meeting, he said that the debt is made up of £15.5m the council spent on buying the Market Walk shopping centre in Newton Abbot that will eventually have to be repaid, in addition to a further £45m of borrowing that previous administration ...

A crazed knifeman has been locked up indefinitely for smashing through a neighbour’s window and repeatedly stabbing him. The judge made a hospital order, after hearing psychiatric evidence, which will see Miller detained for treatment until he is deemed safe for release. Miller attended the latest hearing via videolink from Langd on Hospital in Dawlish, flanked by psychiatrists and ward ...

A man has been cleared of stalking his neighbour after a three-day trial. The jury was told that Greet was appearing for parts of the trial over video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish because that is where he is currently receiving treatment for mental health issues. Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-cleared-stalking-neighbour-threatening-2876342

Missing Man Dawlish
16 May 2019

Please be on the lookout for Jesse Ezre a 34year-old man reported to police as missing from Exeter Road Dawlish and last seen at around 1030hrs today Thursday 16 May. Jesse is described as being white, 5ft 8ins in height of slim build with short curly black hair, a short neat beard, wearing grey cotton jack and jones hoodie with black jeans and black NIKE trainers . Police are concerned ...

Laura and Luke Woodward were walking their dogs on Dawlish beach when they first saw a number of jellyfish washed up. Then they spotted the baby shark struggling in the shallows and went to help it back out to sea. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/baby-shark-stunned-jellyfish-attack-2864528

A two-year-old child is receiving specialist care after being found on their own in Dawlish Warren on Saturday morning. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish when the child can be returned to their parents. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-called-after-child-2-2857670

Contractors have been appointed for the project that will see a new sea wall built at Dawlish, with work set to begin in the next few weeks. Network Rail has awarded the contract for reconstruction of the Dawlish sea wall to BAM Nuttal and work will start at the end of May. Read more... ...

A couple from Dawlish have been banned from keeping dogs for three years after their pet dog Kizzy was found in a dreadful state, underweight and missing fur. Fern Amelia Thoms (date of birth: 06/12/1990) and Peter David Thoms (date of birth: 17/02/1989), both of Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, were found guilty of one offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 when they appeared before Newton ...