Dawlish News
The second phase of the Dawlish sea wall's construction, which was completed in May , won two awards at the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards. The project won the top Showcase Award, in addition to the Over £8m Re-engineered Award. Read more... https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/11/dawlish-sea-wall-wins-top-prize-while-facing-storm-ciaran.html
They included Demelza Trewartha, 48, from Hayle, who was given a two year suspended sentence, Richard Morsley, 43, from Torrington, who was sentenced to four years and six months, alongside John Ward, 54, from Dawlish who received three years. Morsley made five trips to Liverpool himself to collect drugs and was stopped on his final return trip in May 2022 with £37,000 worth of heroin. Read ...
More than 350 homes have been approved Liberal Democrat council leader Martin Wrigley, whose Dawlish North East ward contains the land, said: “This is not a site that would have been chosen under current policies and weather conditions. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-seaside-town-destined-absolutely-8922682
A domestic bully was jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/twelve-violent-devon-men-women-8911069
A survey to gauge demand for the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Community Hospital has been launched. It comes as part of a Friends of Dawlish Hospital, Dawlish Town Council and Teignmouth Town Council campaign to see the MIU back up and running. Read more... ...
Mayor Rosie Dawson officially unveiled the equipment, which was put in following a request from Oaklands Park Residents Association to Dawlish Town Council which has funded the defibrillator and the power installation. https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/life-saving-defibrillator-installed-at-oaklands-park-648767
Dawlish Swimming Club, founded in 1865, received £1,000 from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme earlier this month. The club, currently based at Trinity School in Teignmouth as part of a joint venture post-pandemic, has over 100 members from both towns and their surrounding villages. It is non-selective, serving learners, and local and national competitive junior and senior ...
Motorists could experience some delays around Dawlish later this month as roads close for the next phase of work to replace the town's gas pipes. The £200,000 scheme got underway in January this year and isn't due to be completed until April 2024. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/key-roads-dawlish-close-months-8887534
CONTRACTORS have started work on the long-awaited new £6.2million link road in Dawlish. The scheme has been in the pipeline for more than four years. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/work-starts-on-long-awaited-dawlish-link-road-647847
Huge waves have battered Dawlish and torrential rain has caused the stream to reach breaking point during Storm Ciaran. The full force of the storm coincided with high tide at about 8.45am on Thursda Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-ciarn-batters-dawlish-stream-8877250