Dawlish News
Dawlish resident Jack Chadwick, raised more than £350 for the National Wheelchair Association, by leaping out of a perfectly good aeroplane.
The town council planning committee gave several reasons for its refusal of the scheme by Joe and Margaret Adams for two houses and a garage in the garden of their property, at Channel View, off Fordens Lane. They said that the development would be dangerous on highways grounds, because of poor access, and that it represented overdevelopment. It would mean a loss of amenity through the ...
The 31-strong fleet, now ranking amoung the largest in the South West, had been a family run business for half a decade employing 50 staff. But after a casual conversation between Neil Tomlinson, the prior owner, and John Weaver, the new managing director, the business is now in new hands. Mr Weaver, a former employee, bought the business along with partner Gill Byers, the former accounts manager. ...
The manager at Dawlish Town Football Club is Chris Myers, a 34-year-old Torquay postman. "I'm very happy with this appointment," he said. Being ex-professional footballer whose has played for Exeter City, Torquay United, Dundee United and Dorchester he brings experience with me. Nigel Gooding the new chairman who along with Mr. Myers will be looking to bring in new players to the club.
The amendments to the order include deleting suggested restrictions at the west end of Barton Terrace, Barton Villas, Barton Crescent, and the retention of most of the parking at the east end of Barton Terrace and Stockton Hill. Spaces are being created in Brook Street, close to the Hedley Way Centre and Strand Hill, together with retaining the parking spaces in King Street. The loading- bays in ...
Local man Tom Ahearn rescues a girl from the sea near to Red Rock, while she was attempting to rescue her dog that had been swept in to the sea by a large wave. Tom was walking back from the Warren behind Miss Arwen Bird and saw she was lying face down in the water. took off his trousers, top, shoes and jumped in. "I just knew I had to get her out as quickly as I could, I managed to get to her ...
Bryan Weston has interviewed people who lived in the village of Holcombe between 1900 and 1960. His new book, called Captured In Time - Memories Of A Devon Village, recounts the rural ways before 1965 when large-scale housing development trebled Holcombe's size and population. Mr Weston, 67, who has lived in Holcombe for the last 23 years, penned a book on the early history of the village called ...
The capule contained a old 1p coin, The Dawlish Times 1881, The Methodist Recorder 1879 and The Western Morning News 1881. Mr Fey, the church steward, was delighted at the find and after spending some time studying the documents will pass them on to Exeter Library for archiving. The Dawlish Times started in October 1868 and publication stopped in June 1903. Devon Library has most publications ...
The proposal has caused mixed feelings among locals with many sceptical about aspects of the proposal such as affordable housing. The southern part of the application site has had planning permission for over 10 years for employment use, but this has never been taken up, and overall the results of the environmental impact assessment indicates that the site will not cause any significant negative ...
Water rates are at their highest in Dawlish, with many opting to switch to meters to try and reduce their bills, and others forking out over £1000 per year in rates. Whilst we are trying to conserve water, South West Water doesn't seem interested in fixing the leak in Westcliff Road. This has angered residents of the street, in particular one lady who notified South West Water on August 21. They ...
