Dawlish News
THE £60million project to protect the Dawlish railway line has won a top civil engineering award. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/top-award-for-seawall-project-650152
And on the price of what once was agricultural land going up by megabucks if given planning permission for development - see the quite small piece of land that once formed part of Gatehouse Farm land opposite the barns and by the roundabout adjacent to Secmaton Lane. It is now presently being developed by Taylor Wimpey. The land was up for sale for offers around £675,000. That amount of money for ...
As I understand it all this land is becoming available to developers because:- a) central government dictates to local authorities how many homes have to be built in their particular area over a certain number of years. b) in order to achieve these number of homes local authorities invariably have to have them built on land that has never been developed. c) in order to have sufficent ...
There needs to be a public enquiry into how and why all this land is becoming available to developers and who is benefiting from its acquisition. Also when are these developers going to be forced to pay section 106 compensation to residents like on Secmanton Lane who's properties have been devalued by tens of thousands of pounds
East Budleigh bounced back from last week’s cup loss to crush bottom side Dawlish 8-1 last Saturday, writes Mark Auton. Read more... https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/23921574.east-budleigh-score-eight-goals-defeat-dawlish/
A jury inquest into the death of 34-year-old Paul Perrott at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish has heard he was under 15-minute observation checks but one had not been carried out for nearly one hour and 20 minutes. Read more ... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-found-dead-devon-mental-8909153
Officers were alerted to a burglary at the Co-Op in The Strand in the early hours of Sunday morning. A front glass door had been smashed and a quantity to Lottery scratch cards. Read the full store here: https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/999/hunt-for-burglars-in-dawlish-649509
A very good turnout today on the lawn, and those watching from the Strand and footpaths. Well done everyone who was there.
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... ...
In Dawlish, volunteers have begun decorating the Poppy Wall with handmade poppies on the railings at the Lawn Bowling Club. On Armistice Day, Saturday November 11, Dawlish Town Council and Dawlish Branch of the Royal British Legion will hold the two minute silence at 11am at the Poppy Wall. Read more... ...