Dawlish News
Update on missing teenager. http://www.devonlive.com/search-continues-for-missing-teenager-sol-mclean-from-dawlish/story-30404386-detail/story.html
A person has died after being hit by a train between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. All lines between between Plymouth and Exeter St David's Station are blocked, and trains are expected to be cancelled, delayed or revised as a result of the incident. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/disruption-to-rail-services-after-person-hit-by-a-train-live/story-30403586-detail/story.html
He was last seen at 9:20am today, Wednesday 21 June 2017. He is known as Sol Mclean and is described as a white male, 15 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches in height, tanned complexion, dark eyes, dark coloured hair which is short on the sides and longer on top, last seen wearing a school uniform consisting of white shirt, black trousers/ or black Adidas shorts and carrying a dark grey Nike backpack ...
Plans to demolish an historic beach kiosk on Dawlish seafront have been approved. The beach kiosk, on Station Road, next to the railway station, was used for the sale of refreshments, but has been vacant for a while. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/dawlish-railway-beach-kiosk-demolition-planned-approved/story-30401959-detail/story.html
Work on recharging the beach in Dawlish Warren as part of a £14million engineering project is a step closer to completion. The scheme is aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 2,900 properties around the River Exe and is predicted to bring economic benefits of £158milllion. The overall scheme is due to be finished by October, but work on recharging the beach with sand, that began ...
Jamie Stuart Rabin, 36, of Bank Street, Teignmouth, was ordered to pay a total of £6,594.25 in fines, costs, victim's surcharge and compensation at Plymouth Magistrates Court. Rabin, who changed his plea at the last minute, sold the Renault Trafic Van in 2016 from his dealership, Finnish Car Sales, in Dawlish. Read more... ...
From 2018 a new fleet of Class 802 Intercity Express Trains will connect London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth, Penzance and many more communities. The train will now be made ready to begin testing in the coming weeks prior to entering passenger service from summer next year. Two further test trains are due to arrive in the UK shortly. The Intercity Express Train is designed to withstand ...
A grandfather yesterday told how he unearthed a stash of valuable black truffles in a client’s back garden - just a month after setting up a new gardening business. Yesterday he said he was keeping the location of his untapped source secret to avoid any opportunistic foragers descending on the property but has admitted it is in his home town of Dawlish, Devon. Read more... ...
Controversial plans for new homes in a village near Dawlish have been resubmitted by developers. Leander Developments had proposed two separate developments of 20 and 15 homes on land at Little Leigh, Holcombe Road, Holcombe. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/controversial-homes-plan-for-village-near-dawlish-are-resubmitted/story-30389925-detail/story.html
A church in Dawlish is on the move. The Dawlish Christian Fellowship has moved out of its home of more than 20 years in Old Town Street ahead of plans to build a new church community centre on the outskirts of the town. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/new-place-of-worship-for-dawlish-church/story-30387970-detail/story.html
