Dawlish News
A village near Dawlish will get 20 new homes after a planning inspector allowed an appeal 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/developers-win-appeal-against-refusal-of-20-new-homes-in-village-near-dawlish/story-30245684-detail/story.html
Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court earlier this month. Now a third man, Ross Alan Morton, aged 29, from Gatehouse Close, Dawlish, has been charged with two counts of assisting an offender. Read more... ...
The water company allowed potentially dangerous sewage to flow down Dawlish beach in the height of the summer tourist season in one incident and caused a fish kill in the other. Read more... http://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109306&headline=SWW%20fined%20%C2%A3150k%20for%20beach%20sewage%20spill§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017
Calls for a second major rail line through Devon have been renewed following last week's closure of the main route - the latest in a series of events which have seen the county's rail network cut off. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/new-tunnel-or-new-viaduct-what-are-the-options-for-a-second-devon-train-line/story-30235146-detail/story.html
Due to a person having been hit by a train in the Starcross area journeys between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids are being disrupted. This is expected to continue until at least 10:00. Trains are currently unable to run. Buses will operate between Plymouth / Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids. Customer Advice: CrossCountry customers may use Great Western Railway via Newport or ...
The Environment Agency scheme aims to reduce the flood risk to nearly 3,000 homes in Dawlish Warren and Starcross, as well as in Lympstone and Exmouth, and would reduce the flood risk for the main rail line through Dawlish to ensure that scenes such as the devastation caused in the 2014 storms would not happen again. Read more... ...
The card is pink and has been launched by the retailer with the message: 'To My Lovely Mums' There are Sainsbury's branches across Devon including Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Ottery St Mary and Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/sainsbury-s-launches-its-first-lesbian-mother-s-day-card/story-30226251-detail/story.html
Heroin user William Chambers moved to Dawlish in an attempt to start a new life without drugs but was shocked to find they were more readily available than in London. Read more... http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/article.cfm?id=104291&headline=Shoplifter%20jailed%20for%20dirty%20protest§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017
Dawlish's famous black swan brood has increased. Following on from last year's record-breaking three broods of black swan cygnets in the town, three more cygnets have hatched. The flock are synonymous with the town, with 14 swans currently in the brook. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/more-swans-a-swimming-for-dawlish-as-trio-of-cygnets-hatch/story-30218764-detail/story.html
Lewis Stewart carried out three raids in Newton Abbot and Dawlish which left the victims shaking with fear. The first two robberies happened within 40 minutes of each other on Newton Abbot quay and the third was a day later on the Strand in Dawlish, where he attacked a cleaner who was walking home in the early hours. Read more... ...
