Dawlish News
UPDATE: Fire crews making 'steady progress' in Exeter city centre blaze Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/update-fire-crews-making-steady-progress-in-exeter-city-centre-blaze/story-29848599-detail/story.html
The fire service says air is being pumped through Costa & Laura Ashley - on the other side of the building - to stop the fire spreading. About 110 firefighters' are at the scene and a cordon has been set up. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-devon-37697755
A ROAD in Dawlish was partially blocked on Thursday afternoon after a car allegedly collided with a stationary vehicle and left the scene. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/dawlish-road-partially-blocked-after-car-collides-with-stationary-vehicle/story-29846958-detail/story.html
IT’S BUSINESS as usual for the Hedley Way Centre while negotiations continue for Dawlish Town Council to take over. Town councillors have approved moves to look into taking over the vandal-hit centre which is home to a club for older people in the town. Currently a structural survey is being carried out ahead of the take over. In the meantime, those in charge of the centre are keen to ...
CRIPPLING insurance costs and safety requirements have forced the cancellation of the annual Bonfire Night fireworks at Dawlish Warren. For the first time in more than 30 years, the display will no longer be held, it has been announced. The event was to have been organised by Dawlish Warren 41 club. Efforts have been made to carry on with the event but the tough regulations and rocketing ...
Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police said a number of potential victims had reported the scam email to Action Fraud on Thursday morning. In reality the website has been set up to look authentic but the form steals victim's bank details, giving the fraudsters the chance to steal the victim's savings. Read more.. ...
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has discovered first hand just how bad the traffic can be in Devon, when he got stuck in traffic yesterday afternoon as he visited the region to announce multi-million pound motorway and rail improvements . But he got stuck on his way to Dawlish to see how Network Rail has spent £35 million repairing the line following the storm damage in 2014. Read ...
The town crier for Dawlish, Steve Cunliffe, has called for a war memorial to be re-vamped after claiming the monument has been damaged. The names of several people are on that particular part of the monument whose lives have fallen whilst fighting for the British Armed Forces since 1945. Read more... ...
Dawlish rail line was devastated a few years ago during winter storms. Has the Government done enough to prevent it happening again? See more... http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-10-20/will-the-west-country-be-cut-off-again-this-winter/
AN ECCENTRIC pensioner was found dead in his Dawlish home ’swaddled’ in bed linen and numerous home-made dresses with his face covered in a number of stockings with eye holes, an inquest heard this morning. Read more... http://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=106276&headline=Dawlish%20pensioner%20died%20swaddled%20in%20home-made%20wrapping§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016
