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Dawlish News

COUNCILLORS have approved plans to build 21 houses on the site of a former entertainment facility in Dawlish Warren. In the design and access statement, Darrell Willcocks architects said the proposed re-development of the site is a great opportunity to improve the visual appearance of the site and it will improve the character of the area and result in a high quality housing scheme which ...

Police have been lambasted for allegedly taking three weeks to respond to a sexual assault - after they scrambed the force helicopter over a noise complaint. Among the critics was Danielle Williams who said she was ignored by the same police force for several weeks when she tried to report two sexual assaults. Read more... ...

POLICE say that early indications suggest that the newly imposed Public Space Protection Order in Dawlish has had a positive effect in the town. It was imposed at the end of the August and it bans anti-social behaviour such as drinking and rough sleeping, drug taking and littering, with failure to comply with the PSPO being a criminal offence. Read more.. ...

TWO POLICE officers spent 10 hours dealing with complaints about the level of noise of music coming from a private party at a house in woods near Dawlish Warren on Friday night Complaints about the level of noise emanating from the event were raised and two police officers were dispatched to the party, and the police helicopter was launched to fly overhead to judge the level of noise. ...

BRITAIN'S largest running steam train will be powering through South Devon in a day of double delight for train buffs. The train is bound to turn many heads as she steams down the iconic Dawlish and River Teign section of the line this afternoon before hauling the train back to London Victoria on Tuesday. Read more... ...

WORK has started on preparations to create a night-time landing site for Devon Air Ambulance at Dawlish United Football Club. The airborne medical service begins night flights up to midnight next month but needs suitable ‘community helipad’ sites with access to lighting to land. Source: ...

THE EXE Estuary trail will be extended through Dawlish Warren to Dawlish town centre. Work is set to begin immediately on the scheme that is scheduled to be completed in January Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/837-000-exe-estuary-cycle-route-extension-plans-to-dawlish-approved/story-29722175-detail/story.html

The 41-year-old, of Iddesleigh Terrace, was jailed for life last November after admitting murder at Exeter Crown Court He initially admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming he lost control after Sophie threatened to stop him seeing their children and to ruin him financially. Read more... ...

PLANS to increase places the number of places at a school in Dawlish for children and young people with autism and associated needs have been outlined. Ratcliffe is a small school that caters for 80 students aged 5-16 and provides education and care for pupils with high functioning Autism and associated needs such as ADHD and challenging behaviour. Read more... ...

Teignbridge Council has successfully secured land between Exeter Road and Eastdon Woods, north of Shutterton Lane in Dawlish, for a new countryside park for the local community. Due to open in 2017, the countryside park will provide a natural recreational area for local people to enjoy as part of a £2.9m project called Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS). Read more.. ...