Dawlish News
AN outhouse fire in Dawlish is believed to have been started deliberately, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have said. The building was left ‘100% damaged’ by the fire. Two fire engines, one from Dawlish and the other from Teignmouth, attended Thursday’s incident [April 17].
NEWTON Abbot MP Martin Wrigley enjoyed an afternoon ice cream in sunny Dawlish with fellow Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine. The pair were on the campaign trail ahead of the county council elections next month.
A Dawlish gift and crystal business is to close its town centre shop to move to an online store. Pixies Forest will continue trading from its premises on Strand Hill in Dawlish until at least June.
WHAT a weekend of rugby awaits us at Teignmouth Rugby Club this weekend. Two years ago, Dawlish members from the club laid down the challenge to their Teignmouth-based teammates. Current and ex-players from each town would take part in the Parson and Clerk Challenge for the Coronation Cup.
POLICE are urging the public to get their phones out if they see incidents of violence or anti-social behaviour in Teignmouth and Dawlish. The appeal comes after two incidents of assaults featuring young people.
MARINA Bowling Club on Sandy Lane, Dawlish, are gearing up for the new season of lawn bowls which starts on Saturday April 19, 2025. The maintenance team have been very busy throughout the winter tending to the green (the club’s biggest asset), making new access points with rails onto the green, repairing the surrounds and generally maintaining the areas.
POLICE are urging witnesses to come forward following a fight in Dawlish Warren that saw two males attacked. Devon and Cornwall Police received a report of a group of males attacking two other men on Warren Road at just after 2pm on Saturday, April 12.
Teignmouth Maritime Services (TMS) and its Dawlish subsidiary Marine Plant Hire (MPH) have been bought by a London-based private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. Sullivan Street Partners acquired the firms along with hydraulic engineering company Hesselberg Hydro, which is half-owned by TMS, in a three-way deal.
PARAMEDICS were alerted to an incident at Dawlish Leisure Centre this morning. South West Ambulance Service confirmed they were called at 7.40am today to the Sandy Lane centre. A spokesman said: ‘We were called at 07:40hrs on Wednesday 16 April to an incident in Dawlish.
TEIGNBRIDGE beaches have been issued with sewage alerts following yesterday’s heavy rain. Dawlish Coryton Cove, Dawlish Town and Teignmouth Holcombe beaches have been flagged by Surfer’s Against Sewage.