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25/00843/FUL Proposed replacement dwelling Larkshome Sherwells Close Dawlish Warren Devon EX7 0PL https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SWI3HPPZJGV00&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

A NEW banking hub in Dawlish has taken the next steps to becoming a reality as a planning application for signage is submitted to Teignbridge planners. The application has been submitted by Cash Access UK Limited. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/application-for-new-banking-hub-submitted-to-planners-799571

NEW parks designed to delight dog walkers are doing a valuable job in protecting some of Devon’s most precious wildlife havens, it’s been claimed. The newly-created Ridgetop Park at Matford on the outskirts of Exeter, along with the new Dawlish Countryside Park, are giving pet owners more options, and keeping them off sensitive areas. Read more... ...

A DENTAL practice in Dawlish is trialling a new NHS programme to help those in desperate need of treatment. For one day, there will be six slots available to patients for what is being described as a ‘dental stabilisation programme’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/nhs-dental-stabilisation-scheme-trial-begins-in-dawlish-799360

25/00937/CAN T1 & 2- Sycamore and Ash- Make new Pollard @12-15 ft from ground level 2 Shaftesbury Close Dawlish Devon EX7 9PZ https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SXA139PZK9Q00&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

A NEW specially-adapted wheelchair made a trip to see the Black Swans of Dawlish a reality for a Teignmouth care home resident. Martin Graham, 82, is largely housebound due to his health conditions but one of his long-held dreams was to see the famous Dawlish waterfowl. Read more... ...

Police are appealing for help from the public to locate a wanted man from Devon . He has links to Chudleigh, Newton Abbot , Dawlish and Starcross. Anyone who sees Wright or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call 999 immediately quoting reference 50250129048. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-manhunt-devon-criminal-goes-10233897

THE EXTRAORDINARY bravery and life of a Dawlish doctor has been retold in a new book. Author Phil Craig will be giving a talk on his latest book 1945 The Reckoning which features the story of Dr Douglas Peterkin, who worked as a doctor in Dawlish after the war. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-doctors-heroics-at-belsen-retold-in-new-book-talk-799284

A Devon hospital’s green rehabilitation scheme has taken root thanks to a £500 donation from the Conciliation Lodge of Holsworthy, helping plant 10 apple trees as part of a growing conservation project. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/masons-help-hospital-conservation-bloom-10228492

I experienced anti social behaviour and bullying for over 12 years on a regular basis and reported all these incidents to the police and they literally did nothing at all. My confidence in the Police is less than zero. In the local area there have been drug/alcohol related crimes for years and if anything they are getting worse. The only time you see any police is when they either flying overhead ...

FOUR students from South Devon University Technical College ( SDUTC) in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , recently completed a transformative week long work experience programme with Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR). Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/students-go-full-steam-ahead-with-network-rail-for-work-experience-799121

DAWLISH Community Transport was one of 20 charities to benefit from the latest round of donations from Devon Freemasons. The transport charity was granted £1,500 from the twice-yearly Freemasons WAKE Fund towards funding a new minibus. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charities-benefit-from-freemasons-fund-798931

BUS timetable changes across Teignbridge and south Devon have left students with just three minutes to switch services to get to college on time. Students travelling from Dawlish Warren, Dawlish and Teignmouth to South Devon College in Paignton are struggling to make their 9am classes following the introduction of new Stagecoach timetables last week. Read more... ...

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A LOCAL fire station took the short trip to the Langstone Cliff Hotel for their latest drill night. Dawlish’s firefighters had ‘great fun in the evening sunshine’ practising throw lines, tethered wading, long beach rescue and words of command at the hotel’s pool. Read more... ...

A CHARITY day held in the grounds of historic Luscombe Castle was another big success. The day was organised jointly by the Friends of Dawlish Hospital, Dawlish Community Transport and Dawlish Gardens Trust. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/record-turnout-at-charity-day-798159

@Carer , would you say that there's absolutely no need for for food banks, breakfast clubs in Schools to feed malnourished children and winter fuel allowances so a large proportion of pensioners don't freeze to death each winter? Which reality do you refer to? Your own or that of wider society?

Alfie Pilkington have been transferred to a secure hospital in Dawlish. A 30-year-old man from Exeter accused of sending malicious communications to local schools has been transferred to a secure hospital from a jail, where he was being held on remand during legal proceedings. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dq9xx5ldlo

NIGHT bus services will be available on Saturday evenings across Devon throughout this year. Starting from this Saturday, May 31 and following successful trials last year in North Devon and Torbay, the Night bus services are returning alongside new routes in Exeter, including the Dawlish via Exminster and Starcross route. Read more... ...

Event finished Shaftesbury Theatre presents Noël Coward’s timeless comedy Blithe Spirit! When novelist Charles Condomine accidentally summons the ghost of his late wife, Elvira, hilarity ensues. Add in a quirky medium, a skeptical second wife, and a house full of supernatural chaos, and you’re in for an evening of laughter and wit. A spellbinding comedy of love, mischief, and ghosts—don’t miss it! ...

25/00808/HOU Side extension to relocate utility and WC facilities 10 Shillingate Close Dawlish Devon EX7 9SQ https://publicaccess.teignbridge.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=SW5ACTPZJ1U00&activeTab=summary Status: Pending Consideration

SEVERAL popular events had to be cancelled this Bank Holiday weekend due to forecast high winds and rain. In Dawlish, there was disappointment as the fourth Turn The Tide environment festival, due to be held on Monday on the Lawn, was cancelled. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/popular-events-cancelled-due-to-high-winds-797000

A TEIGNBRIDGE fire station’s charity car wash takes place this weekend. The crew from Dawlish Fire Station will be at the town’s Sainsbury’s store from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, May 31. The event is in aid of The Firefighters Charity; a charity specialises in providing both physical and mental support for firefighters and their families. Read more... ...

Sounds like a fantastic event for a truly worthy cause! Big thanks to the Dawlish Fire Service Crew for stepping up to support the Fire Fighters Charity. We’ll definitely swing by on the 31st to get our car cleaned and show our support. Let’s spread the word and help raise as much as possible!

The highly acclaimed tribute show to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons returns to the Shaftesbury Theatre in Dawlish this summer. Back by overwhelming public demand, the New Jersey Boys continue to play to sell-out audiences and standing ovations. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/entertainment/oh-what-a-nights-in-store-794674

WITH the new season well underway, Marina Bowling Club Dawlish have had a busy few weeks with the weather following suit. First up was Presidents Day on May 4, everyone enjoying a friendly game of bowls with afternoon tea which included a cream tea before then entertaining a tourist team from Wales. Read more... ...

Interesting to see more places in Dawlish being converted into flats — definitely shows the growing demand for housing in the area. If anyone’s looking to explore or learn more about Dawlish and similar spots, I’ve found Riddlespalace pretty useful for local info and insights. Worth a look!

Just wondered if anyone might be interested in a very good, working condition B&O 9300 and a pair of B&O Beocentre S80 speakers. System was purchased new for £1,650 in 1997 by my Father in law who has had to go in a care home at 97 and now relegated to a single room for his possesions. I have run tapes and cd's through it for several hours and works perfectly. The exterior of the music centre is ...

@burnside That's the Liberal Democrat modus operandi locally. Rosie Dawson prevents free speech as former Chair of the district Council. Wrigley and his cabal ignores the needs and concerns of traders in Queen St Newton Abbot, market traders over changes to the indoor market, then there's the theatre campaign and local people concerned about the housing sprawl and loss of countryside containing ...

A table tennis club has been forced to relocate to Teignmouth after being priced out of its former Dawlish home. Dawlish Table Tennis Club will relaunch as Teignmouth Table Tennis Club on Monday June 9 in its new base at Alive Fitness on the Teignmouth Community School (TCS) site. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/table-tennis-club-priced-out-of-dawlish-796368

A GROUP of French visitors enjoyed a successful trip to their twin town in Dawlish. It was the latest in a long-standing ‘entente cordiale’ between Dawlish and its twin town of Carhaix-Plouger in Brittany. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/french-visitors-celebrate-long-standing-friendship-with-dawlish-796369

ROYAL National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguards will be back on our local beaches this May half term. Red and yellow flags will be flying on Teignmouth and Dawlish beaches from Friday, May 24 to Saturday, June 1, daily, from 10am to 6pm. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/lifeguards-on-patrol-for-half-term-796360

COUNCILLORS in Dawlish have been putting the flags out. Newly elected Mayor Cllr Anthony James and his deputy Cllr Lynda Littlewood made one of their first joint duties raising the three beach awards. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-celebrates-seaside-accolades-796253

Event finished Derek Dexter Visitors always welcome- £3 Contacts: Suzanne (Secretary) 01626 889184 or June (Chair) 07486 370880 Location: The Manor House, Old Town Street, Dawlish, EX7 9AW Thursday, 29 May 2025 Start 19:15 Contact: 01626 889184 Website: https://dawlish-gardensociety.uk/

A missing man from Devon was arrested at a railway station yesterday (May 21) after trespassing on the tracks and causing hours of disruption to train services. Police were called to Dawlish Railway Station and confirmed they were attending a "concern for welfare" incident . Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/missing-man-arrested-dawlish-station-10204633

A MAN has been arrested after an incident in Dawlish that saw the police helicopter deployed. Officers were called at around 11.35pm on Tuesday, May 20 to a report of a man, in his 30s, missing from the Dawlish area. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/helicopter-deployed-as-police-arrest-man-after-train-station-stand-off-795792

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‘Officers are currently at Dawlish Railway Station following a concern for the welfare of a male’. THE train line between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth has reopened after police dealt with an incident of trespass. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/line-between-exeter-and-plymouth-reopened-after-police-deal-with-trespass-795654

A Teignbridge drinking establishment has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating. The Gresham House Inn, a pub, bar or nightclub at 1 Commercial Road Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on April 29, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/teignbridge-establishment-given-new-food-hygiene-rating-795336

@1263 I don't see how any government can stop anyone hostile getting into the country. Whether that's a jihadist entering amongst those seeking asylum or Russian agents. Hostile groups already exist within the British citizenry anyway. What about British citizens who are radicalized and become hostile? Even if the boats could be stopped it wouldn't stop British born Jihadists and British born ...