Dawlish News' Posts

RNLI lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter carried out an extensive search overnight. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/urgent-search-person-water-near-8927181

More than 350 homes have been approved Liberal Democrat council leader Martin Wrigley, whose Dawlish North East ward contains the land, said: “This is not a site that would have been chosen under current policies and weather conditions. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-seaside-town-destined-absolutely-8922682

A domestic bully was jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/twelve-violent-devon-men-women-8911069

POST office counter services in Dawlish are to be changed, it has been confirmed. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-post-office-counter-services-set-to-downsize-650373

LIFE-SAVING clubs from Bovey Tracey and Dawlish Warren represented the South West at the national life-saving championships held in Leeds. Read more ... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/success-for-two-local-clubs-in-national-life-saving-championships-650129

THE £60million project to protect the Dawlish railway line has won a top civil engineering award. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/top-award-for-seawall-project-650152

East Budleigh bounced back from last week’s cup loss to crush bottom side Dawlish 8-1 last Saturday, writes Mark Auton. Read more... https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/23921574.east-budleigh-score-eight-goals-defeat-dawlish/

A jury inquest into the death of 34-year-old Paul Perrott at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish has heard he was under 15-minute observation checks but one had not been carried out for nearly one hour and 20 minutes. Read more ... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-found-dead-devon-mental-8909153

Officers were alerted to a burglary at the Co-Op in The Strand in the early hours of Sunday morning. A front glass door had been smashed and a quantity to Lottery scratch cards. Read the full store here: https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/999/hunt-for-burglars-in-dawlish-649509

A survey to gauge demand for the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Community Hospital has been launched. It comes as part of a Friends of Dawlish Hospital, Dawlish Town Council and Teignmouth Town Council campaign to see the MIU back up and running. Read more... ...

Mayor Rosie Dawson officially unveiled the equipment, which was put in following a request from Oaklands Park Residents Association to Dawlish Town Council which has funded the defibrillator and the power installation. https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/life-saving-defibrillator-installed-at-oaklands-park-648767

Dawlish Swimming Club, founded in 1865, received £1,000 from Persimmon Homes South West’s Community Champions scheme earlier this month. The club, currently based at Trinity School in Teignmouth as part of a joint venture post-pandemic, has over 100 members from both towns and their surrounding villages. It is non-selective, serving learners, and local and national competitive junior and senior ...

Motorists could experience some delays around Dawlish later this month as roads close for the next phase of work to replace the town's gas pipes. The £200,000 scheme got underway in January this year and isn't due to be completed until April 2024. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/key-roads-dawlish-close-months-8887534

CONTRACTORS have started work on the long-awaited new £6.2million link road in Dawlish. The scheme has been in the pipeline for more than four years. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/work-starts-on-long-awaited-dawlish-link-road-647847

Huge waves have battered Dawlish and torrential rain has caused the stream to reach breaking point during Storm Ciaran. The full force of the storm coincided with high tide at about 8.45am on Thursda Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-ciarn-batters-dawlish-stream-8877250

Network Rail has issued its own warning to anyone living near a railway line. People who live near the railway are being urged to keep garden objects such as trampolines, tarpaulins, and tents tied down and secured to ensure they don’t end up on the tracks as a result of very strong winds. Read more... https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/storm-ciaran-warning-anyone-who-28024791

The Mix Coffee House And Bar, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 18 The Strand Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on October 9, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/teignbridge-restaurant-handed-new-food-hygiene-rating-647049

UK: Smart cameras, sensors, Telent’s MICA workforce automation platform and Purple Transform’s SiYtE insights software have been combined to alert staff to safety risks where the railway at Dawlish runs below potentially unstable cliffs. Read more... https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/automated-cliff-monitoring-protects-dawlish-railway/65198.article

From November 14 until Christmas, Signature Hair and Beauty will donate 50p to Saving Pound Dogs Cyprus (SPDC) and Cyprus Dog Rescue for every visitor to the salon who gets a treatment. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hair-salons-donations-to-help-canine-charities-646612

The Ship Inn barman's near-miss when Cockwood pub crashed down https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ship-inn-barmans-near-miss-8868091?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily Newsletter_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=ed4f368f-11e7-490d-b589-4df6529824ac

DAWLISH Museum is celebrating achieving recognition by reaching the national benchmark of quality. Administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the UK Accreditation Partnership, accreditation is the standard for well-run museums and galleries. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/teignbridge-museum-recognised-for-its-quality-646611

HUNDREDS of people enjoyed food and drink from local producers at the second Dawlish Food Festival. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fun-for-foodies-at-dawlish-festival-646177

MORE than £1,000 was raised for much-loved charity Dawlish Community Transport at a fund-raising concert. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charity-concert-raises-cash-for-fire-ravaged-dawlish-transport-group-646436

For the second time in two weeks, the British Isles have been ravaged by an extreme weather event, that triggered ‘red – danger to life’ warnings. In the wake of storm Babet, which unleashed its fury across the UK, leaving a trail of destruction, the nation’s rail network suffered significant disruptions. Scotland and the West Country bore the brunt of the chaos, with Dawlish on the Devon and ...

A retired nursery nurse died after she was pulled from waters off the Dawlish coast, an inquest has heard. The brief inquest opening at Plymouth Coroner's Court was held earlier this week, noting the passing of 59-year-old Christine Louise Mead who was born in Wanstead, London and resided at an address in Devonshire Place, Exeter. Read more... ...

A MUCH-USED bridge in a Dawlish park will be replaced, it has been confirmed. The footbridge at Manor Gardens has been closed to the public for months due to safety concerns. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/park-bridge-in-dawlish-to-be-replaced-645122

Planning permission is being sought for 25 timber 'camping pods' already built at Golden Sands Holiday Park in Dawlish. According to the planning documents, they were "originally considered to fall within the definition of a caravan". Read more... ...

The 209m long rockfall shelter extension north of Parsons Tunnel is between Dawlish and Holcombe in south Devon. The structure made up of 185 pre-cast concrete units has taken two years to build. It will protect the railway from falling rocks and debris from the steep cliffs above. Read more... https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/rockfall-shelter-completed-to-protect-devon-coastal-railway-20-10-2023/

• Rated 4: The Lansdowne at Lansdowne Hotel Park Road Dawlish Devon; rated on September 27 See more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/food-hygiene-ratings-handed-to-four-teignbridge-establishments-645105

Good news! The new accessible footbridge with lifts at Dawlish station is now in use for passengers. The new structure means the station is fully accessible for the first time in its history and follows improvements we've made to the platforms. Please bear with us as the new lift system beds in - we may need to make adjustments. The old footbridge at the Colonnade end of the station remains open ...

Residents affected by flash floods in Devon are being invited to a drop-in session as part of a council investigation. Torrential rain caused widespread flooding across the county, including in Dawlish, Torquay and Exeter. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl59edd3x0no

The flood alert has been issued for the South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren. The flood alert area includes exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish. Read more... ...

Dawlish was bombarded by waves as high as 15ft last night, according to witnesses. Photos and videos captured at around 9.30pm show sea water flowing past the Devon town's sea defences. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-babet-sea-foam-swamps-8838614

ON a warm Sunday in August, campaigners marched on Dawlish seafront to protest against Devon's dirty water. https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/environment-news/video-revisits-dawlish-dirty-water-protest-644344

The Old Vicarage, described as having once been one of the best buildings in Dawlish, is said to be in a critical state of suffering further deterioration Desperate attempts are being made to save a crumbling Grade II listed building, described as once being one of the best in Dawlish, from complete ruin. Increasing concerns are being voiced over the fate of the Old Vicarage in Weech Road which ...

MORE images from the past dug out of the dusty archive draws - it’s a Forrest Gump ‘life is like a box of chocolates’ selection this week with a mixed bag of photos from the 1980s. https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/jimmy-cricket-and-the-monster-raving-looney-party-in-this-weeks-photographic-memory-643456

Contractors working on the South West Rail Resilience Programme have begun to put in the temporary grey matting as the first stage of the process to stabilised the cliff face which can now be seen at Lea Mount. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/cliffs-net-gain-for-south-west-rail-resilience-programme-644110

A DAWLISH author has published her first novel at the age of 75. Dawlish-born Roma, who is married to magician Tony Everest, explained how she came up with the idea for the book. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime-comes-easy-for-first-time-author-643455

Three years after opening in Piermont Place, Dawlish, the company’s dairy-free, vegan dark chocolate sorbet won a top Gold award. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-ice-cream-shop-scoops-top-award-643906