Dawlish News' Posts

A CANNABIS factory worth thousands of pounds has been uncovered by police in Dawlish. A total of 85 of the Class B plants were found during a raid at a terraced property in Iddesleigh Terrace. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/cannabis-factory-discovered-in-terraced-house-730420

THE new Dawlish link road should soon be open, according to Teignbridge Council. The authority says the link road and new bridge over Shutterton Brook is ‘approaching the final stages of construction’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/link-road-in-final-stages-of-construction-730509

BUS passengers in Teignbridge are being warned of significant disruption expected due to work along Torquay harbourside. The 12 service which runs between Newton Abbot and Brixham is affected as is the 22 which operates through Teignmouth and Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/commuters-warned-of-disruption-to-bus-services-730302

POLICE are investigating an allegation of rape at a Dawlish Warren holiday park. There were reports of police officers and forensic teams seen at a park in the Warren and one of the lodges was. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/police-investigating-rape-allegation-730141

BAM will be removing the graffiti on the seafront tomorrow

TWO new benches have been installed in Dawlish thanks to a disabled resident. Carolyn Raby, who uses crutches to walk or a scooter, lives in Dawlish town centre. She noticed visitors and those on coach trips who had limited mobility struggled to find places to sit further along the Lawn. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/new-benches-to-enjoy-the-town-730032

From Monday 14 October to Friday 25 October, Warren Road and Mount Pleasant Road, Dawlish Warren, from the junction with the A379 to close to the entrance with Blue Water Holiday Park, will be closed for patching and speed hump renewal works. Read more... https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/warren-road-and-mount-pleasant-road-dawlish-warren/

Friday, 11 October 2024 14:36. Several thousand pounds worth of suspected Class A drugs were found during a raid in Dawlish, this week. The pro-active and neighbourhood team conducted a warrant at an address on Coronation Avenue in Dawlish earlier this week. Read more... https://www.devonairradio.com/news/torbay-news/police-raid-property-is-dawlish-and-seize-drugs/

Paw-some news for dogs in Dawlish. Anyone wanting to take their pooch for a mooch around the shops in Dawlish will find it easier from this month thanks to the launch of a ‘Dog Friendly Dawlish’ sticker scheme. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-dogs-welcome-to-enjoy-re-tail-therapy-729489

SEVERAL thousand pounds worth of suspected Class A drugs were found during a raid in Dawlish. Officers from the pro-active and neighbourhood team executed a warrant on an address in Coronation Avenue on Wednesday. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/drugs-seized-in-dawlish-raid-729445

EX7 ( Dawlish ): £297,075 See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/map-shows-devons-cheapest-most-9620809?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_daily_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=ed4f368f-11e7-490d-b589-4df6529824ac

VOLUNTEERS in Dawlish could be ‘WADE-ing’ in to help improve the state of the Brook themselves. Town councillor Scott Williams’ proposal to create a trained volunteer force to clear the main waterway through to town was unanimously agreed by fellow town councillors. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/volunteers-wade-in-to-clear-waterway-728460

One of our last posts about our drug supply disruptions resulted in some negative comments for some reason. (The suspected cannabis mentioned in that post has an approximate value of £20,000, not just a couple of bags of weed) It is worth remembering that the misuse of drugs is a major factor in the reasons behind violent crime and prolific theft. Drug supply also influences child exploitation. ...

It’s the season of the midnight hour when every witch comes true. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/spooky-halloween-events-and-activities-for-all-the-family-727563

HEAVY rain is filling up the Brook in Dawlish today with water as rain and thunderstorms arrive in the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for today with some localised disruption possible. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/heavy-rain-leads-to-rising-water-level-728442

Dawlish Women Walking Football Club have had a busy start to the autumn, in preparation for their next Devon League fixture which takes place on November 17. The 3 club teams have played various friendlies against Mid Devon, Taunton and most recently, Modbury Vixens. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/autumn-preparation-for-dawlish-women-walking-football-club-728453

A Thai Pork Pie made by Dawlish catering company the Shepherd Shack has been named as Devon’s ‘New Food Product of the Year’ at this week’s Food Drink Devon Awards. The Thai pork pie was also awarded a platinum Taste of Devon Product Award while four other Shepherd Shack products scored Gold awards. Read more... ...

WORK on the long-awaited Dawlish link road could be finished soon. It is understood contractors Montel Group may be nearing completion on the scheme to provide a road linking new housing development and the main A379. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/vital-link-road-could-be-open-soon-728291

BEACHES across Devon, including several in Teignbridge, have been hit with sewage alerts following yesterday’s heavy rain. Teignmouth Holcombe and Dawlish Town beaches are among the 29 spots identified by charity Surfers Against Sewage’s interactive sewage alert map. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/beaches-hit-with-sewage-alert-after-heavy-rain-728277

DAWLISH Warren is to host a mass gathering of schnauzer dogs. For the seventh year, the Dawlish Warren Schnauzerfest Group will be meeting up on October 20. As well as meeting fellow dog owners, the event raises money for the breed’s charity. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/schnauzers-at-the-ready-727896

Thursday, 3 October 2024 06:30. Since reopening in April 2024, Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) has seen over 1,300 for help with their minor injuries and ailments. Since reopening in April 2024, Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) has seen over 1,300 for help with their minor injuries and ailments. Read more... ...

The main railway line from Exeter to Plymouth and into Cornwall runs alongside the Exe Estuary. The line between Exeter and Dawlish runs along the Exe Estuary and bosses fear water is eroding the ground underneath the track. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kdppw7z4yo

THE REMAINING five cygnets appeared well this morning on the Brook in Dawlish. The sixth of the latest brood of Black Swans to parents Bert and Kimba has died, possibly attacked by seagulls. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/remaining-cygnets-thriving-in-dawlish-727015

A MAN was arrested on the Lawn in Dawlish last night following an altercation. Police were called to the town centre following reports of a disturbance at about 6.45pm. A police spokesman said a man and a woman who were known to each other had been involved in an argument. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/man-arrested-after-row-in-town-centre-726679

MAYOR Lin Goodman-Bradbury was in attendance at the Dawlish Lawn Tennis Club to officially open the new courts. The junior section at the club ranges from those aged five or six all the way up to under-18s and so finals day was a hotly contested event. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/a-mayoral-visit-at-lawn-tennis-club-finals-day-726209

Devon has been hit with a barrage of pollution incidents after heavy rain, as 26 beaches and coves have had to contend with sewage spills. Dawlish Coryton Cove See more... https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/severe-rainfall-leads-sewage-discharge-9591972

ONE of the six cygnets born in Dawlish just over a week ago has died. Dawlish Waterfowl Wardens have announced the cygnet had been lost, possibly having been attacked by seagulls. Intense weather conditions and predators have also led to the loss of 13 ducklings which hatched recently. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/one-of-six-cygnets-dies-726365

MORE than 1,300 have used the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Hospital since it reopened in April. Figures just released by the Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Trust reveal the numbers of patients who have been treated at the unit for minor injuries and ailments. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/health/more-than-1300-patients-use-minor-injuries-unit-in-five-months-726348

HIGH winds and driving rain caused havoc to Teignbridge yesterday with train services suspended, trees blocking roads and yachts breaking moorings. Yesterday saw trains come to a halt at Dawlish station as services were suspended. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/storm-batters-teignbridge-725882

A SPORTS mix this week with banger racing at Dawlish from the mid-1980s and a smattering of football from the late 80s, seeing as how the current footie season in Devon has now fully kicked off. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/blast-from-the-past-a-look-through-the-mid-devon-advertiser-archives-720165

THREE Dawlish artists came together to display their work for the first time as part of the annual Devon Open Studios event. The artists, all members of Dawlish Art Group, are experienced at showing their artwork at the group’s annual exhibition but this new venture, held at the Hope Centre, was a chance to reach a wider audience. Read more... ...

Homebuyers will have the first chance to look around the two new show homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Brook Vale development in Dawlish during a special launch event next month. Brook Vale is a collection of 180 homes, including two-bedroom apartments and a range of three and four bedroom houses. Read more... ...

Members of the town council were joined by Fairtrade representatives and political figures on September 7 to ask shoppers if they would like the campaign to have a higher profile, with more traders and consumers choosing products that guarantee global farmers a fair price. ” Newton Abbot MP Martin Wrigley said: “I helped Dawlish become a Fairtrade town 10 years ago and it’s flourished. It’s not ...

Mayflower is due through YouTube Dawlish cams around Mid-day (12ish) today? But i see no times on mainline steam reports! I will put on the cam and hope its just a glitch!. Read more... https://www.railadvent.co.uk/locostop/p/1959/

POLICE in Teignmouth talking the drug supply to the area have seized more than two kilograms of suspected cannabis. An investigation into the importation of cannabis led officers from Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood team to search an address in Higher Woodway Close. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/police-seize-suspected-cannabis-from-property-724665

A RURAL policing team are holding a free bike marking event at Haldon. Officers from Teignmouth and Dawlish will be on hand at Haldon Mountain Bike Centre from 12pm on Saturday, September 28. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/police-bike-marking-event-to-help-prevent-theft-724686

The latest news from Redcar and Cleveland. Two people were arrested by officers following an early-morning raid on Dawlish Green in Easterside. A 23-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs and a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Read more... ...

Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural policing team are holding a bike marking event at Haldon Mountain bike centre on the 28th September, from 12:00 hrs, Members of the public can bring their adult bicycles along to be marked. The event is free of charge but will require you to sign up to Bike register. You will need the frame number for the bicycle. Your email address, home address name and phone contact ...

The heartbroken family of an aspiring chef who tragically died after taking ecstasy have warned others about the dangers of experimenting with drugs. He had been due to start a chef course at Exeter College after working his way up from washing up duties at The Boathouse in Dawlish Warren to cooking food. Read more... ...

A predatory and manipulative sex offender was jailed after downloading child abuse images from the internet. Bradley Lulham, a convicted rapist, has 'little or no insight' into the damage caused by people who view indecent images, a court heard. The defendant, aged 30, of Warren Road, Dawlish Warren, was jailed for 16 months at Exeter Crown Court. Also, a pervert from Dawlish was jailed for ...