Dawlish News' Posts

Passengers watched in horror as fighting holidaymakers exchanged blows during a mass punch-up on a bus. At least four men were involved in the violence which erupted on the Stagecoach double-decker approaching Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/bedlam-stagecoach-bus-holidaymakers-start-8711537

KNITTERS in Dawlish have described as ‘soul destroying’ the latest theft of their Yarn Bombs. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mean-thieves-nab-post-box-toppers-634270

A DAWLISH patient is accused of resisting a police officer. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-patient-resisted-police-635081

A popular Lido is set to stay closed for the rest of the summer. Teignmouth Lido has suffered a major water leak which has forced the attraction to shut. Families can still swim at other Teignbridge Leisure Swimming pools located at Dawlish Leisure Centre and Newton Abbot Leisure Centre, which host a variety of swimming sessions, including lane swims, fun swims and inflatable sessions. The Den at ...

A large number of trees at a site earmarked for more than 1,000 homes in Newton Abbot are to be protected from the chop. The planning committee also agreed to protect an oak tree in the garden of 17 Gatehouse Close, Dawlish following concerns that the tree’s long term health may be affected by “unsympathetic pruning.” Read more... ...

YOUNGSTERS are dicing with death by accessing the site of a derelict historic building in Dawlish, residents have claimed. The Vicarage Residents Group has been campaigning   for some years to tackle the issue of the Grade II listed Old Vicarage. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fear-for-kids-at-play-in-derelict-dawlish-building-634269

The top trending destination this bank hols is apparently Dawlish in Devon , a seaside town known for its coastal walking trails. Dawlish is a popular staycay spot – it’s no wonder that the town is set to be heaving once again this weekend. Read more... https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/these-are-officially-the-most-popular-destinations-for-brits-this-bank-holiday-weekend-082123

STAFF shortages in the care sector are affecting a Dawlish-based charity. The charity’s annual general meeting heard that its paid for services are suffering from the national recruitment problems. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/staff-shortages-in-care-sector-affecting-assist-teignbridge-633491

A MENTALLY ill man who set light to his flat because he thought he was being tormented by his neighbours has been sent to a hospital in Dawlish. He has a long history of schizophrenia and has been in Exeter Prison since his arrest but will be moved to the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish within the next three weeks if a bed becomes available. Read more... ...

A DAWLISH grandmother is urging parents and carers to respond to a county-wide survey on childcare in a bid to address the current ‘crisis’ in provision. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/clock-ticking-on-dcc-survey-for-childcare-provision-631979

FIREFIGHTERS from Dawlish Fire Station recently spent an evening at a local rugby club for a training night, spearheaded by one of their own. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/firefighter-force-leads-the-way-at-latest-training-night-632202

THE unveiling of a sundial on Saturday marked the official opening of the picturesque 52-acre Ridgetop Park which is designed to help protect internationally important wildlife sites at Dawlish Warren, the Exe Estuary and the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths by providing appealing, alternative outdoor places to visit. Read more... ...

BACK with a big post-Covid carnival, the packed programme of events for Dawlish Carnival kicks off on Tuesday, August 15, and runs until the grand finale, the community parade on Friday, August 18. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/carnival-welcomes-back-some-old-favourites-632017

A NEW miniature community has been uncovered in Dawlish . The Dittos live in a number of tiny new homes in the town but their presence is all positive. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/little-people-take-over-town-centre-shopfronts-631937

A FORMER motocross rider who suffers with multiple sclerosis was taken to an event by staff at the Dawlish care home which looks after him. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/motorcross-trip-down-memory-lane-for-dawlish-resident-nigel-631513

The worst offender of all the companies for broken monitors installed in swimming waters is South West Water, which had 31 broken monitors. Beaches at Bude in Cornwall as well as Dawlish in Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset all have sewage monitors installed which have been faulty in both 2021 and 2022. Read more... ...

The new link road and an associated bridge over Shutterton Brook is part of a scheme for 860 homes near Secmaton Lane contained in Teignbridge District Council’s current local plan and is a key step in achieving the goal of linking the new homes directly to the A379 Exeter Road. Read more... https://www.devon.gov.uk/news/work-to-start-on-dawlish-link-road-and-bridge/

Service 222 (Dawlish Warren – Teignmouth) Service will be withdrawn for end of the 2023 season. Following a recent tender award, Stagecoach will take over operation of the Tiverton town network from another operator, with only minor changes to the current timetables The local network Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/stagecoach-announces-new-devon-bus-8667688

COFTON Holidays has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art scooter, BMX and skateboard pump track to help promote health, fitness and fun among visitors to the Dawlish Warren park, year-round. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/fortes-track-design-comes-to-life-at-dawlish-warren-holiday-park-631502

Highways bosses are recommending no waiting at any time along sections of Elm Grove Road which as well as being a residential street, is also home to the town’s secondary school and a primary school. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/new-parking-restrictions-proposed-for-dawlish-roads-631517

Devon mum suffered numerous fatal stab wounds The victim's son Bradley Huggins, 24, has been charged with her murder Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-mum-suffered-numerous-fatal-8667045

DAWLISH will be marking Ukrainian Independence Day in support of refugees who have made the town their home since the invasion by Russia. Everyone is welcome to join the event which will take place on Thursday August 24 at the Piazza and the bottom of the Lawn. Mayor of Dawlish Rosie Dawson will lead the event and raise the Ukrainian flag at 1pm.

REUNION planning is underway for Dawlish Secondary School, as a local man attempts to make contact with his classmates. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hopes-for-dawlish-secondary-school-reunion-630717

Thought to be one of the oldest events of its kind in the country, the race sees competitors in costume and using a decorated wheeled contraption, historically a pram, running a set course to pubs around the town. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-marks-50th-anniversary-of-pram-race-630663

The summer holidays are well and truly underway and that means it's Dawlish Warren's time to shine. Being overwhelmingly made up of holiday homes and caravan parks, we went there to speak to locals find out what it was like to live and work in a seaside resort. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/devons-birmingham-sea-thats-tourist-8655445

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to bring back a headline act for Dawlish Celebrates Carnival parade. Last in Dawlish in 2019, the carnival team hope they can make a return to make sure carnival week ends with a rousing parade Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/carnival-fundraiser-for-headline-act-630645

A domestic bully has been 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/devon-tourist-stamps-womans-head-8654494

A NEW £13million care home in Dawlish is expected to open next year. The company behind the new 71 bed facility will be hosting recruitment events in October to attract staff. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/new-care-home-to-open-in-dawlish-630353

Here, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley takes over the train. Departing Taunton at 11:01, the train will pass through Tiverton Parkway (11:16), Dawlish Warren (11:52), Dawlish (12:04), Newton Abbot (12:16), Paignton (12:34) and Kingswear at 13:09. Read more... https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/08/steam-locomotive-60007-sir-nigel-gresley-to-pass-through-dawlish-this-saturday-2.html

DAWLISH Warren sea wall and part of a road surface was damaged by a disposable barbecue, fire crews have warned. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/warning-follows-barbecue-fire-at-warren-629955

Harry Robert Norman, aged 33, of Carlton Terrace, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at Dawlish Warren Station by beating on March 21. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/two-assault-charges-denied-629879

• Rated 5: Smallacombe Organics at Smallacombe Farm Dawlish Devon; rated on July 29 Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/good-news-as-food-hygiene-ratings-handed-to-seven-teignbridge-establishments-629942

Despite his age, stopping is not in his sights and he says he will still be singing when he is 100. He said: “I was about three or four years old when my father took over a shop in Dawlish in Devon and he’d been a bit of a comic during the First World War, so he started a concert party in Dawlish called The Bohemians. Read more... ...

The Strand Centre has created a web patch in a space in front of the church building to repurpose as a growing area. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mini-allotment-launched-in-town-centre-629301

QUESTIONS are being asked about the future of Dawlish Hospital’s minor injuries unit after a 73-year-old woman fell and needed treatment for a severe cut. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/questions-over-injury-unit-as-oap-has-agonising-wait-629050

Network Rail will be installing a series of protection measures, from netting designed to retain the cliffs in some high-risk locations, as well as catch fences, which will stop any cliff material before it reaches the railway. The work is expected to take until spring 2024 and is being carried out by contractor BAM Nuttall , who recently completed the new sea wall at Dawlish for Network Rail. ...

This year’s programme includes shows at Dawlish , Teignmouth and Exeter Quayside , and is being orchestrated by Dr Lidington’s local social enterprise, Prom-Prom. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/classic-seaside-shows-return-devon-8626845

Amy Walker and her family, from Dawlish, left their hotel late on Saturday, joining thousands "scrambling" to get on to boats. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-66300544

ORANGE Army workers in Dawlish are giving a coastal park a makeover. South West Rail Resilience Programme says ‘pocket park’ as it is known, near Coastguard Cottages, is being revamped. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/park-gets-makeover-from-orange-army-628075

DAREDEVIL Dawlish octogenarian Bernice Johnson has been up to her high-flying antics again. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-daredevil-bernice-is-at-it-again-627304