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More than 200 people attended a public meeting in Dawlish to debate whether the town needs a new supermarket.The meeting was called following proposals by Tesco for a supermarket at Sandy Lane and Sainsbury's interest in the Shutterton Estate. Alan Connett, leader of the district council, said: "I was delighted to see so many people at the meeting who are concerned about achieving the best for ...
An elderly Dawlish antiques dealer who acted as "a fence" for stolen jewellery was caught on a covert video selling items to an undercover policeman.Kenneth Paterson, 70, was twice recorded selling jewellery to an undercover officer known only as John, said Malcolm Galloway, prosecuting at Exeter Crown Court. Police caught Galloway as part of Operation Moonstone which had centred on the ...
Dawlish is (I mean was) a lovely place. Viewing old pictures, films of Dawlish always shows how nice the town used to look. The black swans, the brook and the manor gardens were not discovered they were created with a lot of effort by people many years ago. It is with this earlier effort that Dawlish gained its reputation as a tourist destination. Today Dawlish only has a few dirty and ...
A carer who attacked a fellow pub-goer in the street, causing a broken bone in his ear, has been convicted.At Exeter Crown Court 40-year-old Paul Drane, of Park Road, Dawlish, was found guilty after a two day trial of causing grievous bodily harm to Mark Symonds in October 2006. Sentence on Drane, who had denied the charge, was adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report and he was ...
I think it was Ace Cleaners and Wessex Products.
Devon thrashed Dorset 9-1 in their latest South & West Counties Championship Group B game at Budleigh Salterton.Plymouth Argyle's Sam Blake scored five of the goals. After a couple of early scares, Devon were 3-0 up inside 15 minutes, with all the goals coming from Ellis Glanfield's corners. Carmen Thornton headed home the first, Blake got the second and Cullompton Rangers' Jess Hooper side ...
A wave of Lottery cheer is washing over South Devon with £160,000 going to two good causes by popular vote. The Dawlish Action for Youth Skate Park and Torbay Disabled Sailing Association have each been awarded £80,000 in TV voting for the People's Millions.The Dawlish skate project for a street-styled skate park was pitted against a sporting scheme for youngsters in Bude. Designed by Dawlish ...
Now that it is railway line smashing season at Dawlish, my mind wonders back to speculation about a railway line from Exeter to Newton Abbot and thus avoiding the coast and the associated damage. Does anyone have any more information on this interesting rumour.
Does anyone know if Dawlish is having a Christmas market again this year? And where will the Christmas lights go now that the trees are being cut down?
Devon youngsters have taken part in one of the UK's biggest online competitions.Pupils from the Isca College of Media Arts and St Peter's School in Exeter, and the Cullompton and Dawlish community colleges, were among the 600 teams from the South West to compete in the Make Your Mark Challenge, in which students create and market a company similar to Comic Relief and Fair Trade. Cullompton were ...
