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MAYOR of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury was handed a £500 cheque as a donation to one of her charities by one of the town’s housing developers. Cllr Goodman-Bradbury was given the cash by Taylor Wimpey which is building 180 homes at its Brook Vale development. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/housebuilders-donation-to-mayors-charity-735582

POPPY wreaths from Teignmouth and Dawlish were taken to London for Remembrance Day thanks to the annual service from Great Weather Railway. The Poppies to Paddington early morning service stopped at stations along the route early on November 11, taking commemorative wreaths to the war memorial at Paddington Station. Read more... ...

CHILDREN from Kenton School have moved into new temporary classrooms while plans for a brand new multi-million pound school take shape. After a year being taught in temporary accommodation at the Hope Centre in Dawlish, the school moved to a new base at Powderham Castle. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/flood-hit-school-children-back-on-home-ground-738484

ONE person has been seriously injured in a road accident in Dawlish between a disability scooter and a car,. Reports have come in of the incident which has caused severe hold-ups throughout the town with the main road closed in both directions. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/crash-closes-main-road-738905

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them both. Marina Bowling Club, a pub, bar or nightclub at Dawlish Marina Bowling Club Sandy Lane Dawlish Devon was handed a five-out-of-five rating after assessment on November 6. Read more... ...

Firefighters from Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay were called to a hardware shop in Teignmouth on Saturday (November 9) after a fire was spotted in the doorway. Crews used breathing apparatus, a safety jet, a positive pressure ventilation fan and small tools to deal with the fire at Teign Hardware on Brunswick Street. Read more... ...

THE Rotary Club of Dawlish Water are holding an open day at The Manor at Old Town Street in the Dawlish this Saturday (November 9). The event, which runs from 1pm to 5pm, is aimed at boosting the club’s membership numbers - and letting the public know what Rotary members get up to. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/rotary-membership-drive-736333

THE special Paddington in Peru Great Western Railway liveried train is due to pass through south Devon today. Today the train will pass through Starcross, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot twice. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/paddington-bear-train-heads-to-south-devon-737465

THE government has been warned not to take its eye off a long-term project to make South Devon’s railway links more resilient to bad weather. In February 2014 a storm smashed through the sea defences at Dawlish and left Devon’s main railway line dangling in mid-air. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mp-calls-on-government-to-commit-to-funding-rail-resilience-737534

POLICE in Dawlish say they are responding to numerous reports of incidents of anti-social behaviour in the town which have left some residents in fear. Officers confirmed they have received reports of such behaviour over the last few nights from group of youths. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/police-tackle-anti-social-behaviour-737218

When and where to see the Christmas lights being switched on in your town. Dawlish : Food and drink, a lantern parade and entertainment from Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor contestant Russell Jones Jr set the scene for the big Christmas light switch on in Dawlish. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/lights-christmas-action-736967

Devon and Cornwall Police said a woman in her 80s had sustained potentially life-changing injuries in a crash in Dawlish. A woman in her 80s suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a crash in Devon, police have said. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced9xwjpy40o

it seems one of our ex prime ministers alleges we are to get free energy. if my memory serves a previous  minister around the time of labours wilson govt. said the same when we started drilling for oil in the North sea.Happy days.Yippee.But when the barrels were coming ashore It was announced this type of oil to be specific was  not type  for the use of making petrol. surprise surprise. How many ...

An elderly woman has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a crash this afternoon (Wednesday, November 13). Devon and Cornwall police were called to reports of a collision involving a blue Peugeot and a mobility scooter on Exeter Road, Dawlish , at around 11.55am. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/elderly-woman-suffers-major-injuries-9713363

A person has sustained serious injuries at the scene of a crash involving a car and a mobility scooter. Exeter Road, in Dawlish , has been closed in both directions while emergency services are at the scene of the collision. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/person-seriously-injured-after-crash-9712181

A road in Dawlish has been closed after a serious crash took place this afternoon. The A397 is currently shut in both directions at East Cliff Road, which is also reportedly closed. According to reports, the collision involved a car. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-serious-car-crash-shuts-9712052

The climate change religion is not going down too well at the Cop29 climate conference. It seems some countries don't want to be impoverished and returned to the dark ages. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/cop29-summit-azerbaijan-oil-gas-b2645599.html Many are now rejecting the propaganda that attempts to spread the misinformation that the weather was better before we started ...

A former employee at Dawlish College has been struck off from ever being able to teach again after sending one of his pupil's who had just left the school multiple indecent images of his genitals and meeting up with her. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-teacher-struck-after-sending-9707350

How about funding for the replacement bridge for the brook.

Are the "local" councillors not responsible for this sad state of affairs?

Public toilets consultation https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/consultation-and-community-engagement/live-consultations/public-toilets-consultation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfRZxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXNgjgA22B1POagX9mZbQYg3soT2RjdgbUy6xUBjj2SFOdHqjE2IlVvjPw_aem_NsldDO-vbPX6vR2_ydgdyA

JFK jr : absolute nut job with wild medical conspirancy theories   ( hence dropped as a  potential runner for office ) to be made health secretary !!!!! Honestly you couldn't make it up.

Nice pictures.

Friday, 8 November 2024 17:35. The government has been warned not to take its eye off a long-term project to make South Devon’s railway links more resilient to bad weather. Read more... https://www.devonairradio.com/news/torbay-news/dont-forget-dawlish-plea-to-government/

All very well keep bashing the police but you can't tell me some of the parents aren't aware of their little darlings antics, shouldn't need to be a police issue if the parents actively parented! Surely the shop they thieve from should be able to put their pictures on the shop entrance banning them, at some point the families will start to be embarrassed enough to do something about it. The law ...

UK Gov’t Caught ‘Inventing’ Climate Data from 103 Non-Existent Stations to Push Net Zero Agenda. Following a number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the Met Office and diligent field work visiting individual stations, investigator Ray Sanders has discovered that 103 stations out of 302 sites supplying temperature averages do not exist. ...

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Improve water quality really, they mean improve profit margins and dump more waste into the sea more like.

I do not know if it is just me but for nearly 2 decades I have been able to open my windows for fresh air during the winter time. Although this last couple of years with the installation of several wood burning stoves in houses around me and one next door all I get is a stench from these fires and it gives me a sore throat. Also it stinks the house out as well. Anyone experiencing the same issues ...

Well done.

Class A drugs worth around £2,000 were seized after police raided a property in Dawlish. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police carried out the warrant in October. The warrant was secured after local residents raised concerns about the address. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/class-drugs-worth-thousands-seized-9688556

will our royal family be paying any inheritance tax to the coffers or has a special case been done for them by mr. starmer? Well i'm only asking. After all the words of transparency and openness are much banded about.

Good to see. The Dawlish RBL do a great job.

Its not correct to say the companys £2.8 billion investment as its the south west water users  e.g US that will be paying for it. This is the same company that give the chief executive a £200k pay rise even with the brixham water debacle so dont have much confidence that this will come in projected timeframe and probably cost overruns along with possible millions of pounds  symphoned off for the ...

More than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish. The petitions were handed to a full meeting of the council by David Force of the Friends of Dawlish Brook. Read more... https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/local-news/1643436/plea-to-restore-dawlish-jewel-in-the-crown.html

See the story below : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k0x7k1dwko I can't get to the drop-in sessions that the story says will be held in the Council Chamber this (Wednesday) afternoon, but II thought some of you might like to know.

A foul-mouthed outburst which stunned a Devon council chamber has led to a zero-tolerance pledge. Three members of the public asked about the way leisure centres treated trans people, before council chair Cllr Rosie Dawson (Lib Dem, Dawlish NE) enforced the meeting’s rules to stop them from making statements on top of their questions. Read more... ...

Wednesday, 30 October 2024 10:44. By Guy Henderson, Local Democracy Reporter. More than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonairradio.com/news/torbay-news/plea-to-restore-dawlish-jewel-in-the-crown/

MORE than 2,600 people have signed petitions calling for Teignbridge Council to reverse a decade of neglect and restore the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Dawlish. The petitions were handed to a full meeting of the council by David Force of the Friends of Dawlish Brook. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/save-our-brook-petition-handed-to-councillors-734781

100% agree. The lib dems are always up for any photo opportunity only last week it was opening a gym, makes the public think they are actually doing something constructive for the town eg. 18k grant for silly chewing gum signs and payment for a couple of orange suited workers to pretend there was at least a couple of days work walking up and down the strand removing non existing pavement  chewing ...