Dawlish News' Posts

Park Holidays UK, which owns 26 holiday parks in Southern and Western England, said the quick fire sales, which were first piloted in 2016, will enable the business to make big savings in administration costs. A three-night stay for six at Golden Sands holiday park in Dawlish, Devon, sold originally for £658.00 earlier this year, however it's now been discounted by 60% to £269.00. Read more... ...

*****SCAM ALERT for Teignmouth and Dawlish commercial premises***** Two commercial premises have today been targeted in Teignmouth and Dawlish by the same offender. The male has entered and spoken with a lone staff member reporting that his grandmothers walking stick was left in the premises last week and that the store have been contacted and confirmed it the stick has been left in the back of ...

From 2018 this fleet of Class 802 Intercity Express Trains, which is being financed by Eversholt Rail, will connect London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth, Penzance and many more communities. The Intercity Express Train is also designed to withstand the region's variable weather conditions, including routes along the Dawlish coast. These new trains harness Hitachi's Japanese bullet train technology ...

The trio came into the world earlier this week and take the total number of black swans swimming around Dawlish Water to ten. The flock are synonymous with the town and there are records of black swans being on the Brook in Dawlish in the early 1900s. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/more-black-swans-born-in-dawlish/story-30475793-detail/story.html

A 'dangerous' mentally ill man attacked a mother as she tried to protect her children from him in a play park. Doctors at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish later discovered he was a paranoid schizophrenic who experienced 'sadistic and homicidal ideas'. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/sadistic-mental-patient-knocked-out-mother-defending-children-in-playground/story-30473459-detail/story.html

A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a freight train in Exeter today. A spokesperson for British Transport Police, who were called to the scene at 8.30am, said a freight train from Dawlish was involved and the man died at the scene despite the arrival of paramedics. Read more... ...

The £1million plans for the four-storey surgery extension will provide more rooms, as well as training and meeting areas for staff. Currently there are 13,600 patients registered with the practice, but this is expected to rise by 20 per cent in the next 10 years as a result of the additional houses being built around Dawlish. Read more... ...

Health minister Jeremy Hunt has praised some pioneering work being done in South Devon to care for the community in the community. As well as fielding staff questions, the minister also had a demonstration of how different sectors of health and social care are working together in Teignmouth and Dawlish. Read more... ...

Dawlish attended 561 co-responder calls in 2016/17 and has taken ownership of the first of a fleet of Ford Kugas which have been designed to meet the needs of the crews specifically to attend these types of calls. Dawlish Station Commander Dave Williams said: "We're a busy fire station particularly when it comes to co-responder calls. This vehicle will allow us to attend medical emergencies ...

A binge drinker has been jailed for slashing two teenaged girls with a Stanley knife during a sixth form party. Webb, formerly of Ashleigh Park, Teignmouth, but now of Dawlish, admitted wounding, causing actual bodily harm, and possession of a knife and was jailed for three years and three months in a young offenders' institution by Judge Graham Cottle. Read more... ...

The mayor of Teignmouth says he has no doubts whatsoever that a proposed airshow for Teignmouth and Dawlish for 2018 will happen – and it could provide a £3m boost to the economy. The initial outlay for the first year of the event could cost around £150,000, but Cllr Paul Burgess, the mayor of Teignmouth, said they would hope to cover the costs of the displays through corporate sponsorship and ...

Anti-pollution campaigners, Surfers Against Sewage, (SAS) sent out real time text alerts through its Safer Seas app warning people that the sea may pose a risk to their health in some areas. The alerts are based on information gathered by South West Water and the Environment Agency and the amount of polluted water that is spilled using combined sewer overflows (CSO) during heavy rain. SAS has been ...

Today is the last day that Brixham Community Hospital will provide X-ray and Minor Injury Unit facilities, while Paignton Community Hospital's last day for these facilities was on Tuesday. People who sustain an injury may go to their nearest Minor Injury Unit, open 8am to 8pm seven days a week, in Newton Abbot, Totnes or Dawlish. Here they can receive treatment for a range of minor injuries and if ...

Big rooms, charming features and whole lot of history, this beautiful Grade-II listed cottage is a real find. Brookdale at Brunswick Place, Dawlish, is an impressive Cottage Ornée built by Sir Edward Upham in around 1800. The accommodation at the six-bed property begins at an open glazed entrance portico with arched windows leading into a grand entrance hall. The hallway features cornicing and ...

Peter Dodd was found with the weapon after a fight in Exeter's High Street in which a 17-year-old youth from Exmouth suffered a minor cut to his neck. Dodd, aged 42, who was living rough in Exeter at the time, but is now of Coronation Avenue, Dawlish, admitted possession of a blade when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court. Read more... ...

This has been around other sites so thought it worth posting on here.

Stagecoach South West – based at its new HQ at Matford in Exeter, launched South West Falcon coach services last year. It is the first ever 24/7 service linking Plymouth, Devon, Somerset to the region's largest airport in Bristol and Bristol City Centre. The Falcon service is among initiatives to help keep the South West open for business. Following the devastating storms of 2014, that cut off the ...

Talks for a joint Teignmouth and Dawlish airshow have begun. Early stages of negotiations around a two day event at the back end of the summer of 2018 are under way and an emergency Teignmouth town council has been arranged for Tuesday night to discuss the proposal. Read more... ...

Important Centre Update: Due to the continued weather conditions we are closing the Pool and Gym. Clubbercise and Circuits are still taking place in the Sport s Hall, however there are no changing rooms available. We are sorry for all the inconvenience caused, we will continue to update as and when we can.

Devon and Cornwall Police say they are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man on Tuesday (18 July). The man, named locally as Todd Riggs, from Holsworthy, was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr Riggs is the second Devon YFC member to die in tragic circumstances this year. Lauren Scott, 20, from Kenton, near Exeter, died following a farm machinery accident, near Dawlish, Devon, on 4 March. Read ...

Organisers of Snooky Fest have said they are proud of the people of Dawlish after more than 2,000 streamed through the doors at Warren Farm on Saturday. The festival raised money for the locally-based charity the Snooky Trust, set up by Caz Steffens, 45, in memory of her brother Chris Snook, who died aged 27 in 2000 The charity's aim is to help 18-to-40 year olds in Dawlish and Devon who suffer ...

Ministers were under fire last night after suppressing a key report into HS2 overseen by the country's most senior civil servant. The review assessed whether the UK's biggest ever infrastructure project is on budget and provides value for money for taxpayers. Read more... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4701986/Government-refuses-publish-report-scrapping-HS2.html

Sarah Harris from south Devon had taken her pet skunk to a dog show in north Devon and was staying in a tent, when Dottie made a break for it. Now Sarah hopes her psychic friend, who has a track record of finding lost pets, will be able to home in on 16-month-old Dottie, missing in Bratton Fleming. Initial searches haven't been fruitful, so Sarah has turned to her clairvoyant friend Becky ...

The duckling was saved by quick thinking wardens who fitted him with tape and cardboard shoes to help him waddle. The animal - known as Wonky - was born six weeks ago with clubbed feet and would trip over every time he tried to walk. Warden Don Phillips said: "We had two newborns in an incubator and one had clubbed feet. The poor thing kept falling over and couldn't walk. Read more... ...

Plans for 409 houses at Gatehouse Farm on Secmaton Lane were approved in July 2016 which followed on from the approval granted in April for Waddeton Park Ltd's plans for up to 200 homes, a 64-bed care home and three hectares of employment land on a 16-acre plot of land in the grounds of Langdon Hospital Now, plans for 201 new homes at land at Secmaton Farm in Dawlish have been submitted to ...

Cowboys quoted an elderly couple £170 for cutting down a tree in their garden, then quadrupled the price to £700 after the job was done. Reluctantly the wife called her regular taxi firm to take her to the bank to withdraw the extra cash, and driver Chris Smith quickly spotted something was wrong. Read more... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/hero-cabbie-wades-stop-rogue-10742028

Paignton and Brixham MIUs will close permanently after the last clinics being held on Friday July 28. Both sites will continue to operate as Health and Wellbeing Centres, with Brixham also being a Clinical Hub. Alternative MIU facilities are available at Totnes, Newton Abbot and Dawlish Community Hospitals. Read more... ...

Peter Dodd, aged 42, who was living rough in Exeter at the time, admitted wounding at an earlier hearing at Exeter Crown Court. His sentence was adjourned by Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, after he was told that Dodd now has an address at Coronation Avenue, Dawlish, and has started work with the addiction service Rise. Read more... ...

Around the clock dredging and recharge works at Dawlish Warren has paid off – with the completion of the recharge of the western end of the beach a month ahead of schedule and as a result, the beach now boasts increased sand levels of up to 3 metres in places. Read more... ...

Now a Hero Award has been presented to Chris Smith, 37, the owner of Black Swan Taxis in Dawlish who came to the rescue when he realised what was happening and stepped in to quickly take action and protect them without a thought for his own safety. Read more... ...

Monitoring and forecasting the weather has become a reality at Langdon which provides secure care and treatment for people with mental health needs from Devon and the wider south west region. The weather station is the brainchild of Reverend Jez Brown, who is one of the Chaplains based at the site, and patients are being invited to present their own weather forecasts based on the data the new ...

A bomb maker who was found with a 'viable' device in a safe in his home has been sent to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely after a judge was told he is not a terrorist. The order means he will be treated at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish and cannot be released without the agreement of the Ministry of Justice. The judge told him: "It is quite clear from all the psychiatric reports that this very ...

A section of Dawlish Warren beach has re-opened to the public. Over the last few months, work has been taken place on recharging the beach in Dawlish Warren as part of a £14million engineering project which is aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 2,900 properties around the River Exe and is predicted to bring economic benefits of £158milllion. Read more... ...

Michael Lewis-Shermer was working for Southern Healthcare Wessex Ltd at Sefton Hall Nursing Home, in Dawlish, when he took £200 from a new resident in October last year. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/nurse-who-stole-from-dementia-sufferer-at-devon-care-home-is-banned-from-the-profession/story-30410219-detail/story.html

Update on missing teenager. http://www.devonlive.com/search-continues-for-missing-teenager-sol-mclean-from-dawlish/story-30404386-detail/story.html

Work on recharging the beach in Dawlish Warren as part of a £14million engineering project is a step closer to completion. The scheme is aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 2,900 properties around the River Exe and is predicted to bring economic benefits of £158milllion. The overall scheme is due to be finished by October, but work on recharging the beach with sand, that began last ...

A grandfather yesterday told how he unearthed a stash of valuable black truffles in a client’s back garden - just a month after setting up a new gardening business. Yesterday he said he was keeping the location of his untapped source secret to avoid any opportunistic foragers descending on the property but has admitted it is in his home town of Dawlish, Devon. Read more... ...

Controversial plans for new homes in a village near Dawlish have been resubmitted by developers. Leander Developments had proposed two separate developments of 20 and 15 homes on land at Little Leigh, Holcombe Road, Holcombe. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/controversial-homes-plan-for-village-near-dawlish-are-resubmitted/story-30389925-detail/story.html

A church in Dawlish is on the move. The Dawlish Christian Fellowship has moved out of its home of more than 20 years in Old Town Street ahead of plans to build a new church community centre on the outskirts of the town. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/new-place-of-worship-for-dawlish-church/story-30387970-detail/story.html

Serious concerns about the possibility of the Dawlish railway line being cut off again for months were raised as plans for three new luxury homes have been refused. Teignbridge Council planners had been asked to approve plans to build three, two storey detached houses in the grounds of La Falaise, 9 Old Teignmouth Road, Read more.. ...