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https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/number-of-new-social-housing-lets-in-teignbridge-hits-decade-low-665302

Care homes are struggling to recruit staff as it is. How are they going to find staff for that place?

Do they also want handrails from Holcombe to Teignmouth? Next it will be handrails on all pavements to stop people stepping in front of traffic.

High Court judgement finds city council did not properly discharge duties or take material considerations into account, council officer seriously misled planning committee and county council failed in statutory local highway authority role. https://exeterobserver.org/2024/02/07/high-court-judicial-review-st-bridget-nurseries-old-rydon-lane-exeter-city-council-planning-permission/

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/post-office-scandal-added-to-tuition-fees-on-list-of-lib-dem-achievements-20240109244382 The party’s record when in government with the Conservatives has gone up 100 per cent with the revelation that Ed Davey ignored the scandal while postal affairs minister between 2010-2012.

A FOOTPATH along the Brook in Dawlish has been cordoned off as the town’s iconic Black Swans have begun laying again. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/towns-iconic-black-swans-have-started-laying-663829

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/02/lawyers-raise-alarm-at-struggle-to-tackle-uk-local-government-corruption

AIMS special needs group in Dawlish has also been given £400 for a new sensory tent and other activities and £500 was given to the local group of FORCE for cancer support which is also facing a growing need for its services. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/rotary-donations-help-charities-663819

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/how-i-personally-fixed-the-post-office-scandal-in-just-one-week-by-rishi-sunak-20240111244457

Spotlight South West 6.30pm Monday Dawlish the storm 10 years ago

OPENING new banking hubs needs to be speeded up, according to MP Anne Marie Morris So far, while two sites are under consideration in Dawlish, nowhere in Teignmouth has been found to be suitable. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/bank-hubs-need-to-open-quicker-says-mp-663851

On Tuesday 6 February, Luke Pollard MP will lead a debate in Parliament on nursery provision in South West England. To inform the debate, he would like to hear about your experiences of accessing childcare. He may quote your contribution directly during his debate. Find out more and share your experiences with him by midday on Monday 5 February: Nursery provision in South West England

https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/news/2023/jan/council-investigation-into-member-s-conduct-flawed-says-ombudsman

https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/69255/10-years-since-the-dawlish-sea-wall-collapse-what-has-changed/

FOOTPATHS on a Dawlish cliffside will have to remain closed for another two months, Network Rail has announced. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/footpaths-stay-closed-as-rain-delays-work-663908

https://www.transparency.org.uk/planning-council-local-authority-corruption-risk-permission-accomplished

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly, supportive and welcoming team at Oakwood Specialist College in Dawlish Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/jobs/healthcare-medical/speech-and-language-therapist-salt-band-6-2709129304

A pervert from Dawlish was jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fourteen-devon-criminals-jailed-january-9068719?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily ...

All happened when the schools were empty, and some resulted in cash and electronic devices being stolen. A 28-year-old man from Dawlish has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, police said. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68140069

From Devon and Cornwall Police: Officers have arrested a man in connection with a number of burglaries at several schools in the Teignbridge area. Local police have been investigating eight reports of incidents which have occurred between October 2023 and January 2024. The incidents all occurred when the premises were unoccupied, and entry was forced causing damage to both the inside and outside ...

DEVELOPERS building the latest tranche of new housing on the outskirts of Dawlish say the development will provide ‘significant financial contributions to benefit the local area’ Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/house-builders-promise-a-major-boost-for-town-663168

CALLS are being made for a dangerous footbridge in Dawlish to be removed. Now there are calls for action as people have been seen jumping over it despite the safety warnings. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/replacement-needed-for-a-bridge-too-far-gone-662344

Earlier this morning the waterfowl wardens have taken the three juvenile black swans to a new local home. They were increasingly being chased by Bert into the road and other area and with the new cygnets doing very, very well it was decided the best course of action was to rehome them. We will keep you updated about their new move.

The line at Dawlish in Devon in March 2018 which was closed after the sea wall was breached Massive waves crash into the seafront at Dawlish in December 2021 as Storm Barra hit Britain See more... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12995687/network-rail-climate-change-railway-problems-storm-isha-impact.html

AN estranged husband from Dawlish has admitted assaulting his wife after bundling her into a car in Dartmouth and driving her to Stokenham. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/estranged-husband-admits-assaulting-wife-and-bundling-her-into-car-662104

Numerous sewage alerts have been issued at beaches across the Westcountry after Storm Isha. Surfers Against Sewage has mapped 20 beaches across the county where sewage discharge has been released from a storm overflow sometime over the weekend. Dawlish Town See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/sewage-alerts-issued-across-devon-9049106

TRAFFIC lights are to be installed on the main road in Starcross as an experiment to try to tackle congestion. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/village-to-trial-traffic-lights-661051

Yes, it's the bridge that will go over Shutterton Brook so that the new road twixt Gatehouse Farm and Sainsbury's is er.....linked up. This was/is the road that was identified as needing to be built back in 2014. It's only taken ten years!

This letter is in the most recent edition of the Dawlish Gazette. " I have been following the erosion of the dunes and the movement of the beach at Dawlish Warren since about 2005-2006.  Commenting through two local plans, the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP2) and the Exe Estuary Partnership.  In my opinion the long term future of this location is currently not looking good. There are many reasons ...

A Devon farm shop has closed after the company which ran it went bust leaving debts of £150,000. The family-run Dawlish Farmshop closed recently after The Devon Fruit Company Ltd went into liquidation. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-farm-shop-closes-suddenly-9042881?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily ...

er........all this money that the developers are spending. Would that be out of the goodness of their hearts or because they have to make such financial contributions as a condition of their being able to make a profit from developing this land?

WALKERS in Dawlish are up in arms as part of the sea wall is closed at the same time as an adjacent footpath. But at the same time, a footpath along Lady’s Mile, which could be used as an alternative route to the sea wall, is also being closed by Devon County Council. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/lengthy-diversion-for-walkers-in-dawlish-660353

A Devon village primary school has been forced to close for the day after being burgled. Starcross Primary School was targeted by thieves at some point over the weekend. It has not been confirmed what was stolen but it is believed to be electrical equipment. Over the Christmas holiday break, Gatehouse Primary School in Dawlish was broken into. In a letter to parents, it confirmed around 15 Kindles ...

I'm sure that a British based charity would have appreciated the money.

Horrific

Dawlish in the sunshine One person on ILiveHere wrote: “The locals are generally horrible and keep to their limited gene pool so they hate anyone who has dared to move in from civilisation, and they particularly loathe anyone with a University degree or a job that pays more than minimum wage. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-worst-places-live-according-9021610

A pervert from Dawlish has been jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/spying-devon-pervert-jailed-massive-9027761

A DAWLISH woman says each day is a struggle and she feels ‘like Edward Scissorhands’ after a rare tumour left her with a prominent scar on her hand. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/woman-suffers-rare-hand-tumour-659395

The death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who fell from a sea wall at Dawlish could have been prevented according to a local man who saw his teenage friend die at the same spot three decades ago. The shocking death of Brendon Burnage in 1992 at the age of just 17 years old, prompted a campaign for the section of the old sea wall - back then maintained by British Railway and now Network Rail - to be ...