Dawlish News' Posts

Dawlish Ladies Hockey Club is one of Dawlish's oldest sports set ups and is in danger of closing after almost 60 years. The club is appealing for new members and meets for training sessions every Tuesday evening between 6.30pm and 7.30pm at the all weather pitch at Sandy Lane. Women and girls aged 13 and over and of any ability can take part. Source: Dawlish Gazette

THE £27million redevelopment of Langdon Hospital has reached a milestone. Health bosses and construction partners marked the topping out of the new Dewnans Centre (pictured) at the mental health unit in Dawlish. Read More....

The home of sport in Dawlish could get a top quality new all-weather pitch if Teignbridge District Council's Executive agrees the next step of a £300,000 refurbishment programme. The 20-year-old artificial pitch at Dawlish Leisure Centre, Sandy Lane, will be replaced with a modern AstroTurf Pitch (ATP) if the Executive approves a recommendation to appoint an approved contractor to carry out the ...

A brave band of seven cyclists faced the worst of the Westcountry weather as they began a 150-mile cycle ride in aid of Help the Heroes. Describing themselves as "more senior gentlemen", the group set off from their home town of Dawlish first thing in the morning. Organiser Mike Swift, whose son is a colour sergeant in the Coldstream Guards, said: "People have been very supportive and there is ...

A mother from Devon is spearheading a campaign to make a cystic fibrosis drug available on the NHS immediately. Jess Nickless, from Dawlish, whose daughter Ellie has the condition, has asked the government to make Kalydeco available to those who would benefit. Read more...

Five years after a terrible motorbike accident, which left her fighting for her life, Pippa Farr of Holcombe, near Dawlish, is back in action and winning. With concrete determination the 34-year-old decided last year that she was fit enough to be able to follow her dream buying a horse again, having ridden and competed prior to her accident. To find out more see www.britisheventing.com

POLICE UPDATE: This morning police received a serious report where we required the assistance of armed police and the helicopter. A male was located on Elm Grove Road where he was arrested and conveyed to Torquay Police Custody.

Dawlish Neighbourhood Police POLICE APPEAL: We've received two reports of theft from motor vehicle in Dawlish this week, have you got any information to help with our enquiries? 1) Stockton Avenue- red sunglasses, ladies jumper, safari print bag, mobile phone charger and a set of keys. Commited between 6th Sep-8th Sep. Crime ref JG/12/1530. 2) Hospital Hill- Road Angle stolen on Sunday 9th Sep ...

Tradesmen have been reported calling door to door offering services for repairs to the owners property, or telling the occupants that they have inspected the property and work needs to be done. It seems they are targetting mainly the elderly. The police have advised anyone who feels the work needs to be done, obtain at least two other quotes from reputable tradesmen. 'Teignbridge Council has a ...

This message relates to Police Log No. 261 of 22nd August 2012. It has just been reported to us that an intruder was found in a property in the Elm Grove Road area of Dawlish this morning, 22nd August. The householder was visiting a neighbour and had left the front door to the property insecure. The male was described as being a white male, 5ft 10ins tall, in his 40's, stocky build with short grey ...

A £22 million ProCure21 contract to redevelop the medium secure unit at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon is showcasing Interserve's innovative approach as main contractor. The international support services and construction group, on behalf of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, is currently undertaking phase one of the hospital redevelopment, incorporating a new 60-bed medium secure unit and a range ...

AN unnanounced Ofsted inspection has given Dawlish Leisure Centre’s childcare service a ‘good’ rating in 16 out of 17 categories, with a special ‘outstanding’ rating given for its partnership work. In July the leisure centre welcomed a surprise Ofsted inspection, as members came to rate the centre’s holiday play schemes for young children. The centre has been working hard to achieve good grades ...

Landowner Devon Swan Holidays is looking to submit an application for outline planning permission for 250 houses on the land at Gatehouse Farm. The plans include a new link road, a percentage of affordable houses and other community infrastructures such as allotments and an orchard. News of the plans comes just weeks after a planning application for 350 homes at Shutterton Park was submitted to ...

Six-year-old Coen Moore certainly saw the funny side when his little brother Aiden crawled inside an arcade machine on holiday. Four-year-old Aiden was in Devon for his birthday and playing with friends when he managed to crawl inside an arcade machine where players control a crane to pick up teddy bears. He was stuck inside for half an hour before staff at Dawlish Sands Holiday Park found a key ...

Former dental technician, Stephen Sickelmore, who made dentures in "appalling" conditions in his house has had part of his sentence cut. The 52-year-old was sentenced in January to nine months in jail, suspended for two years, and 180 hours unpaid work. But a court hearing has revoked the community service because Sickelmore is receiving treatment for a brain tumour. Sickelmore, of Old Gatehouse ...

A “drunken lout”, caught on CCTV as he groped a student in Exeter, has had his jail term halved by top judges on appeal. Shane Hobbs was spotted by camera operators as he staggered around the city centre, lunging at women as they walked past. The 27-year-old, of Lee Cliff Park, Dawlish Warren, Devon, was jailed for 16 months at Exeter Crown Court in April after admitting sexual assault and common ...

More than 30 people turned out to an emergency meeting to discuss the use of the Lawn during carnival week. Carnival Organisers wanted to put large fairground rides on the back area of the Lawn, traditionally kept free for families to picnic. Last year was said to be more like the Rolands roadshow, and Dawlish residents have asked for fewer rides during carnival week. Carnival Organisers pointed ...

HIGH demand for the first Dawlish Triathlon, to be held on September 30, at Dawlish Warren, has forced organisers to increase numbers from 150 participants to 200. "This is now set at the maximum that we can take for our first year," said organiser, Bob Bowen. "We thought we would struggle to get people to take part and now we are increasing our numbers to 200. "Next year we will have to look at ...

Following criticism from quality inspectors steps have been taken to improve safety at a unit at Langdon Hospital. The Care Quality Commission has found improvements have been made after follow-up visits to the Owen House Unit and it now meets the CQC's essential quality and safty standards. Earlier this year major concerns were raised by inspectors who found it was failing to meet the necessary ...

Organised by the Dawlish Coasters, the Dawlish Dash is just under four miles, starting and finishing at Dawlish Warren. Ellie Sutcliffe was there for the June 14 event in the Harriers’ colours. The first half of the race is run on the beach and you have to negotiate a dozen or so coastal defence groins. After three quarters of a mile you turn around, run all the way back again, and then follow the ...

How about a picture of the sea wall being battered by stormy weather? This was posted by 'Newshound' a while back. I think we should have something newsy.

Evelyn Assey is passionate about people with mental health issues being treated with dignity and respect. With elections recently completed, Devon Partnership NHS Trust welcomed its new intake of governors and rounded-off the meeting with a visit to the new £27m medium-secure unit development at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, which is due to open next spring. Source: ...

MEMBERS of Dawlish carnival committee completed an epic wheelbarrow walk from Dawlish to Newton Abbot, raising hundreds of pounds for the annual carnival. The team embarked on the 23-mile trip along the main road, pushing their barrow in front of them. Michael Butterfield and Maggs Farley walked the whole way with others helping out, both on foot and in safety vehicles. Source: ...

Planning Inspector Christopher Balch is expected to publish his report on the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan following examination hearing sessions that took place on 23 and 24 April. It is the first Neighbourhood Plan to reach the examination stage in England. Balch's examination of the Plan focussed on housing growth, the balance between housing and jobs and on protecting the environment. It is ...

AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has been chosen as Dawlish's carnival queen for 2012 — the youngest in the history of the popular carnival. Libby Selley will represent the town after she was crowed winner of at a selection disco at the Manor House. Maddie Steer is princess and Niamh Tucker is attendant. The judges were Dot Martin and James and Mike McJury from Harbertonford's carnival committee. They said: ...

The man from Cornwall who blinded his girlfriend by gouging her eyes out is undergoing treatment at the Butler Clinic at Langdon Hospital according to news reports. Shane Jenkin, of Sea Lane, Hayle, Cornwall, had pleaded guilty to a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent, but denied attempted murder. He was handed a life sentence by Judge Christopher Harvey Clark QC at Truro Crown Court today. ...

Dawlish will revive its Violet Ball, an event which started when the popularity of the flowers declined, to raise money for Cancer Research UK and The Strand Centre. In the 1920s and 1930s Dawlish was more famous for its violets than its beaches and many people visiting Dawlish would wear a posy of fresh Devon violets or take home a bottle of its famous Devon Violet Perfume. But as the popularity ...

Scruffy was found abandoned in the Luscombe Hill area of Dawlish. He was dumped from a white panelled van late afternoon on the 12th April. He was in a very poor state with sores on his back and sides, he is healing nicely now with the care of the RSPCA. Anyone with any information please contact the RSPCA.

A convicted murderer attacked a nurse with a rock after being moved from jail to a mental hospital and allowed to go on a shopping trip. Steven Wills became angry after nurse Millie Davis ordered him back to the hospital at Dawlish because he had broken the rules and walked away on his own. He picked up a large stone from the roadside and smashed her over the head. He then hurled a second rock at ...

TWO South Devon county councillors have been given new roles in a reshuffle. Devon County Council leader Cllr John Hart has completed a mini cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of schools and learning chief Christine Channon. Devon County Council deputy leader and Dawlish councillor, John Clatworthy, who oversees finance, will add school buildings to his existing responsibility for the ...

The first neighbourhood plan is due to be submitted for independent examination later this month. The Dawlish Parish Neighbourhood Plan will be examined by an inspector on 23rd and 24th April. The Plan has been drawn up by a steering group of local representatives and aims to set out the local community's planning vision for the development of Dawlish Parish over the next 20 years. "Positive ...

Shane Hobbs, of Dawlish Warren, Devon, was jailed for 16 months after admitting sexual assault on one woman and common assault on a second during the incident in February, this year. Hobbs, 26, was captured on CCTV laughing as he walked away from his shocked victim after thrusting his fist down her trousers. Cameras followed Hobbs as he staggered through Exeter city centre lunging and fondling ...

Dawlish was cordoned off for several hours yesterday (Sunday 1st April) after a black briefcase was left outside of the Natwest Bank, Brookdale Terrace. Traffic was prevented from coming in and out of Dawlish and trains were delayed after the bomb disposal squad was called in from Devonport. A large number of local residents came down to watch as a remote controlled robot was used to examine the ...

The alleged sexual assault happened on Tuesday March 20th between about 1pm and 2pm near the bird sanctuary area of Dawlish Warren beach. Police are keen to speak to or identify four men all dressed in black and may have been in the company of a teenage girl. 1) A white man about 5ft 8ins in height aged about 40 to 50 and had an Irish accent. 2) A white man tall and skinny mid twenties. 3) A white ...

A NEW local plan for Dawlish could take an important step forward next month as the locally prepared Neighbourhood Plan for the town goes to an independent public examination. The town is one of the first in the country to pioneer the Neighbourhood Planning system, which enables a Steering Group made up of local people, community groups and councillors to come together and create a plan for homes, ...

Dawlish could be set to get more funds for town centre improvements as Teignbridge District Council bids for money from the Government’s £1million Portas fund. The fund was established following a review of high street health by retail guru Mary Portas, and will offer 12 communities a share of the £1m fund. See: ...

A worker at a holiday park suffered serious injuries when an "inadequate" trench he was working in collapsed on top of him. The park's operators have been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after Grzegorz Waluszkowski suffered multiple injuries in July 2010. he 40-year-old was helping to lay a drainage pipe at the park on Lady's Mile Farm, when the wall of the two metre-deep trench caved in. See: ...

Teignbridge District Council (TDC) estimates 14,800 new properties need to be built over 20 years to cope with the growth in population. But protesters, who signed a petition, said figures had been over-estimated and would create a "concrete jungle". The petition was handed to the council as part of a public consultation, which ended earlier. Peter Large, a campaigner from Dawlish, said: "Tourism ...

A railway tunnel should be built under a hill near Exeter to divert the main line away from a vulnerable coastline route, a Devon MP has said. The line at Dawlish, which goes along the town's sea wall, can be hit by high waves. Plymouth Moor View Labour MP Alison Seabeck said a tunnel under Haldon Hill would lower risks to the line from any climate change and speed up journeys. Network Rail said ...

From the young couple looking to take their first step onto the housing ladder to the growing family needing more bedrooms and space – Bovis Homes will have something for everyone at their new developments currently being built across Devon. The national housebuilder has a proud history of building quality new homes in the county and although they have not been active in the area for a while, this ...