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Only two cygnets have been born and 12 eggs have disappeared. Staff at the Dawish town's aviary say they have never known a year like it and believe seagulls are to blame. Dawlish waterfowl warden Derek Porter said if the swans leave their nest the seagulls are there straight away, the eggs are fairly big but the gulls manage to take them and damage them. The blach swans have been a major ...

A 53 year-old youth leader from Kingskerswell has been arrested and released on police bail in connection with allegation of sexual abuse. Mike Stevens was arrested following an allegation of indecently assulting a boy under the age of 16. Mr Stevens championed the Red Rock youth and skills centre at Sandy Lane, Dawlish and is involved with community and youth organisations in Newton Abbot, ...

Jason Jerome who lives in Dawlish with his girlfriend and her two children admitted arson at Exeter crown court and was given a two-year community order. Jerome became suicidal after given up his job as a fireman to become a house husband. His girlfriend restrained him after he doused himself in lighter fluid and was about to set it alight.

scouser i know what you mean, i have also seen the state in which the shelters are in. What i find amusing is the no smoking sign in the shelter which seems quite irrelevant as i think thats the least of the problem. I have spoken to the police on many ocassion about this problem but have been given the same answer. It is not illegal to drink alcohol in a public place in Dawlish, it's up to the ...

Under Age Drinking
29 Mar 2011

A lot of parents are concerned about their young children drinking alcohol and seem to think that some children going to the Red Rock Youth Centre are in some way to blame. I don't think anyone would get pass the entrance if they had alcohol on them but once they leave who knows! I can't understand why on a Friday 11-14 year-olds have to signed out but on a Saturday 11-18 year-olds can leave when ...

Black Swans
27 Mar 2011

Just come back from a walk around the lawn and saw 8 beautiful black swans. The gardens look lovely too anyone know who looks after them now?

What a shame Co-op has taken so long to submit their planning application. I think if they had got a move on it might have helped save some other shops. I visited Co-op on many occasion only to find they didn't have what i needed so i popped over to Teignmouth Co-op and was able to get what i was looking for so i ended up shopping for my other bits in Teignmouth.

A 18-year-old student studying Law stole a book valued at £230. Philip Smith lives with his grandmother in Dawlish and works as a barman at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren. He had previously been reprimanded for burglary and theft after going to a former school and taking money from a communal lounge, he was then suspended and moved to Dawlish to live with his grandmother. Smith had ...

After reading a letter in this weeks Dawlish Gazette i agree with Fronteraman. I can't believe he didn't get the support he deserved from the carnival comittee.

I just hope someone will tell all those heavy vehicles exceeding the 30mph along the Exeter Road to slow down.