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Supermarket giants Tesco have unveiled ambitious plans for a store in Dawlish. But confirmation that the company hopes to establish a supermarket on playing fields at Dawlish Football Club in Sandy Lane have sparked complaints from residents. And Dawlish mayor Rosalind Prowse said: "This is the biggest issue that has come to Dawlish for many years." A spokeswoman said: "A new supermarket in ...

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car last night.The 22-year-old local man is said by police to have "potentially serious" injuries following the accident on the A379 road at Dawlish just before 7.30pm. Police have begun an investigation into how the Suzuki GSXR6 and the blue Volkswagen Passat collided. The motorcyclist was taken to Torquay Hospital. Police have ...

The Bank Holiday getaway descended into chaos for thousands of travellers yesterday after a gunman fired shots at a police car on a major motorway route. Motorists were stuck in tailbacks on the M5 for most of the day, with further misery caused by an overturned lorry on the popular stretch to Devon and Cornwall. Ten mile queues built up on several adjoining roads as frustrated holidaymakers ...

Fire crews have been pumping several feet of water from the basements of businesses and homes in the Torbay area as torrential rain caused flash flooding in Dawlish and other parts of Devon today. Affected areas include Dawlish, Torquay, Paignton, Brixham and Kingswear. This has resulted in the closure of some businesses.

According to a resident in North Curry, near Taunton, a Black Swan has been spotted on a nearby canal. "My husband and I have seen a black swan with other white swans on the canal below North Curry - near New Bridge. It is regularly there." "Perhaps it is one of the missing Dawlish swans - my husband is convinced it is." Recent unusual weather patterns have been proposed as a reason why ...

The RAF display team delighted crowds attending the Carnival on Thursday as Red Arrows turn the sky true union jack colours. Mary Mugford, of Dawlish Town Council, stated: "I don't think there is a carnival anywhere in the South West which has an aerobatics display like this one." "We have had some wet days this week but fortunately when the Red Arrows came the sky was blue and the sun came ...

World famous Thai boxer Arjarn Sken Kaewpadung kept his audience 'spellbound' at a packed seminar hosted by Paul Drury's Black Belt Academy in Dawlish. Master Sken, who moved to this country from Thailand 30 years ago, passed on his skills to enthusiasts from as far away as Cornwall and Yorkshire, who were all eager to train with a martial arts legend.Master Sken is the top Thai master in Europe ...

Police have cancelled an £80 fine issued to a man in April for using a swastika on a leaflet. Keith Sharp, 68, from Dawlish, Devon, had been given the fixed penalty notice after putting 4,000 leaflets through doors complaining about a local increase in CCTV cameras. Police reconsidered after the CPS said it did not warrant a criminal charge.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Dawlish on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal collision at Ideford on Friday afternoon on the 10th August 2007. The collision, which involved two vehicles, occurred shortly after 2pm, and left a woman dead at the scene. She was a passenger in a Mercedes car which was in collision with a Ford Transit van. The male driver ...

An unauthorised financial consultant who mishandled £40,000 given to him by a farmer who already had debts of more than £200,000 from the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak has been given a suspended jail term. At Exeter Crown Court 63-year-old Harold Bell, from Teignmouth, admitted four charges of transferring cash when unauthorised to do so under the Financial Services and Markets Act.He was given a ...

Devon's unseasonably cool and wet summer weather is starting to hit tourist businesses in the back pocket.Ice cream parlours and other businesses in Dawlish Warren say the persistent rain is keeping tourists away. This time last year, the resort was packed with visitors, but it currently resembles a ghost town. Carnival rides near the Warren's seafront were deserted yesterday as summer visitors ...

A West Country fruit farmer has said he is having his worst season for 16 years as heavy rain ruins crops. Dennis Killan from south Devon said the wet weather was making strawberries swell and burst. Another fruit farmer from Cornwall says he is in a race against time to pick the rain-swollen fruit before it is destroyed. Arable farmers in the region are also struggling with the weather as ...

DEVON Wildlife Trust is holding its 5th annual corporate golf tournament next month at Dawlish Warren Golf Club. The event was due to take place in June but had to be rearranged and now the charity is eagerly searching for more teams to make it a success. Teams of four are invited to enter this challenging links competition to win the charity shield and a host of other top prizes. The event is ...

Vital minutes could be saved in emergencies by allowing rescue services to use a surface rail crossing to get to Dawlish Warren beach, Parliament has been told.Teignbridge's Lib Dem MP Richard Younger-Ross said the current access, via a tunnel, was too small for emergency vehicles to get through. He told a debate at Westminster that a friend and councillor had suffered a heart attack while ...

Dawlish Library's opening hours have been increased following feedback from the public.Opening hours from Monday will be 9.30am to 5pm on Mondays, 9.30am to 7pm on Tuesdays, closed on Wednesdays, 9.30am to 7pm Thursdays, 9.30am to 5pm Fridays and 9.30am to 1pm Saturdays. It will no longer be closed for an hour at lunch.

THINKING they had plenty of time before the arrival of their first baby, Amy Burnett and Eddie Odaro headed for the Devon coast to grab their last holiday before parenthood arrived. But their baby had other ideas and Amy went into labour five weeks early on Friday - the last morning of their trip - making history in the process. For her daughter Leila was the first baby to be born in the new ...

Whatever the reason for introducing what have been described as "happy-clappy services", the Reverend Jerry Bird is learning the hard way that churchgoers can be a traditional lot. A large section of the congregation are upset by the changes and last Sunday the entire 20- strong choir and organist stormed out of the church minutes before the 9.30am Sung Eucharist. Now the Bishop of Exeter, the ...

When a senior policeman wonders if we are becoming an Orwellian society, it's time to pay attention. Ian Readhead, Hampshire's Deputy Chief Constable, has gone on record to say that the town of Stockbridge in Hampshire is overreacting by installing a £10,000 CCTV system, and that the only result will be to increase the sense of authoritarian oppression that is spreading across Britain. ...

A builder has launched an appeal against refusal of planning permission a major development in Dawlish.A scheme for 58 homes on land at Treston House, East Cliff Road, Dawlish, was rejected by Teignbridge District Council in March. Now Monarch Homes Ltd, the company behind the proposal, has appealed against the decision.

The railway line between Exeter and Dawlish has been closed from 10.30am this morning after a body was found near Starcross. This has affected high speed trains running from the West Country to Paddington. First Great Western spokesman Lance Cole said: “The railway line has been closed while the police investigate the incident. “This had badly affected high speed services to and from London ...

Thousands of pounds are set to be spent on providing a new play area for children in a Devon town.Youngsters will be able to use a ball court, swings, youth centre and other fun facilities in Dawlish. There will even be a graffiti wall so teenagers can display their alternative artwork in an appropriate place. The park, on the junction of Churchill Avenue, will be near to Westcliff Primary ...

More than 12 of Dawlish's famous black swans have died in the past 18 months and town clerk John Winchester believes dogs are to blame.The swans, which originate from Australia, are the resort's emblem and live with many species of geese and ducks on the brook that runs through the town. Bemoaning the death toll, Mr Winchester said: "There are no witnesses, but vets tell us their injuries are ...

A famed tourist attraction in a Devon resort has been dealt a new blow.In the wake of recent reports that Dawlish's black swans had been decimated by predators, it has now been revealed that the annual display of chicks at the Dawlish Brook waterfowl enclosure has been cancelled. The black swans are under threat after more than a dozen died in the last 18 months. There are now just eight left to ...

Business leaders and workers are set to tee off to help a wildlife charity in a golf tournament at a Devon course next month.The event at Dawlish Warren Golf Club is the fifth annual tournament by the Devon Wildlife Trust. It involves teams of four from businesses entering the corporate links competition in the Warren's nature reserve on Friday, June 15. Winners receive a charity shield and ...

Today's wonderful images of the Exe estuary at Topsham, Dawlish Warren, Holcombe, Shaldon Ness, and Exmouth's Orcombe Point, wind up our special Devon beaches from the air series.The Exe estuary is a magnificent area enjoyed by a huge variety of visitors and local people, as well as wildlife. It provides a valuable setting for activities such as walking, boating, fishing and bird-watching. ...

This stunning image of Dawlish, taken from over the English Channel, is the second picture in our aerial series of the area.Dawlish is one of the more popular holiday destinations in the area, evidenced by the numerous holiday parks, hotels or guest houses available in the town. The first written evidence of a settlement in the town came in 1044 when King Edward the Confessor granted the manor ...

A new section of the Exe Estuary Trail cycle and walking path will be officially opened by Devon County Council and Exeter City Council on Friday.The authorities have worked together to improve the stretch of just over three miles from Bridge Road to Turf. It is the latest part of the 10-mile off-road cycle network, completed as part of the Exeter Cycle Demonstration Town project, and forms part ...

Dawlish Town Council has asked the owner of www.dawlish.com to remove or censor its discussion forum and guest book after it was unanimously agreed by the financial and general purposes committee on Thursday. The move came after the council received a letter from a man in Newton Abbot stating that 'diatribe comments and character defamation' were taking place on the site leading to loss of ...

John Partridge, owner of Dawlish Taxis, has spoken of his relief after learning that a falling tree ended on top of one of his vehicles. The seven - seat W- Reg Ford Galaxy had been parked outside the town Hospital on Monday morning when a mature double-trunked tree unexpectedly toppled over. Rumours had it that the tree was seen earlier drinking Carlsberg Special Brew on the Lawn. On the way ...

A day of martial arts at St Joseph's Primary School proved a real eye-opener for parents of talented Tae Kwon Do trainees. Members of the Exmouth ARMA Tae Kwon Do club were joined by colleagues from Dawlish and Newton St Cyres clubs for a grading day at the school. Children were first up to earn new belt colours, impressing parents with their skill levels, before adults demonstrated their ...

Passengers are enjoying brighter, cleaner and more comfortable surroundings at Dawlish Station, one of the latest to undergo refurbishment in train operator First Great Western's £40m investment programme.Some improvements have already taken place as part of the refurbishment, but customers can expect to see further changes over the next few weeks. Improvements include refurbishment of a waiting ...

Dawlish is the third Teignbridge town to be awarded Fairtrade status in two years.The resort is following in the footsteps of Teignmouth and Newton Abbot in attempting to improve the lives of poor farmers in developing countries.

Chris Myers reckons Dawlish Town may have turned a corner by staying focused for the full 90 minutes to defeat Street 3-1 in the Western league Premier Division on Tuesday night.The Seasiders broke the deadlock early on as they extended their unbeaten run to four games. In two of the three previous matches of that run - a 3-3 draw away to Barnstaple and last weekend's 1-1 home draw with Chard - ...

A huge slice of the red cliffs at Dawlish fell into the sea yesterday - taking with it a large piece of the garden from a luxury house being built near the clifftop. No one was hurt in the spectacular landslide, which carried the chunk of land the size of two double decker buses from the garden.Carpenter and joiner Daniel Julyan, pictured left, was working inside the four-bedroom house with his ...

HITCHING up her skirt and wearing sunglasses, a beach girl went paddling in what could have been a scene from the height of summer yesterday. But her barefoot dip at Dawlish, Devon, comes in the depths of winter - as weather experts reveal last month was the warmest January for 91 years. Despite recent snow flurries and howling gales, they say we got off lightly with a "ridiculously" high ...

A judge last night said he did take racist remarks seriously, after it emerged that earlier in the day he had found it "rather odd" a racism charge was brought against a man who called a police surgeon a "f**king Paki". Judge Paul Darlow, sitting at Exeter crown court, had said Imraan Jhetam should have "let the matter roll off his back". He also had advised the defendant, Matthew Stiddard, to ...

A woman was trapped in her car after an accident in Devon yesterday.The crash, which happened at Little Week Road, Dawlish, at 3.15pm, involved two cars. One left the road and collided with the garage of a nearby house. Firefighters from Dawlish were called to the accident.

Planners are to consider the final details of a scheme to build five office blocks.Outline permission for the development near Shutterton Industrial Estate, in Dawlish, has already been granted. But now Teignbridge District Council will consider the final plans, which include five office blocks, one industrial unit and trade units.

Commuters are still angry over the latest changes to First Great Western's Devon timetables.Although some journey times are faster, a number of intermediate stops have been removed. Trains to Barnstaple are down by one each day and commuters from Teignmouth and Dawlish are still without the 7.46am service from Dawlish to Exeter. Glenda Lamont, the train company's customer services director, said: ...

A BUILDER told yesterday how he "died" three times after being stung in the mouth by a wasp. Jason Broom, 37, suffered anaphylactic shock when he was stung while sipping from a can of cider. Luckily, his frantic girlfriend Wendy Marriner, 41, found first-aiders Alan Belcher and Kelvin Hopton holidaying at the same caravan park. They gave Jason the kiss of life while waiting for an air ambulance in ...