Dawlish News' Posts

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. Dawlish ...

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 of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 - ...

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 average ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The posts are in, and when the weather permits cabling and cameras will follow, despite the fact the the council undertook a consultation exercise involving about 1,000 people - 800 residents and 200 tourists of which less than 5 per cent actually mentioned the fear of crime. One man, a retired writer named Keith Sharp, has done everything in his power to stop the system because he believes it ...

Tory Anthony Steen (Totnes) called for armoured trains for a rail line hindered by "high water and falling cliffs". He raised conditions on the scenic route between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth, south Devon where the track runs along the edge of the sea and through a series of short tunnels in the cliffs. Mr Steen called for government cash to bypass the area or provide the special trains. But ...

An obese eight-year-old black Labrador has lost nearly half a stone in weight by running on an underwater treadmill at a fat dog boot camp in Dawlish. Prince attends the rehab centre during the week where he is placed on a diet which includes fasting one day a week. Other techniques veterinary clinic Linhay uses to rehabilitate pets include Pilates and trampolining. Meanwhile an RSPCA spokeswoman ...

The small seabird, normally found in the North Pacific, was spotted earlier today just off Boat Cove. A local birdwatcher said that he had been observing it for several hours. It spent most of its time swimming out to sea, occasionally coming inland to feed. The Murrelet is a breed of bird that has experienced a decline in numbers over the recent years. The birds are found from Kamchatka (Russia) ...

England's best ever bathing water quality results, bringing good news for beach users and the tourism industry. A record 99.5% of all bathing waters in England met the standards required by European law in 2006, compared to 98.8% in 2005. Only 2 of England's 413 monitored bathing waters failed to reach the minimum 'mandatory' standard. Dawlish Warren Pass (G) Pass (G) Dawlish Town Pass (G) Pass ...

THESE are the 11 heroes YOU voted the winners of our Animal Action Awards. They include a rescuer who saved dogs from the Asian tsunami to two brave cameramen whose work helped trigger a ban on barbaric hunts. The eight category winners will be honoured with trophies at a glittering ceremony at the House of Lords on Thursday. The People has teamed up with IFAW to present the awards and the ...

Two town emblems have turned their back on Teignbridge and swanned off for an 11-mile sea trip and visit to Torquay. The precious black swans, who are unable to fly, made a break for it earlier in the week and were reported missing from Dawlish on Wednesday. Normally found in Australia and New Zealand, they have been Dawlish's town emblem for well over 40 years. Concerned members of the public ...

Mid-table Dawlish United stunned Intermediate 1 leaders Phoenix Club 4-1 and rated it their best performance of the season.Ollie Bycroft (2), John Hardie and Phil Hardie were the Dawlish scorers and, although it was only their second victory, the South Devon side are still unbeaten. Defeat was the first for the Wonford side. Legends soared into top spot after beating the Lord's XI 4-0. Andy ...

Preparations are in full swing for the long-awaited opening of a play area in Dawlish. The hard work and efforts of a group of mothers will be realised tomorrow when the £45,000 Sandy Lane play area opens its gates.In March 2003 the existing play area was worn out, shabby and had come to the end of its life. At the time there was no available funding to purchase new equipment and the future for ...

When Devon genealogy expert Mary Boyd delved into the family history of one of her clients, she little expected it would lead to her taking part in an ITV television show.Mary Boyd, who runs genealogy service Plantagenesta Family History Research in Kenton, was invited to take part in the feature with client Heather Ellor, from Dawlish. The programme, produced by Meridian Television, is about a ...

Devon pensioner Peter Fountain has to think twice before turning the heating on in his home because of his meagre income.The retired builder who lives with his wife Margaret in Meadow Rise, Dawlish, says their basic state pension is insufficient to cover the costs of council tax and utility bills as well as food and petrol to run their car. Their income, a combined Government pension of £147 a ...

A bureaucratic error that enabled a Devon couple to run a camping business in a preservation area has been rectified in the High Courts - seven years later.Alfred and Joan Jeffrey were granted temporary permission from July 31 to August 22 1999 for visitors hoping to see that year's eclipse to stay in touring caravans and tents at the Seaway Touring Park, Warren Road, Dawlish. But it was not until ...

Thousands of householders will be without electricity until tomorrow after the tail end of Hurricane Gordon lashed parts of the UK, bringing down power lines. The worst affected areas were Mid Ulster, Craigavon and Newry, with parts of south Belfast also hit. The South West of England was also battered by winds reaching more than 80mph. An Atlantic storm fuelled by the end of Hurricane Gordon hit ...

Train services between Exeter and Newton Abbot have returned to normal after the disruption yesterday due to structural damage of the sea wall in the Dawlish area.

Due to high winds overnight structural damage has been caused to the sea wall in the Dawlish area and the seaward track has been closed (that's the one that goes from exeter to cornwall). Track engineers are down there now assessing the damage and trains passing on the good line have a speed restriction. Services between Exeter and Newton Abbot are being disrupted as many commuter (little trains) ...

It’s nice to hear from councillors who have sympathy for the youth of today and, lets face it, there are not that many in Dawlish. Councillor Percy is right on her views about the new plans for the new youth facilities on two counts: 1. A five-year plan to develop the project to fruition solves nothing of the ‘problem of youths today’, and I quote this because I’m not really too sure that the ...

Daw Vale is in the local rag again as Devon County Council continues its plans for the modernisation of the long-standing residential home. According to the local rag there has been interest from the private sector of which the council is concentrating on two care providers. There is, however, a contingency plan which the council’s executive - Cllr John Rawlinson - is considering this week. This ...

Patrick has just walked into the room with his face (and most of the rest of him) covered in chocolate ice cream. He's having a good day - this is his third helping and he's not even out of his pyjamas - but he's come to tell me that I'm a Mean Mum because I didn't let him have "squirty cream" on it. I started my usual speech about Having to Draw the Line Somewhere, but he'd already left the room ...

A commuter who takes a popular train to work says he will be forced to start driving the 13 miles into Exeter when the service is axed. Richard Frewin, 36, travels to his office near Exeter Central Station on the 7.46am service from his home in Dawlish. It gets him into the city in plenty of time for the start of his day's work at 8.30am. But after a timetable shake-up, which comes into force in ...

Brixham Coastguards dealt with three hoax calls yesterday, which tied up valuable resources which could have been needed for real emergencies. The first call came in to the operations room as a 999 call at 2.30 pm this afternoon. The caller reported that a person was hanging over a cliff and needed immediate assistance. However, the Coastguard quickly realised that the informant was a hoaxer since ...

Three beaches in south Devon have reopened after being shut to bathers because of a sewage leak. Water at Dawlish beach, Coryton Cove and Boat Cove was affected after about 700 cubic metres of sewage leaked from a South West Water pumping station. The beaches were given the all-clear after samples assessed by the Environment Agency showed water met European bathing standards.

Three beaches in east Devon have been closed to bathers because of a sewage leak from a pumping station. Water at Dawlish town beach, Boat Cove and Coryton Cove was affected after about 700 cubic metres of sewage leaked from the South West Water station.

Just a way of getting from A to B? Some of Europe's train journeys offer unexpected treats - great views of beautiful landscapes. All you need to know is where to look... 31 July 2006 1. La Spezia to Cinque Terre The view: Cinque Terre and Italy's north coast. What will I see? Referred to as the Bay of Poets, the area surrounding the Italian coastal resort of La Spezia was much-loved by the ...

My golden rule for travelling is... A place for everything and everything in its place. Preparation and putting things in the right pockets is crucial. I try to make sure that if I need something quickly I can lay my hands on it. My best holiday ever was to...Dawlish, in Devon, with my family when I was 10 or 11. It was the first time I got sunstroke. I remember being sick and my mum rubbing ice ...