Dawlish News' Posts

TODAY is race day in Dawlish with an action-packed line-up of events ahead of tonight’s elite cyclists taking to the track. The Dawlish Grand Prix is the last in the Lloyds National Circuit Series which sees the best riders in the country in town for the final round of the prestigious British Cycling Series. Read more... ...

ONE of Teignmouth’s oldest residents has died at the age of 99. Born in Watford, Joan had lived in Dawlish and Teignmouth for almost 80 years. Three years ago, her family set her 100 challenges to complete before she died including holding a bird of prey, meeting meerkats, learning to croquet, visiting new venues and many craft and baking activities. Read more... ...

For those wondering about the 2 Newton Abbot to Exeter service tomorrow due to the cycling event. Services up until 18:00 will be going through Dawlish as planned subject to possible delay through Dawlish itself. After 18:00 services will not be going through Dawlish at all until 22:00. Services during the diversion times will be subject to delay due to the diversion in place.

A NEW strategy to protect three important nature reserves, including Dawlish Warren, has been agreed by three local councils. East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, and Exeter City Council have formally signed up to the new South East Devon Wildlife Joint Habitats Sites Mitigation Strategy following full approval by each council. Read more... ...

STAFF from Devon County Council will be in Dawlish and Bovey Tracey next week as part of a series of community events to discuss local government reorganisation. Teams will be at The Strand in Dawlish on Tuesday July 29 between 8.30am and 10.30am then at Town Square, Bovey Tracey between the same times on Thursday July 31. Read more... ...

AN application for signage at a property earmarked for Dawlish’s permanent banking hub has been approved by planners. 25/00762/ADV sought permission to install an illuminated ‘Banking Hub’ fascisa sign, as well as a heritage projecting sign, associated marketing posters and signs at 14 Brunswick Place. Read more... ...

THREE new ice cream flavours have been revealed ahead of carnival week in Dawlish. Dawlish Celebrates Carnival teamed up with award-winning local ice cream shop The Local Scoop inviting the public to come up with the special carnival delights. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/new-carnival-ice-cream-flavours-revealed-815638

A BID to save a popular area of green space in Dawlish has taken a major step forward. Dawlish Town Council has confirmed that its submission to register the Newhay as an Asset of Community Value has been approved by Teignbridge District Council. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlishs-newhay-recognised-as-asset-of-community-value-815600

A FAMILY-RUN holiday park in Dawlish is marking a major milestone as it celebrates 50 years in business. What began in 1975 as a modest farm campsite has grown into an 80 acre popular family holiday destination. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlishs-cofton-holidays-celebrates-50-years-with-special-events-815330

CLASSIC vehicles gathered on part of the Lawn in Dawlish on Sunday. The second Dawlish Celebrates Carnival Classic Vehicle Gathering took place despite the threat of rain. This year, as a large part of the Lawn is off limits due to work by South West Water, some of the vehicles could be seen along The Strand. Read more... ...

A pot buoy mistaken for a person in the water prompted a call out for Teignmouth RNLI on Saturday (July 20). Solent Coastguard tasked volunteer crew from Teignmouth RNLI along with Dawlish Coastguard and the Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat to respond to reports of a person in the water off Coryton Cove near Dawlish. Read more... ...

A BRAVE Dawlish shop manager is taking to the air for a skydive in aid of a local charity. Lauren Kalynuk and she’s 22, manager of the Local Scoop ice cream shop, has taken the decision to carry on with her skydive from 10,000ft on Wednesday. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/brave-dawlish-shop-manager-to-skydive-for-charity-814384

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Dawlish Town Council has urged the public to stop fishing in the town's water stream following two separate incidents in the space of 24 hours of black swans attempting to eat fishing lines. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge395ggkjo

TOWN councillors have submitted a bid to register an area of green space in Dawlish as an Asset of Community Value. The move by Dawlish Town Council is part of a wider plan to save the popular Newhay area, next to St Gregory’s Church. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/first-steps-in-bid-to-save-green-space-813890

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 11 of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. • Rated 5: Dawlish Sands Holiday Park (Diner) at Warren Road Dawlish Warren Devon; rated on July 16. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/food-hygiene-ratings-given-to-11-teignbridge-establishments-813741

CONTRACTORS working on the South West Water scheme in Dawlish are holding a public meeting tonight for residents where pipe work is expected to cause major disruption. People living in West Cliff, Third Avenue and Churchill Avenue will be affected. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/water-pipe-work-in-dawlish-to-cause-disruption-public-meeting-tonight-813539

A FORMER dusty warehouse has been transformed into a creative co-working space by three Dawlish women. The Good Space, co-founded by three local freelance designers, offers a relaxed and stylish sanctuary where work meets wellbeing. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/creative-co-working-hub-opens-in-dawlish-813226

A SECOND of the iconic Dawlish black swans has ingested a fishing line. This is the second time in just 24 hours and town council bosses are warning ‘the next incident could be fatal’. Both times the swans were saved by the town’s waterfowl wardens. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/second-swan-ingests-fishing-line-813100

NETWORK Rail has announced it is to work on painting a white line along a further section of the sea wall in Dawlish. The rail company has confirmed it will be working overnight over several weeks on a second section of white line. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/safety-line-on-sea-wall-for-be-extended-813068

A large fire has broken out at a country park in Devon this afternoon, Tuesday, July 15. Thick smoke is billowing into the sky at Dawlish Countryside Park. Footage taken at the scene shows plumes of smoke at the park as multiple sirens can be heard racing to the fire. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-huge-fire-breaks-out-10347271?

ONE of the iconic Dawlish black swans was saved when a waterfowl warden noticed it had ingested a fishing line. Fishing is banned in the Brook unless a special licence is authorised by Devon County Council. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-black-swan-saved-after-ingesting-banned-fishing-line-812536

AN application to covert a former hotel in Dawlish into flats has been rejected. 25/00799/FUL sought permission to convert Oceans B&B into seven flats. But Teignbridge District Council (TDC) refused to grant planning permission. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/application-to-convert-former-hotel-into-flats-rejected-by-planners-812472

FIREFIGHTERS in Dawlish have been practising their drill skills at a business premises. Teignmouth Marine Services Ltd allowed the Dawlish crew to use its unit at Dawlish Business Park for training. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-firefighters-practise-drills-at-local-business-812444

Chaos erupted in Devon as two major fires broke out within around 15 minutes five miles of each other. One witness said: "That fire near Dawlish is in the direction of Duckaller Farm. I’ve just driven past it.". Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/two-huge-devon-fires-break-10333658

Dawlish Chamber of Trade is to hold more free business seminars later this year following the success of the scheme it launched earlier this year. Each seminar is limited to 14 people and is designed to be interactive and tailored to the needs of those attending. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-chamber-adds-free-business-seminars-810335

DAWLISH United Youth and Mini Soccer Football Club were honoured at The Football Association Devon Football Family Awards evening with a county prize. Nick Reed, the club’s welfare officer, was selected as the recipient of the Safeguarding Award for Devon. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/dawlish-united-welfare-officer-receives-county-recognition-809783

IT has been a very warm few weeks for club matches both home and away. The men’s MDL Premier season started well, facing off with the likes of Shaldon, Kings, Bitton Park and Newton Abbot. In the County Trophy competition, wins against Newton Abbot and Shaldon have set Marina up with a place in the final, where they’ll meet Abbrook Park. Read more... ...

COUNCILLORS in Dawlish have backed a move to save a popular green space and keep it open to the public. More than 60 people attended a meeting of the town council at which the Save The Newhay petition of 1,542 signatures was presented to the Mayor Cllr Anthony James. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/council-backs-move-to-save-popular-green-space-810029

WORK in Dawlish to install a shaft into which a huge storm water storage tank will be lowered is due to start next week. South West Water has told Dawlish Town Council that the projected start date for installation of the shafts, both on the Lawn and in Sandy Lane is the week of July 14. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/storm-water-tank-installation-starts-soon-809911

POLICE have described a Teignbridge village fair as a ‘very successful’ day. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Team recently attended Bishopsteignton’s village fair. Alongside police cadets, the team spent June 28 engaging with locals at the village’s annual event. Read more... ...

A Devon town will be transformed into a "thrilling urban street race circuit" later this month. Dawlish is hosting the Dawlish Grand Prix - the grand finale of the prestigious British Cycling Series. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/devon-town-spectacularly-transformed-premier-10319168

A business networking group in Teignbridge has celebrated its first anniversary. Coffee Connections, which was established by the Dawlish Chamber of Trade, aims to provide an informal and friendly space for businesses in the area to connect with each other. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/networking-group-celebrates-first-anniversary-809100

DAWLISH Women Walking Football Club have been named Devon FA Club of The Year. On Thursday, June 26, representatives of the club attended the 2025 Grassroots Football Awards at Winslade Manor, Exeter and were thrilled to accept the award on behalf of the rest of the players. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/county-honour-bestowed-upon-dawlish-womens-team-809076

Students from Dawlish College are hoping their culinary skills will have helped them to smash a cookery world record this week. Seventeen budding chefs volunteered to take part in the world’s biggest cookery lesson on Tuesday (July 1). Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/pasta-la-vista-jamie-808724

Essex has some simply gorgeous beaches, from Harwich to Frinton. Steam Dreams Rail Co has a service that takes visitors from Colchester to Paignton & Kingswear in Devon via Dawlish. On this journey, you can travel along one of the most scenic railway lines in England and enjoy a day filled with pure nostalgia. Read more... ...

Two Teignbridge businesses have been recognised at an international maritime awards ceremony. Newton Abbot-based Teignbridge Propellers and Dawlish-headquartered Teignmouth Maritime Services (TMS) both came away with awards at Seawork, the European commercial marine and workboat exhibition and conference that was held in Southampton last month. Read more... ...

A GROUND-BREAKING scheme to stabilise cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe is in the running for a prestigious engineering award. This is the latest accolade for the decade-long scheme to repair and future-proof the iconic coastal railway line since the devastating storm of 2014. Read more... ...

A PLANNING application seeking permission for a Timpson pod at a Dawlish supermarket has been withdrawn. The Exeter Road Sainsbury’s had sought to erect a small retail concession pod in its carpark. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/application-for-supermarket-timpson-pod-withdrawn-808067

The sound of roaring engines and the gleam of polished chrome drew more than 3,500 visitors to Cofton Holidays over the weekend, as the Devon holiday park hosted its biggest American Car Show to date. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/american-muscle-steals-show-colossal-10307290

A CALL has gone out for volunteers in Dawlish to help during one of the biggest national sporting events in Devon. British Cycling is to host the Dawlish Grand Prix as part of its elite road and circuit calendar. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/volunteers-needed-for-british-cycling-grand-prix-2025-807786