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Each of the 27 categories cover best beauty salon to best children's business and all the finalists have been nominated by the public. Read more... ...

Hoping everyone has/had a great day. Congrats to HM the Queen Elizabeth 2nd. Thank you for being our wonderful monarch.

It's official! The museum is now open for the new season and all are welcome. With 11 rooms over 3 floors and lots for the children to do its great value. Check our website for prices and opening times and many thanks to volunteer Heather for agreeing to pose for us!

A massive jubilee weekend of hundreds of events across Torbay and South Devon is set to bring millions of pounds of badly-needed business into the area. Analysts believe a bumper £15.5 million will be spent on the English Riviera over the four days of the jubilee bank holiday long weekend. The air show is just one of hundreds of events taking place across South Devon over the weekend, from live ...

Residents living at a development site in Dawlish have blasted a string of 'false promises' from housebuilder Redrow after years of issues. According to long-term residents at The Copse, Redrow promised the completion of the site years ago, despite being 'nowhere near ready'. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fed-up-redrow-residents-blast-7144142

Teignbridge Council has announced phase one of the new park at the top of Deepway Lane will be open to cyclists and walkers first in June, then for people travelling by car when parking has been provided. Long-term the future of the park has been secured through an agreement with the Land Trust, a similar arrangement with running Dawlish Countryside Park. Read more... ...

South West Water has completed work on a scheme to upgrade sections of the sewerage network in Dawlish as part of an ongoing commitment to protect bathing water and the environment while reducing pollution. The work, which began in June 2021, involved installing a new surface water system within the highways of Longlands, Stockton Road, Old Town Street, Penfield Gardens and Brook Street. Read ...

At Dawlish SC we pride ourselves on providing a comprehensive swimming programme, that can take swimmers from their early years in Learn to Swim all the way through to high performance swimming at County, Regional and National competition. Read more... https://www.devonswimming.org.uk/?p=3422

Advertised salary for full time, 52 week contract with one sleep in per week. Basic salary is £21,944.00 - £23.004.80 per annum if qualified. Term time and Part time contracts also available. Read more ... https://fetchajob.com/jobs/residential-support-worker-oakwood-specialist-college-dawlish-devon/605570076-2/

The group meets every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 6.30pm outside the Sports Bar in Sandy Lane, Dawlish. For more information go to dawlishcoasters.com. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/coasters-invite-you-to-jubilee-fun-runs-548312

Sorry to ask but I’m looking for some rocks and large pebbles to enable me to create a memorial rockery/pond in our garden. See more... https://www.gumtree.com/p/freebies/rocks-and-plants-needed-for-a-memorial-garden-/1433457917

Traffic flows in the area will be monitored during the trial, which continues until Monday, June 13 Work will begin next week to temporarily widen the footpath in the Strand at three sections near the Galleon Inn, Starcross Garage and the former Westbank Charity Shop. Temporary kerbs are being installed on the evening of Monday, May 30. Read more... ...

Haven't they got more productive things to do with their time, how about cutting back overgrown grass verges bushes etc that the council no longer cares about or is that against climate change too?

I have found a  newspaper article from November 2019 concerning the potential flood/sea level circa 2050 in the Exe estuary area if sea levels continue to rise. The article shows that land to the west of Dawlish Warren (Secmaton/Langdon/Shutterton) at being at risk from rising sea levels., This area already has had new houses built, and is also where it is planned that even more new houses should ...

Geoffrey Cox, who runs four highly rated and award-winning care homes in Devon, including Sefton Hall at Dawlish TRUST urgently needs to be repaired between the government and the care industry after the ‘scandalously wrong’ decision to discharge patients untested for Covid into care homes at the start of the pandemic. Read more... ...

A Dawlish woman who has just returned from six years living abroad has opened a tea room in memory of her mother. Owner Carley Holmes named the new venture after her mother who used to have a hairdressing salon in the town Read more... ...

Earlier this year I think it was, the town council asked for suggestions for where new benches might be sited in the town. I know I suggested (and I don't think I was the only one) that a bench should be sited on the higher part of Sandy Lane Playing Fields so to enjoy the lovely view. Pleased to say that one appeared some weeks back and this afternoon I took advantage of it and plonked me bum ...

Hope you have now settled in to your new abode @Brooklyn Bridge . Newhay up for sale? If it's old news then I haven't heard it. Perhaps someone with contacts at St. Gregs could pose the question and let us know the answer? and on the matter of new benches being installed......see my new thread concerning Sandy Lane Playing Fields.

Two close friends of Dawlish martial arts teacher and convicted rapist Paul Drury have also been jailed for child sex offences. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/two-jailed-for-child-sex-offences-had-links-to-dawlish-rapist-547819

Brunel Holiday Park at Dawlish Warren, which offers stays in converted train carriages, is now for sale for close to £1m The park was initially set up by Great Western Railway in 1935, but only for railway employees and their families to use for their holidays. Read more... ...

A £15.4m new cycle route linking Torquay and Newton Abbot is expected to get the green light next week. Members of Teignbridge Council will be asked to support the ambitious bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to deliver the “strategic” cycle route as well as links to the new neighbourhood of houses being built at Wolborough. “Despite Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Dawlish being amongst the ...

It stocks a wide variety of products, including cheeses, wines, and pastries. Takeaway hot drinks and snacks are also on offer. See more... https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/new-deli-opens-in-dawlish-133371

Ian Carroll, who has managed The Cove Cafe at Coryton Cove since it opened around five years ago, said the cafe would be “severely affected” by the closure, as the only remaining access will be via the cliff path, which is steep and has lots of steps, or via the stepped footbridge. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/food-drink/dawlish-cafe-fears-major-impact-7086256

A Dawlish holiday park has hit the market for just under £1million. Brunel Holiday Park, which is situated in Dawlish Warren has been put up for sale for £950,000 giving one new owner to take on what is being described as the largest and most impressive 'trainaction' site in the UK. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-holiday-park-described-one-7084347

It was spotted in Dawlish yesterday as it made its way along the Devon coast Two trains have been spotted flying through Dawlish during an English Riviera Statesman Rail Tour. Yesterday, May 14, the D1944/47501 Craftsman Double Headed was seen making its along the Devon coast in a return trip from Rugby to Paignton. Read more... ...

From what I understand, and despite all the hassle, it seems we now have some Ukranian guests in the town. Welcome! If you would like to know more about how to help those still in Ukraine/Poland/ and other countries then look up Ukraine Dawlish Cares on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/330161029056236/?_rdr ;

A recently established Strategic Regeneration Board is seeking two members of the public to join its wider membership to help develop regeneration projects and ideas within the Parish of Dawlish. If you'd like to put your name forward, please email townclerk@dawlish.gov.uk by Friday, 27 May 2022 whereby two names will be chosen at random.

Access to the busy Dawlish beach and promenade will be disrupted this summer as Network Rail starts the final phase of building a new sea wall for the resort. The company has apologised but says it must be “safety first” as the major works begin. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/dawlish-beach-access-closed-new-7066416

Hi All I am selling books to raise funds for Dawlish Library which is run by a charity called Libraries Unlimited. All books are in very good condition (they are not library books) and are just £1 each. If you are interested then and would like a list of what is available then please email me nikpearce@ymail.com or you can check what is available by visiting ...

The supermarket is offering £22,500 for anyone who can find suitable sites Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lidl-wants-open-17-new-6999857

Congrats on the research. It's always of interest to see what can be unearthed with a bit of 'drilling down' into papers and the like.

There is a town council meeting next week (Weds. 13th). This is on the agenda Children's Trail and Flagship Play Park • View the background to item 7. To receive the recommendation of the Lawn Working Group following the tender submission exercise to provide a Children’s Trail leading from the Lawn, through the Knowle, to a flagship Play Park in the Manor Gardens, and (a)    appoint the highest ...

Not too sure about my memory nowadays but the sum of £800,000 being paid to them springs to mind.

Seems they must be as cars as parked half on the road and half on the pavement so that there would be no chance of emergency service vehicles getting past (yellow lines on both side of the narrow one way system). Also if youareacar driver trying to get past pray that a young child or indeed adult does not walk out the front door at that instant as you would hit them and you would be prosecuted by ...

Patrick Gorman turned to alcohol after the breakdown of his marriage but it led to him being sacked from the private girls’ school in Exeter where he had been a respected employee. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-teacher-banned-for-driving-while-five-times-over-the-limit-543414

The programme is for parents/carers of Devon primary and secondary school children, pre or post diagnosis. We are delighted to announce that we are offering access for families of CYP (Children & Young People) who are currently on the autism assessment pathway, in addition to families of CYP who have received an autism diagnosis. Read more... ...

Yes we are very busy with hate crimes and woke issues.

Isn't it the nature of all party politicial leaflets to be full of claiming credit for this and claiming credit for that?

The individuals committing burglary within our community recently all three suspects were arrested on the same night, this is thanks to an incredible response by Police response officers, traffic officers, and the Police Helicopter working to keep our community safe.