It coincides with the Met Office predicting a heatwave in Devon over the next few days with temperatures set to reach as high as 26C. In Devon, RNLI patrols will end after this weekend in Sandy Bay, Dawlish Warren, Teignmouth Hope Cove, Blackpool Sands, Slapton Sands, Thurlestone, and Bigbury-on-Sea North. Read more... ...
A domestic bully was jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/faces-22-devon-men-every-8717143
MP Anne Marie Morris has said a dedicated space, in the form of a banking hub, that can be accessed by all and allows for a range of services to be accessed ‘must be prioritised’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-businesses-hope-for-missing-link-635660
They were said to have covered an area of between 40 to 100 miles, from Exmouth to Topsham and across the Exe estaury, then on to Dawlish and Teignmouth, also taking in Totnes and Torquay. Read more... https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/unsolved-mystery-devils-hoofprints-stretched-30829619
Dawlish patient found guilty of murdering his grandmother https://www.totnes-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-patient-found-guilty-of-murdering-his-grandmother-635455
Passengers watched in horror as fighting holidaymakers exchanged blows during a mass punch-up on a bus. At least four men were involved in the violence which erupted on the Stagecoach double-decker approaching Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/bedlam-stagecoach-bus-holidaymakers-start-8711537
KNITTERS in Dawlish have described as ‘soul destroying’ the latest theft of their Yarn Bombs. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mean-thieves-nab-post-box-toppers-634270
A DAWLISH patient is accused of resisting a police officer. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/dawlish-patient-resisted-police-635081
A popular Lido is set to stay closed for the rest of the summer. Teignmouth Lido has suffered a major water leak which has forced the attraction to shut. Families can still swim at other Teignbridge Leisure Swimming pools located at Dawlish Leisure Centre and Newton Abbot Leisure Centre, which host a variety of swimming sessions, including lane swims, fun swims and inflatable sessions. The Den ...
A large number of trees at a site earmarked for more than 1,000 homes in Newton Abbot are to be protected from the chop. The planning committee also agreed to protect an oak tree in the garden of 17 Gatehouse Close, Dawlish following concerns that the tree’s long term health may be affected by “unsympathetic pruning.” Read more... ...