Dawlish News' Posts

A CHARITY helping adults with additional needs is urgently calling for road safety measures to help its vulnerable users cross a busy main road. Dawlish Gardens Trust has launched a petition asking for support for its bid to install a refuge along the busy A379. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charity-urges-road-safety-for-vulnerable-adults-on-a379-807569

A 40-YEAR-OLD Dawlish man has admitted a series of frauds over a two year period totalling £76,000. At Exeter Crown Court, Christopher Matanle, of Morningside, Dawlish, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud between June 2021 and June 2023. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-man-admits-to-ps76000-fraud-over-two-years-807539

STROKE patients and their families are benefitting from a garden makeover at Newton Abbot Community Hospital thanks to Dawlish Water Rotary Club. The prize winners from Rotary club’s popular pub quiz were asked to nominate a local charity to receive their prize. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/stroke-patients-benefit-from-rotary-quiz-champions-donation-807531

Families will be able to enjoy a traditional seaside show at Dawlish Warren this summer – oh yes they will!. Seaside performer Professor Pete Milsom will bring the infamous Punch, Judy, their baby, a policeman and a crocodile to White Sands Beach at Dawlish Warren to entertain young and old alike. Read more... ...

Dawlish Chamber of Trade is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of its popular ‘Coffee Connections’ networking event. The monthly mid-morning networking event was launched last July to complement the Chamber’s successful business breakfasts, which celebrated their first birthday earlier this year. Read more... ...

FOUR site managers from Bloor Homes’ Exeter region, including one from Dawlish, have been recognised as one of the best in the UK after winning a top housing industry award. ‘Ross, Sam, Jason and Mike exemplify construction excellence with a customer-first approach that consistently raises the bar to deliver the exceptional quality our homeowners deserve. Read more... ...

BUDDING young medics from schools across the area recently visited South Devon UTC for a unique ‘Mini Medics Workshop’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mini-medic-workshop-proves-popular-with-pupils-805328

A Devon care home group has clinched the highest honour from a global organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of care home residents. Southern Healthcare received the Platinum Award from Eden Alternative UK for all four of their care homes in Exeter , Seaton, Dawlish and Plymouth. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-care-group-clinches-highest-10282019

CHUDLEIGH Bowls Club recorded their first league win of the season over previously unbeaten Abbrook Park. In the SDL, Chudleigh ladies had an unfortunate start to the season, losing both of their opening fixtures against Dawlish Marina and Totnes but have subsequently recorded victories against Totnes in the return and Torbay Country Bowling Club. Read more... ...

The government is being urged to do more to protect the vulnerable railway line in and out of the westcountry. Among them was the coastal line through Dawlish , which was breached during a severe storm in 2014, leading to an eight-week closure which meant much of Devon and all of Cornwall being cut off from the network. Read more... ...

Police said the victim was sexually assaulted over her clothing. The 14-year-old was assaulted "over her clothing" by a man near the Boat Cove area of Dawlish at about 20:30 BST on 2 August, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw7p7ggqqo

A DAWLISH community centre has been given a grant to provide a secure safe for the charity’s premises. The Strand Centre has been awarded the Burg-Wächter’s Secure Communities Scheme which allows them to receive free security products. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-community-centre-receives-safe-grant-for-charitys-security-804195

Dawlish College in Teignbridge has significantly improved attendance rates through a 20-day streak challenge, rewarding students with an afternoon of fun. A school in Teignbridge has seen absence-rates plummet after students were challenged to complete a 20-day attendance streak. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/attendance-boosted-by-student-rewards-scheme-803413

LOCAL walking footballers Deb Neale and Kirsten Pybus are living proof that life goes on after a cancer diagnosis. They are proud to say that being part of Dawlish Women’s Walking Football Club has helped during their treatment and recovery. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/anfield-experience-for-dawlish-walking-footballer-802754

BEACHES in Teignbridge are among several in Devon to be hit with a warning for sewage pollution as the county is battered by heavy rain. Dawlish Town, Teignmouth Holcombe and Shaldon beaches have been flagged by Surfer’s Against Sewage. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/beaches-in-teignbridge-hit-with-sewage-alerts-amid-heavy-rain-802352

A WEEK of Kingsteignton Bowls Club began on June 4 as the Y element of KBC Over 55’s travelled to Dawlish Marina to be entertained on Marina’s lawn, reports Rik Perfect . This one finished 33-35 to KBC (2-6 pts). Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/bowls/bowling-in-abundance-for-kingsteignton-bc-801389

THIS week’s match report for Bovey Tracey Bowls Club begins with a home fixture in the men's Mid Devon League against Dawlish, writes Keith Lockett. In cool but pleasant playing conditions, the visitors ran out winners by 80 shots to 72 with the rinks tied two each. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/bowls/fixtures-aplenty-for-bovey-tracey-bc-801388

POLICE have made an arrest following a series of burglaries from schools in Dawlish. A suspect was located and arrested over the weekend, the Coastal and Rural Teignbridge Neighbourhood Team said. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/man-arrested-after-school-burglaries-801032

A Dawlish tea blender has launched a new product inspired by the River Teign and its estuary. Teign Tea is the latest blend offered by South Devon Teas. The floral, organic, loose-leaf green tea ‘with a hint of sea breeze’ is described as ‘a celebration of the local landscape in every sip’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/new-blend-for-a-cup-of-teign-800417

A writer from Dawlish, who has been laid up with a back injury since February, is preparing to publish another two books this summer, just weeks after releasing several other novels. Simon Tozer has been revisiting his books while he has been incapacitated by a prolapsed disc. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/back-injury-prompts-flurry-of-activity-for-dawlish-author-800232

A tooled-up mob travelled hundreds of miles and inflicted a savage beating on a holidaymaker staying at a caravan park in Devon. After leaving Lady's Mile holiday park in Dawlish they told the victim she would be killed if she told police. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-holidaymaker-injured-terrifying-mob-10238706

A NEW banking hub in Dawlish has taken the next steps to becoming a reality as a planning application for signage is submitted to Teignbridge planners. The application has been submitted by Cash Access UK Limited. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/application-for-new-banking-hub-submitted-to-planners-799571

NEW parks designed to delight dog walkers are doing a valuable job in protecting some of Devon’s most precious wildlife havens, it’s been claimed. The newly-created Ridgetop Park at Matford on the outskirts of Exeter, along with the new Dawlish Countryside Park, are giving pet owners more options, and keeping them off sensitive areas. Read more... ...

A DENTAL practice in Dawlish is trialling a new NHS programme to help those in desperate need of treatment. For one day, there will be six slots available to patients for what is being described as a ‘dental stabilisation programme’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/nhs-dental-stabilisation-scheme-trial-begins-in-dawlish-799360

A NEW specially-adapted wheelchair made a trip to see the Black Swans of Dawlish a reality for a Teignmouth care home resident. Martin Graham, 82, is largely housebound due to his health conditions but one of his long-held dreams was to see the famous Dawlish waterfowl. Read more... ...

Police are appealing for help from the public to locate a wanted man from Devon . He has links to Chudleigh, Newton Abbot , Dawlish and Starcross. Anyone who sees Wright or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call 999 immediately quoting reference 50250129048. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-manhunt-devon-criminal-goes-10233897

THE EXTRAORDINARY bravery and life of a Dawlish doctor has been retold in a new book. Author Phil Craig will be giving a talk on his latest book 1945 The Reckoning which features the story of Dr Douglas Peterkin, who worked as a doctor in Dawlish after the war. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-doctors-heroics-at-belsen-retold-in-new-book-talk-799284

A Devon hospital’s green rehabilitation scheme has taken root thanks to a £500 donation from the Conciliation Lodge of Holsworthy, helping plant 10 apple trees as part of a growing conservation project. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/masons-help-hospital-conservation-bloom-10228492

FOUR students from South Devon University Technical College ( SDUTC) in Newton Abbot, part of Education South West , recently completed a transformative week long work experience programme with Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR). Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/students-go-full-steam-ahead-with-network-rail-for-work-experience-799121

DAWLISH Community Transport was one of 20 charities to benefit from the latest round of donations from Devon Freemasons. The transport charity was granted £1,500 from the twice-yearly Freemasons WAKE Fund towards funding a new minibus. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/charities-benefit-from-freemasons-fund-798931

BUS timetable changes across Teignbridge and south Devon have left students with just three minutes to switch services to get to college on time. Students travelling from Dawlish Warren, Dawlish and Teignmouth to South Devon College in Paignton are struggling to make their 9am classes following the introduction of new Stagecoach timetables last week. Read more... ...

A LOCAL fire station took the short trip to the Langstone Cliff Hotel for their latest drill night. Dawlish’s firefighters had ‘great fun in the evening sunshine’ practising throw lines, tethered wading, long beach rescue and words of command at the hotel’s pool. Read more... ...

A CHARITY day held in the grounds of historic Luscombe Castle was another big success. The day was organised jointly by the Friends of Dawlish Hospital, Dawlish Community Transport and Dawlish Gardens Trust. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/record-turnout-at-charity-day-798159

Alfie Pilkington have been transferred to a secure hospital in Dawlish. A 30-year-old man from Exeter accused of sending malicious communications to local schools has been transferred to a secure hospital from a jail, where he was being held on remand during legal proceedings. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dq9xx5ldlo

NIGHT bus services will be available on Saturday evenings across Devon throughout this year. Starting from this Saturday, May 31 and following successful trials last year in North Devon and Torbay, the Night bus services are returning alongside new routes in Exeter, including the Dawlish via Exminster and Starcross route. Read more... ...

SEVERAL popular events had to be cancelled this Bank Holiday weekend due to forecast high winds and rain. In Dawlish, there was disappointment as the fourth Turn The Tide environment festival, due to be held on Monday on the Lawn, was cancelled. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/popular-events-cancelled-due-to-high-winds-797000

A TEIGNBRIDGE fire station’s charity car wash takes place this weekend. The crew from Dawlish Fire Station will be at the town’s Sainsbury’s store from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, May 31. The event is in aid of The Firefighters Charity; a charity specialises in providing both physical and mental support for firefighters and their families. Read more... ...

The highly acclaimed tribute show to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons returns to the Shaftesbury Theatre in Dawlish this summer. Back by overwhelming public demand, the New Jersey Boys continue to play to sell-out audiences and standing ovations. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/entertainment/oh-what-a-nights-in-store-794674

WITH the new season well underway, Marina Bowling Club Dawlish have had a busy few weeks with the weather following suit. First up was Presidents Day on May 4, everyone enjoying a friendly game of bowls with afternoon tea which included a cream tea before then entertaining a tourist team from Wales. Read more... ...

A table tennis club has been forced to relocate to Teignmouth after being priced out of its former Dawlish home. Dawlish Table Tennis Club will relaunch as Teignmouth Table Tennis Club on Monday June 9 in its new base at Alive Fitness on the Teignmouth Community School (TCS) site. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/table-tennis-club-priced-out-of-dawlish-796368