Dawlish News' Posts

A GROUP of French visitors enjoyed a successful trip to their twin town in Dawlish. It was the latest in a long-standing ‘entente cordiale’ between Dawlish and its twin town of Carhaix-Plouger in Brittany. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/french-visitors-celebrate-long-standing-friendship-with-dawlish-796369

ROYAL National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguards will be back on our local beaches this May half term. Red and yellow flags will be flying on Teignmouth and Dawlish beaches from Friday, May 24 to Saturday, June 1, daily, from 10am to 6pm. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/lifeguards-on-patrol-for-half-term-796360

COUNCILLORS in Dawlish have been putting the flags out. Newly elected Mayor Cllr Anthony James and his deputy Cllr Lynda Littlewood made one of their first joint duties raising the three beach awards. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-celebrates-seaside-accolades-796253

A missing man from Devon was arrested at a railway station yesterday (May 21) after trespassing on the tracks and causing hours of disruption to train services. Police were called to Dawlish Railway Station and confirmed they were attending a "concern for welfare" incident . Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/missing-man-arrested-dawlish-station-10204633

A MAN has been arrested after an incident in Dawlish that saw the police helicopter deployed. Officers were called at around 11.35pm on Tuesday, May 20 to a report of a man, in his 30s, missing from the Dawlish area. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/helicopter-deployed-as-police-arrest-man-after-train-station-stand-off-795792

‘Officers are currently at Dawlish Railway Station following a concern for the welfare of a male’. THE train line between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth has reopened after police dealt with an incident of trespass. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/line-between-exeter-and-plymouth-reopened-after-police-deal-with-trespass-795654

A Teignbridge drinking establishment has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating. The Gresham House Inn, a pub, bar or nightclub at 1 Commercial Road Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on April 29, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/teignbridge-establishment-given-new-food-hygiene-rating-795336

THE family of a Dawlish Warren hotelier who has passed away at the age of 85 have remembered him as ‘a true gentleman’. Known to family and friends as Geoff, the Langstone Cliff Hotel’s Geoffrey Rogers sadly passed away on May 5. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/remembering-langstone-hotels-true-gentleman-geoff-794110

STAYING active and a healthy lifestyle are credited for one Dawlish resident making it to the age of 105. Irene Sadler celebrated her major milestone birthday with a party at a Dawlish care home where she now lives. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-resident-irene-sadler-celebrates-105th-birthday-with-family-at-care-home-794686

STUDENTS, staff, parents and carers are celebrating after a Dawlish-based specialist education college received an Outstanding rating from inspectors. Ofsted has rated Oakwood Specialist College, which has its main campus in Dawlish, as Outstanding in all six areas. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/education/specialist-college-receives-top-ofsted-rating-794163

Dawlish ice-cream shop, The Local Scoop, has had a bumper start to Devon County Show thanks to the blazing sunshine. There was a queue of customers for the award-winning ice-cream for most of the first day of the Show. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/bumper-start-to-devon-county-show-for-dawlish-ice-cream-shop-793861

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. The Lansdowne, a pub, bar or nightclub at Lansdowne Hotel Park Road Dawlish Devon was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on April 24. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/food-hygiene-ratings-handed-to-two-teignbridge-establishments-793827

MASSAGE therapy, grooming and first aid for pets are all part of a bumper day out for dogs. Pooches and their owners are invited to a special day, just for dogs, organised by Dawlish Celebrates Carnival. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dog-day-out-for-special-event-793688

DAWLISH Warren Lifesaving Club was among several organisations who have been helped with funding from a local holiday park. Club members were at Lady’s Mile Holiday Park for an event to celebrate its Social Impact Day, highlighting local organisations which have been supported. Read more... ...

A GROUND-BREAKING new allotment project to help with mental health has been launched in Dawlish. A ‘social prescribing’ plot has been earmarked at Browns Bridge allotments, thought to be the first of its kind in the area. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/gardening-mental-health-scheme-launched-792799

DAWLISH Indoor Bowling Club brought the 2024/25 season to a celebratory close with a joyful and well-attended presentation evening at the Langstone Cliff Hotel. The event was a chance to recognise the achievements of members, both on and off the green, and to thank everyone who contributed to a successful and enjoyable season. Read more... ...

SEVERAL sewage alerts have been issued for beaches in Devon, including two in Teignbridge. Dawlish Town and Teignmouth Holcombe beaches have been flagged by Surfer’s Against Sewage. Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow at the two beaches within the past 48 hours, the charity’s interactive tracking map shows. Read more... ...

VOLUNTEERS working to improve the waterway through Dawlish have been given a boost after a kingfisher was spotted back on the water. WADE - Waterways Around the Dawlish Environment - has been told at least one of the colourful birds has been seen back in the town. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/kingfisher-returns-to-dawlish-brook-as-volunteers-re-wild-area-792143

TEIGNBRIDGE District Council (TDC) are seeking charities and organisations to get involved and be part of several upcoming stall days in Teignmouth and Dawlish. Running until the end of September, the days will take place at The Lawn in Dawlish and The Den in Teignmouth. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/council-seeking-charities-for-stall-days-792060

VE Day events in Dawlish came to a poignant conclusion with the lighting of a symbolic beacon on the Lawn. The evening’s events drew to a close a day of celebrations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-ve-day-80th-anniversary-ends-with-beacon-lighting-ceremony-791805

PLANS for a new Timpson pod have been submitted by a Dawlish supermarket. The Exeter Road Sainsbury’s is seeking to erect a small retail concession pod in its carpark. The pod, which will be occupied by Timpson, will be located south west of the food store. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/plans-for-new-timpson-pod-submitted-by-supermarket-791300

A RETIRED Army nurse has donated her uniform and a host of artefacts to go on display at Dawlish Museum. June Sutton, now aged 93, was a nurse in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/retired-army-nurse-donates-collection-to-dawlish-museum-791236

TEIGNBRIDGE Darts Academy and Dawlish Darts League will be joining forces next month to help raise money for ‘Keep Me Close’. A youth darts competition will be taking place on June 28 at TDA’s base of The Keyberry in Decoy with eight groups, totalling 64 players, going toe-to-toe in a round-robin style event. Read more... ...

VILLAGERS in Holcombe have celebrated the 80th anniversary of the parish church. Guest of honour was Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury. The church building dates back to 1867 when it was originally a school for the children of Holcombe village and a Chapel of Ease. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/holcombe-celebrates-80th-anniversary-of-st-georges-church-790813

Dawlish, a charming seaside town located along the South Devon coast, is renowned for its scenic beauty, vibrant community, and traditional British seaside atmosphere. The town’s iconic beach is the heart of its coastal appeal, with golden sands stretching along the bay, perfect for family days out or a relaxing stroll along the promenade. Read more... ...

GAMES are now coming thick and fast for Newton Abbot Bowls Club members with some of the ladies progressing through in the county competitions. On Friday, May 3, Isobel Burley and Jane Otieno won their game in the Ladies Over 55s Minors County Pairs against a Dawlish Marina duo. Read more... ...

Voters in Teignbridge have had their say in the 2025 local elections. Read more... https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/teignbridge-local-election-results-2025-31527866

Polling stations are open across Teignbridge today as residents cast their votes to decide the councillors that will represent them on Devon County Council. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/polls-open-for-county-elections-789090

A MAN from Dawlish has been jailed for a violent assault on his former partner. Richard Williams, 39, of Holman Close in Dawlish, appeared at Exeter Crown Court after pleading guilty of three assaults occasioning actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation and criminal damage. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/man-jailed-for-attacking-former-partner-789066

A Dawlish woman who ran her first marathon on Sunday (April 27) has raised nearly £2,000 for Newton Abbot charity Life Chance Trust. Shannon Izod started running three years ago and, after completing the Couch to 5K programme, she trained for and completed a half marathon. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/marathon-novice-raises-ps2000-for-newton-abbot-charity-789002

A pedestrian was left permanently disabled after being hit by a driver on a zebra crossing in Dawlish , a court heard. Jacqueline Wright, 62, was behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta that hit the woman on Exeter Road in January 2024. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/zebra-crossing-crash-dawlish-left-10145086

Teignmouth Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) came to the aid of a yacht experiencing steering problems off Dawlish last night (Sunday April 27). Volunteers from Teignmouth Lifeboat Station were paged at 8.11pm to assist a yacht at Boat Cove. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/teignmouth-rnli-steer-to-the-rescue-787992

PATIENTS at a Teignbridge hospital have been benefitting from an environmental project aimed at supporting at hedgerows. Alex Watkins, Occupational Therapy Technician at Langdon Hospital, near Dawlish has been instrumental in the development of the project which blends environmental conservation with patient wellbeing. Read more... ...

Lidl GB has today announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, as the discounter moves forward with plans to open more than 40 new stores across the country this financial year. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/lidl-lists-locations-wants-new-10136771

ON A very wet and soggy Saturday morning, Marina Bowling Club on Sandy Lane Dawlish enlisted the Town Crier and his Lady Consort to open the green and bowl the first bowl of the 2025 season. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/bowls/town-crier-opens-up-new-marina-bowling-season-787714

ALL three Dawlish teams had something to play for as the first-ever Devon Women’s Walking Football League reached an exciting conclusion on Sunday, April 6. League Two has been an altogether closer affair with any of the top three still in the mix for first place right until the very end. Read more... ...

CONSTRUCTION work has started on the Lawn in Dawlish for South West Water’s multi-million pound scheme to improve water quality. Barriers have gone up across much of the green space in the centre of the town as plant equipment has moved in. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/construction-work-starts-on-lawn-water-tank-787014

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 14 of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows. • Rated 5: Cool Beans On The Green at Tourist Information Centre The Lawn The Strand Dawlish Devon; rated on April 16. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/food-hygiene-ratings-handed-to-14-teignbridge-establishments-786832

Teignbridge District Council said "significant sized rocks" had fallen onto the path. A Facebook post , external from Teignbridge District Council said a section of path had been closed at Lee Mount in Dawlish between the steps from Early's Wall and a large viewing shelter. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevd72pnnxwo

A section of footpath in Dawlish is closed due to debris and rockfall dangers from cliffs. A SECTION of footpath in Dawlish has had to be closed off to the public following debris falling from cliffs. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/footpath-closed-after-rockfall-danger-from-cliffs-786566