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During sept work will be carried out day and night, five hours either side of low tide. They will be taking continual deliveries of plant machinery and concrete from Teignmouth docks, drilling foundations, etc. Taken from a letter from network rail dated 27 August 2019.

As peak season patrols on some lifeguarded beaches will be coming to an end in early September, the RNLI is encouraging those heading to the coast to make sure that the beach they plan on visiting is lifeguarded. In Devon - Sandy Bay, Exmouth, Dawlish Warren, Teignmouth Hope Cove, Blackpool Sands, Slapton Sands, Thurlestone, and Bigbury on Sea North. Read more... ...

Tiverton resident Joan Weeks celebrated her centenary on August 18. She was born in Wisteria Cottage, The High Street Dawlish, in 1919. For some years she also lived in the ‘Coastguards’ cottages at Dawlish. From there she used to travel on the train to Teignmouth Grammar School. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/joan-returns-dawlish-birthplace-fish-3256142

This is just the beginning, wait 'till no-deal Brexshit kicks in

City of London...perhaps, but you will find it difficult to spot a copper walking the beat in the Greater London Area. Most of the public areas are covered by CCTV though, both public and private.

The only reason any of the services are being cut at a local level is because central goverment is keeping more of the cake for their fat arse,s to scoff on. 'The below stations will reamain open'  for now. Look what happened when they wanted to sell off teignmouth police station. They appeased a few people by opening a small cop shop on the high street and then closed it a couple of years later. ...

Greed on behalf of the management {owners}. You cannot possibly look after the kind of patient they have there with minimum staff. The staff are always under pressure and soon get tired of their job and leave, putting more pressure on those that remain. I would be interested to know what the turnover of staff is?

Just off the A379 at Cockwood, it's a perfect starting point to explore the glorious, winding coastal walk through Dawlish, Teignmouth and on to Torquay in one direction, and the Exe Estuary walk to Exeter, teeming with wildlife, the other. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/tried-three-devons-best-getaway-3232550

Anyone else having a problem during the day?

maybe they were just hungry or was it a different chinese "carry-out" they were after.

it was a load of bollocks-------he lost!!!!!

David Moore, aged 71, was living at the Palm Court nursing home in Dawlish when he passed away on January 1 this year. A post mortem revealed Mr Moore, a retired airport manager, died as a result of choking, with dementia being a contributory factor. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/elderly-man-choked-death-eating-3227147

The project had been delayed after changes to design standards saw costs spiral, and a bid to the Department for Transport was unsuccessful. Councillor Yvonne Atkinson, who represents Alphington and Cowick, said: “A new station will mean commuters from Dawlish and Newton Abbot can get the train to work in Marsh Barton. This will help alleviate congestion and air pollution. Read more... ...

Cracked it! It appears that the council are too tight to pay decent wages and pay for the food, so I am told, they have allowed the warden to breed fancy ducks and sell them on to buy food and suppliment his wages.I have no idea why the swans which everyone comes to see have deminished,they cost nothing to feed.

Well done to all who took part last night in the Pram Race.

Serious three vehicle crash closes main seafront route - updates https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/serious-three-vehicle-crash-closes-3206661?fbclid=IwAR15bnY326ir5DDCYd-Sz4DTLTmx5AUHkzgvvG3iFBCM_ZTMemDtC64hXX8

David Chillery, from Dawlish, south Devon has been married and divorced twice A man who names horse races after his ex-wife to celebrate their divorce has been given a taste of his own medicine - after she named one after him. Read more... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7349627/Ex-wife-gets-ex-husband-named-horse-race-celebrate-divorce.html

Just try navigating the Teignbridge website in order to pay the £40 fee for the green bin - it’s a complete nightmare. What idiot thought that one up.

Thanks ShyTalk 47

I must admit the report on here and in Devonlive paper suggest that the reastaurant is going to close. My Wife and I have been there many times and have a good relationship with the owner. Feeling disappointed I just called Chi and spoke with the owner and they are the freeholder for the property.  The restaurant is NOT going to close. Whatever they have planned the owner stated that they have ...

Part of Plymouth's Ocean City Blues ‘n’ Jazz Festival has been cancelled after the Met Office issued two severe weather warnings for the whole of Devon and Cornwall. Friday is set to see torrential rain and winds of around 50mph while winds will top 60mph on Saturday. Dawlish Carnival, which goes ahead this weekend, will be making some alterations to the schedule as will Bristol Balloon Fiesta. ...

A lot of clearing work going on around the football pitch. Just wondered what this was used for?

Network Rail has announced that throughout the summer, staff will be undertaking regular beach cleans along the Dawlish sea front in Devon to help keep the beach clean and free from rubbish. Read more... https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-commits-to-summer-of-dawlish-beach-cleans?fbclid=IwAR3ogRuDEzYgmZHZemyOG-gxCRF4cvpqsrdU5YFe7ltJwdoDkbyKx_BJD6s

Opening hours at Dawlish and Totnes Minor Injuries Units (MIUs) have been temporarily reduced due to short term staff shortages – but the units are still open when most patients use them. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/opening-hours-temporarily-reduced-at-dawlish-and-totnes-minor-injuries-units/

c SShame the pic looks pretty poor quality over the original 15.43 mbytes down to around 270k, shame.

Do people honestly believe that a seagull could snatch a dog from a garden. The only people so far is the media and the is because they sell news papers and they  will do anything to attract some peoples attention. Would make good APRIL FOOLS prank..

In an official round up of the best chip shops in each English county compiled by Big 7 Travel, Devon's own Krispies in Exmouth made the cut. The Krispies website states: "Tim and Kelly Barnes (otherwise known as Mr and Mrs Krispie) have been frying and serving fish and chips for over 20 years. "Having left catering college Tim worked for a short time in Exeter, where Kelly joined him. They then ...

Dawlish Library is running a Summer Long Family Space quiz and you could win a Fantastic Prize. Entry forms cost just 50p and the winner will be able to choose from :- A Family Pass For Powderham Castle, A Family Pass for the Safari Adventure Golf in Dawlish, A Dip & Dine Family ticket at Ladymile, A Family Swimming Session at Cofton, 4 Main Meals and a Bottle of Wine at The Boathouse, Family ...

Are councillors' expense claims made public?  I bloody well hope so.  Let's see if they paid for this jolly out of their own pocket.

Derrick May, 60, of Robartes Road, St Dennis, appeared at Truro Crown Court via video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-accused-attempted-murder-elderly-3133571

Should his defense not have been, weel i had to go away and do a risk assessment of the situation , or call it a hate crime to get the police to respond faster, or sue the school for not teaching the boys their human rights to not punch one another.  Hmmm.... snowflakes now rule this land.

Two women fight for life after Teignmouth horror crash https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/two-women-fight-life-after-3124921

And will Morris take the blame at a later date should anything untoward happen, because as she thinks, she may talk them out of doing what they want to do now. there could be a lot more people affected further down the line As far as I am concerned she is a waste of space as is her staff, first you have to get past the staff before she will know what is going on, but what they tell you might be ...

A 49-year-old man has been jailed after police raided a property in Dawlish and found more than £100,000 worth of heroin in the freezer and wardrobe. On 15 June 2019, police executed a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in Dawlish where they located a large quantity of controlled drugs in the freezer and in the wardrobe. Over £2,000 in cash was also located and seized. Read more... ...

I am wondering when might we see a little baby gorilla.

Hm, there does seem to be an HTML error in there but it didn't stop me reading it !

Ahead of the peak tourist season, staff from Network Rail and Teignbridge District Council have come together to clear up sand and gravel washed up on to the popular coastal path running beneath Dawlish railway station. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/dawlish-station-footpath-cleared-thanks-to-council-and-network-rail/

Just realised, my post above should have said MCA not RNLI.  Apols to them.

@ Leatash British driver who lives abroad to avoid paying tax.

Caught the 2b back to Dawlish from Exeter bus station this afternoon. Journey took about an hour. Quite a few people using it.