Dawlish News
THE seaside towns of Dawlish and Teignmouth will continue to be represented by the Liberal Democrats at County Hall as the present incumbents for both are re-elected. Town and district councillor Rosie Dawson will now represent Dawlish at Devon County Council after winning today’s election [Friday, May 2].
Voters in Teignbridge have had their say in the 2025 local elections.
A violent woman beater from Devon has been jailed after a brutal attack on his former partner. Richard Williams, of Holman Close in Dawlish pleaded guilty to three assaults occasioning actual bodily harm, non-fatal strangulation and criminal damage.
Polling stations are open across Teignbridge today as residents cast their votes to decide the councillors that will represent them on Devon County Council.
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.
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.
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.
THE weather smiled on us, the warm sun shone and the singers from Dawlish Choral Society who had been struck down with the “dreaded lurgy” had made an excellent recovery, writes Christina Sivitter.
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.
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.