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Numerous sewage alerts have been issued at beaches across the Westcountry after Storm Isha. Surfers Against Sewage has mapped 20 beaches across the county where sewage discharge has been released from a storm overflow sometime over the weekend. Dawlish Town See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/sewage-alerts-issued-across-devon-9049106

TRAFFIC lights are to be installed on the main road in Starcross as an experiment to try to tackle congestion. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/village-to-trial-traffic-lights-661051

A Devon farm shop has closed after the company which ran it went bust leaving debts of £150,000. The family-run Dawlish Farmshop closed recently after The Devon Fruit Company Ltd went into liquidation. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-farm-shop-closes-suddenly-9042881?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily ...

WALKERS in Dawlish are up in arms as part of the sea wall is closed at the same time as an adjacent footpath. But at the same time, a footpath along Lady’s Mile, which could be used as an alternative route to the sea wall, is also being closed by Devon County Council. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/lengthy-diversion-for-walkers-in-dawlish-660353

A Devon village primary school has been forced to close for the day after being burgled. Starcross Primary School was targeted by thieves at some point over the weekend. It has not been confirmed what was stolen but it is believed to be electrical equipment. Over the Christmas holiday break, Gatehouse Primary School in Dawlish was broken into. In a letter to parents, it confirmed around 15 ...

Dawlish in the sunshine One person on ILiveHere wrote: “The locals are generally horrible and keep to their limited gene pool so they hate anyone who has dared to move in from civilisation, and they particularly loathe anyone with a University degree or a job that pays more than minimum wage. See more... ...

A pervert from Dawlish has been jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/spying-devon-pervert-jailed-massive-9027761

A DAWLISH woman says each day is a struggle and she feels ‘like Edward Scissorhands’ after a rare tumour left her with a prominent scar on her hand. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/woman-suffers-rare-hand-tumour-659395

The death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who fell from a sea wall at Dawlish could have been prevented according to a local man who saw his teenage friend die at the same spot three decades ago. The shocking death of Brendon Burnage in 1992 at the age of just 17 years old, prompted a campaign for the section of the old sea wall - back then maintained by British Railway and now Network Rail - to be ...

SHANTY group the Back Beach Boyz have handed over a cheque to Dawlish Community Transport. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/singers-hit-right-note-for-transport-charity-658640