Dawlish News' Posts

Newton Abbot and Dawlish councils have agreed their budget for the coming financial year and the amount its residents will have to pay to finance its services. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/two-councils-set-budgets-to-maintain-services-665021

TWO town councillors came to the rescue when a cygnet was in danger of being washed away in Dawlish. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/councillors-stage-cygnet-rescue-665311

A FOOTPATH along the Brook in Dawlish has been cordoned off as the town’s iconic Black Swans have begun laying again. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/towns-iconic-black-swans-have-started-laying-663829

AIMS special needs group in Dawlish has also been given £400 for a new sensory tent and other activities and £500 was given to the local group of FORCE for cancer support which is also facing a growing need for its services. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/rotary-donations-help-charities-663819

OPENING new banking hubs needs to be speeded up, according to MP Anne Marie Morris So far, while two sites are under consideration in Dawlish, nowhere in Teignmouth has been found to be suitable. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/bank-hubs-need-to-open-quicker-says-mp-663851

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FOOTPATHS on a Dawlish cliffside will have to remain closed for another two months, Network Rail has announced. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/footpaths-stay-closed-as-rain-delays-work-663908

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly, supportive and welcoming team at Oakwood Specialist College in Dawlish Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/jobs/healthcare-medical/speech-and-language-therapist-salt-band-6-2709129304

A pervert from Dawlish was 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. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fourteen-devon-criminals-jailed-january-9068719?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Devon Live - Daily ...

All happened when the schools were empty, and some resulted in cash and electronic devices being stolen. A 28-year-old man from Dawlish has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, police said. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68140069

From Devon and Cornwall Police: Officers have arrested a man in connection with a number of burglaries at several schools in the Teignbridge area. Local police have been investigating eight reports of incidents which have occurred between October 2023 and January 2024. The incidents all occurred when the premises were unoccupied, and entry was forced causing damage to both the inside and ...

DEVELOPERS building the latest tranche of new housing on the outskirts of Dawlish say the development will provide ‘significant financial contributions to benefit the local area’ Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/house-builders-promise-a-major-boost-for-town-663168

CALLS are being made for a dangerous footbridge in Dawlish to be removed. Now there are calls for action as people have been seen jumping over it despite the safety warnings. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/replacement-needed-for-a-bridge-too-far-gone-662344

The line at Dawlish in Devon in March 2018 which was closed after the sea wall was breached Massive waves crash into the seafront at Dawlish in December 2021 as Storm Barra hit Britain See more... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12995687/network-rail-climate-change-railway-problems-storm-isha-impact.html

AN estranged husband from Dawlish has admitted assaulting his wife after bundling her into a car in Dartmouth and driving her to Stokenham. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/estranged-husband-admits-assaulting-wife-and-bundling-her-into-car-662104

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... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-worst-places-live-according-9021610

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

ENGINEERS have been working over the festive period to continue the latest phase of the resilience project along the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/cliff-work-continues-along-rail-line-658623

NINETY guests and helpers enjoyed a Christmas dinner provided by the Strand Centre in Dawlish. MP Anne Marie Morris was among the visitors during the lunch along with an appearance by Father Christmas, otherwise known as former mayor Graham Price, who distributed presents. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/community-centres-christmas-spread-proves-a-hit-658142

On Saturday morning, the fire service was called to Cofton Holiday park near Dawlish Warren to a report that a biomass energy plant had caught fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found that biomass inside the building was smouldering to temperatures as high as 400 degrees celsius. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/firefighters-rush-devon-holiday-park-9005484

A PROLIFIC shoplifter from Dawlish has been jailed for six months after stealing from stores including Poundland. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/six-months-jail-for-prolific-shoplifter-657583

Councillors are being recommended to renew a contract with the RNLI to continue to provide summer lifeguard cover for the next five years at Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren beaches. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/rnli-lifeguards-in-line-for-five-year-contract-657252

Dawlish Community Transport received £500, and AIMs, the Strand Centre in Dawlish, Talking Newspapers and St Nectan’s Church in Ashcombe, each received £250 - making a total of £1500. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/full-house-for-charities-following-toy-gang-donations-656617

Molly Baldwin, a pupil at Orchard Manor School, has been presented with the Joanna Besley Memorial Cup for her achievements and improvement in maths and English. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/top-award-for-pupil-molly-656630

In third was Dawlish with 511,000, while 233,000 entries and exits saw Dawlish Warren finish in fourth, and Starcross rounded out the top five on 107,000. See more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/busiest-train-station-in-teignbridge-revealed-656935

In nearby EX18 - Chulmleigh - prices fell by 12.0% to £318,530, in TQ10 - South Brent - by 12.0% to £359,233, and by 11.2% in EX7 - Dawlish - to £279,344. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-postcode-sees-house-prices-8991187

DEVASTATED families are appealing of the return of items stolen from the graves of their loved ones at Dawlish Cemetery Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/families-shocked-by-grave-robbers-656690

Serious concerns have been raised about the safety of patients at a mental health unit following the suicide of a 34-year-old man who should have been under regular observations Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/death-sparks-safety-concerns-devon-8985999

Over the last month the Teignmouth Neighbourhood team have twice arrested and remanded a prolific offender, the latest being earlier this week. Yesterday, Harry NORMAN from Dawlish, was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment for 7 counts of theft from a shop across Teignmouth and Dawlish, drunk & disorderly and criminal damage. We will continue to target those who shoplift locally in Teignmouth ...

The Friends of Dawlish Hospital launched a campaign several months ago calling for the unit, which has been closed for more than four years, to be reopened. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/assurance-miu-may-reopen-not-convincing-656071

TIS the season to be jolly... and also a time to reminisce, so join us as we look over Christmas-themed photos from decades past. https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/blast-from-the-festive-past-with-latest-batch-from-the-mid-devon-advertiser-archives-655191