Dawlish News
Teignbridge District Council is to award a 999 year lease to the Land Trust to use an endowment investment to deliver the long term goals of Dawlish Countryside Park Local communities will be encouraged to get involved with the Land Trust in managing sustainability, biodiversity and supporting the Habitat Regulations outcomes essential for mitigating the likely impact of population growth on ...
a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman has said it's not believed to be linked to any RAF activity. So far people in Dawlish, Cullompton, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Exminster and Torbay have all reported hearing the loud noise this afternoon. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/sonic-boom-over-devon-aircraft-5209003
MP Anne Marie Morris took the fight to save Teignmouth Hospital from closure to the Houses of Parliament last Tuesday. Mr Argar replied after listening to her concerns about the consultation procedure and her call for him and Secretary of State Matt Hancock to intervene and stop the ‘automatic closure’ of Teignmouth Hospital and ensure a ‘proper consultation’ was held on the future of the ...
PEOPLE with Covid in Devon, who are over 65 or are clinically extremely vulnerable, are being encouraged to ask their GP about using a potentially life-saving device at home to check their blood oxygen levels are not getting dangerously low. Margaret Butler, 76, of Dawlish, also used the device in February after her local GP practice suggested it. Read more... ...
A rowdy drinker armed himself with a knife-like garden tool after getting involved in a row in the pub. He left the pub but returned a few minutes later armed with a garden tool saying he needed to protect himself and had felt 'humiliated'. Staff took it off him before police were called. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-warren-drinker-armed-himself-5039336
A river in Dawlish has been pictured with 'orange' water running in its stream. Shutterton Brook was found polluted with discoloured water on Tuesday morning and has since been reported to the Environment Agency. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/concern-devon-river-runs-orange-5009516
It was the night of February 8/9 that the 100 mile unbroken trail was left in the heavy snow This week marks the anniversary of one of Devon's greatest unexplained mysteries - when deep snow fell overnight on February 8 1855 and locals awoke to find an unbroken line of footprints stretching nearly 100 miles across the county. They were said to have covered an area of between 40 to 100 miles, ...
Campaigners call for Okehampton route reopening on Dawlish anniversary https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2021/02/05-campaigners-call-for-okehampton-route.html
Network Rail The second stage of raising the revetment with a huge engineering feat For the next 100 years, we will use Europe’s only “Wavewalker” barge to protect the line from the sea. In 2014, a railway line in Dawlish, Devon was damaged. Enterprises want to improve their southwestern infrastructure. And there is concern that it will take at least seven more years before that important ...
In the past few days, Sergeant Dan Brenchley - who operates a police 'covid car' has checked out addresses in Exeter and Dawlish. Some turn out to be false alarms, others are more concerning. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/police-covid-cars-tracking-lockdown-breakers/
