Dawlish News
The £30m Dawlish sea wall recommended for approval despite fears 'it will destroy town's charm' Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/30m-dawlish-sea-wall-recommended-2736716
Fears that new Dawlish sea wall will make flooding issue worse Protesters claim the planned new Dawlish Sea Wall - which will be the height of two double decker buses - will actually make flooding problems worse in the seaside town. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fears-new-dawlish-sea-wall-2732984
Seaside towns in the South West need help reinventing themselves, with a mixed package including better transport links, better access to higher education for young people and better internet connectivity, a House of Lords report has claimed. The committee said that many seaside towns and coastal communities were in desperate need of improvements to transport, housing and broadband. The ...
Police chiefs are asking for millions of pounds extra cash to deal with ‘the busiest summer ever’ with the anticipated rise in visitors to Devon and Cornwall because of Brexit. They pointed out that the force is only funded to manage the 1.7m residents of the two counties, but not the extra 11 million tourists to Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly each year, with research showing road ...
Twelve in court charged with multiple drug offences after raids in South Devon Four from Dawlish Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/twelve-court-charged-multiple-drug-2709826
Arrests in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Chudleigh and Dawlish in the last 48 hours Properties in Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Chudleigh were targeted by police. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/police-arrest-16-people-coordinated-2701472
In a trial starting in April for 12 months traffic will be stopped from using Estuary Road and Church Road through Powderham, alongside the River Exe. The only vehicles allowed will be for access, and will apply for the full length of the route between the A379 junctions at Red Lodge in the north and Starcross in the south. Read more... ...
Treasure hoard unearthed in Devon after 3,000 years could be sold off and never see again https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/treasure-hoard-unearthed-devon-after-2674048
This is when Freeview channels will change across Devon https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/freeview-channels-change-across-devon-2662862
This treasure was discovered in 2017 by two metal-detectorists in a field near Dawlish. It's thought it was buried for about 3,000 years, since the late bronze age. Read more... http://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/ramm-launches-fundraising-campaign-to-keep-dawlish-hoard/
