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Dawlish News

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3 Feb 2024

£165m investment is better protecting iconic coastal railway In February 2014, a devastating storm battered the south Devon coastline at Dawlish, cutting off the only railway line to the south west for eight weeks. Read more... https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/video-ten-years-on-from-dawlish-storm-gbp-165m-investment-is-better-protecting-iconic-coastal-railway

A Ukranian mother living in Devon is campaigning for handrails to be installed along the Dawlish sea wall after her daughter fell to her death. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68145806

The land at Gatehouse Farm was allocated by Teignbridge District Council within its Local Plan as a ‘high-quality landmark development’ for 860 new homes, which subsequently received outline planning permission for around 409 new homes in July 2020. Read more... https://wearesouthdevon.com/dawlish-development-to-bring-significant-investment-to-town/

THE owner of Signature Hair and Beauty in Dawlish, Chrissy Marks, has raised £1,000 for a pair of Cyprus-based animal rescue charities. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/grand-donation-to-cyprus-canine-charity-659728

The false accusations against Peter Huxhall saw him sent to jail, destroyed his marriage, drove a split through his family and left him destitute and friendless before he died in suspected suicide “It was an unpleasant encounter,” he recalls sadly. “But he was saying things about mum that we knew weren’t true, so the obvious conclusion was that he had done it. Now I know it was just ...

The executive committee voted unanimously to renew a deal with the RNLI to cover Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren beaches. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/rnli-lifeguards-five-year-contract-sealed-658938

14-year-old Albina Yevko sadly died after falling from the sea wall in Dawlish earlier this year. Network Rail has announced that they plan to reassess the safety of the Dawlish sea wall after a young girl died. 14-year-old Albina Yevko died earlier this year from multiple injuries after she fell four metres off the unprotected edge of the wall beside the railway line onto concrete below. ...

Location: Sandy Lane car park Dates: Saturday, January 6, 2024 Sunday, January 7, 2024 Saturday, January 13, 2024 Sunday, January 14, 2024 Dawlish Warren Location: Outer car park