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£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
Earlier this morning the waterfowl wardens have taken the three juvenile black swans to a new local home. They were increasingly being chased by Bert into the road and other area and with the new cygnets doing very, very well it was decided the best course of action was to rehome them. We will keep you updated about their new move.
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
