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Dawlish News

IT is one of the most famous rock formations on the south coast, but the Parson and the Clerk are not what they used to be. The vicar is still with us but his secretary, I fear, is not long for this world. The headland stacks off the coast of Dawlish were so named in the 1850s when the first visitors arrived on the newly-built Great Western railway line. This early engraving shows the Clerk as ...

More than 2,000 homes need to be built each year in the Exeter ‘Housing Market Area’, a new report says. The latest Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) recognises that between 2,172 and 2,601 dwellings need to be built to meet housing need. The Area covers Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and part of Dartmoor National Park. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) ...

POLICE are appealing for information after an ‘opportunistic’ theft of a van from a driveway in broad daylight. The black VW Caddy van was parked on a private [drive] on Exeter Road in Dawlish near the Marine Garage Texaco garage on Friday when it was taken. Investigating officer DC Chris Empson has appealed to the public to come forward if they saw anything suspicious after the theft that ...

Teignbridge District Council's share of the Council Tax remains unchanged for the sixth year in a row after Full Council approved budget plans for the coming financial year. Prudent financial management, ongoing savings and additional income identified through a series of internal business challenge reviews have contributed to maintain front line services whilst absorbing cuts in grant funding ...

A man with a drink problem who set fire to his own home has admitted putting the lives of his neighbours in danger. Philip Fewings had been drinking cider for several hours before he lit two fires in his garden, another in a communal hallway and a fourth inside his flat in Dawlish. The last fire was put out within seconds by firefighters who had already been called to the other late night ...

A CHIROPADY service for elderly people in Dawlish has benefited from a grant from the town council. Assist Teignbridge received a grant of £250 from Dawlish Town Council to continue their nail clinic. Read on http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Council-s-cash-grant-health-service-going/story-25941373-detail/story.html

Already British Club Champions at every age group, last Saturday 28 junior Octopush players from Dawlish were selected to join with colleagues from Helston and Plymouth to represent The South West in the British Regional Championships in Wales.  They were defending last season’s clean sweep at this level, but the South East, The North and Wales were on a charge this year and the competition was ...

Re-shaping community health services in Dawlish and Teignmouth PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUESTIONNAIRE Healthwatch Devon, as an independent body, are collecting responses for South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group’s consultation regarding their community services in Dawlish and Teignmouth. The questionnaire which follows asks a series of questions about which of the two ...

12 Jan 2015

Looks as if it's a limited service at the moment which is probably why family have been referred to Newton before - Monday - 1.45-4.14pm Wednesday - 1.45-4.15pm

12 Jan 2015

Dawlish Hospital is excellent.  They have referred me on to Exeter RDE when necessary, prebooking my son in when he needed urgent plastic surgery.  I don't think they currently have xray, I think it's either Teignmouth or Newton at the moment.  The problem is you can guarantee you have a serious accident once everything closes for the evening!

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