Dawlish News
HITCHING up her skirt and wearing sunglasses, a beach girl went paddling in what could have been a scene from the height of summer yesterday. But her barefoot dip at Dawlish, Devon, comes in the depths of winter - as weather experts reveal last month was the warmest January for 91 years. Despite recent snow flurries and howling gales, they say we got off lightly with a "ridiculously" high ...
A judge last night said he did take racist remarks seriously, after it emerged that earlier in the day he had found it "rather odd" a racism charge was brought against a man who called a police surgeon a "f**king Paki". Judge Paul Darlow, sitting at Exeter crown court, had said Imraan Jhetam should have "let the matter roll off his back". He also had advised the defendant, Matthew Stiddard, to ...
A woman was trapped in her car after an accident in Devon yesterday.The crash, which happened at Little Week Road, Dawlish, at 3.15pm, involved two cars. One left the road and collided with the garage of a nearby house. Firefighters from Dawlish were called to the accident.
Planners are to consider the final details of a scheme to build five office blocks.Outline permission for the development near Shutterton Industrial Estate, in Dawlish, has already been granted. But now Teignbridge District Council will consider the final plans, which include five office blocks, one industrial unit and trade units.
Commuters are still angry over the latest changes to First Great Western's Devon timetables.Although some journey times are faster, a number of intermediate stops have been removed. Trains to Barnstaple are down by one each day and commuters from Teignmouth and Dawlish are still without the 7.46am service from Dawlish to Exeter. Glenda Lamont, the train company's customer services director, said: ...
A BUILDER told yesterday how he "died" three times after being stung in the mouth by a wasp. Jason Broom, 37, suffered anaphylactic shock when he was stung while sipping from a can of cider. Luckily, his frantic girlfriend Wendy Marriner, 41, found first-aiders Alan Belcher and Kelvin Hopton holidaying at the same caravan park. They gave Jason the kiss of life while waiting for an air ambulance in ...
The posts are in, and when the weather permits cabling and cameras will follow, despite the fact the the council undertook a consultation exercise involving about 1,000 people - 800 residents and 200 tourists of which less than 5 per cent actually mentioned the fear of crime. One man, a retired writer named Keith Sharp, has done everything in his power to stop the system because he believes it ...
Tory Anthony Steen (Totnes) called for armoured trains for a rail line hindered by "high water and falling cliffs". He raised conditions on the scenic route between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth, south Devon where the track runs along the edge of the sea and through a series of short tunnels in the cliffs. Mr Steen called for government cash to bypass the area or provide the special trains. But ...
An obese eight-year-old black Labrador has lost nearly half a stone in weight by running on an underwater treadmill at a fat dog boot camp in Dawlish. Prince attends the rehab centre during the week where he is placed on a diet which includes fasting one day a week. Other techniques veterinary clinic Linhay uses to rehabilitate pets include Pilates and trampolining. Meanwhile an RSPCA spokeswoman ...
The small seabird, normally found in the North Pacific, was spotted earlier today just off Boat Cove. A local birdwatcher said that he had been observing it for several hours. It spent most of its time swimming out to sea, occasionally coming inland to feed. The Murrelet is a breed of bird that has experienced a decline in numbers over the recent years. The birds are found from Kamchatka (Russia) ...
