News in Dawlish

Greetings cards, postcards, fridge magnets, jigsaws, and calendars featuring pictures of Dawlish cove and the black swans and cygnets are available - and they're all photographs that Rosie has taken herself.

Rosie said: "I took up photography on retirement about 12 years ago, but I am now very busy again both with my photography and marketing of my products.

A public consultation on future housing developments in Teignbridge may go ahead if councillors give their approval next week (1 June).

Councillors will be asked to approve an eight-week consultation on where thousands of new homes across Teignbridge could be built.

Two representatives from Devon County Council, Lucy Mottram and Bobby Hughes, spoke to members of Dawlish & District u3a (University of the Third Age) via Zoom recently to tell them about the importance of reducing household waste.

In an interesting and upbeat presentation, members learnt that a worryingly large 30.1% of residential bin waste was from the kitchen, and 40.8% of waste in black bins could have been recycled.

Dawlish Celebrates and Dawlish Town Council are set to bring a weekend of traditional seaside fun to the town.

Taking place on both Saturday (29 May) and Sunday (30 May) from 11am to 4pm, residents and visitors can expect Punch and Judy shows and a flea circus.

The statistics, which provide the position as of 17 May, show that there have been 1,169,431 vaccines delivered in Devon, with 729,168 being a first dose, and 440,263 being a second dose.

Across Devon and Cornwall, more than 70 per cent of adults have had their first dose, with around 45 per cent having had a second dose.

A total of 108 new cases were confirmed across Devon and Cornwall last week – with the total since the start of the pandemic at 48,287 – although the numbers may be slightly higher given Tuesday's figures saw a raft of false positives removed from the dataset giving a negative total for the day.

Even so, it is the lowest weekly total since 154 were recorded in the week of 6-12 September, and based on daily averages, would be below that figure even without the false positives being removed from totals.

A public consultation on future housing developments in Teignbridge may go ahead if councillors give their approval next week (1 June).

A number of site developments are being planned to meet the increasing housing and work needs of local residents for the next 20 years.

In 2021, we find ourselves at a crossroads when it comes to housing; what do we need, where do we need it and how is it built. There are a number of issues at play, but the simple reality is that we need more housing stock.

As part of the Queen's Speech, the Government announced their intention to bring forward a Planning Bill in order to "create a simpler, faster and more modern planning system to replace the current one that dates back to 1947, and ensuring we no longer remain tied to procedures designed for the last century".

Plans are progressing well for Dawlish's one-day music festival, which will take place – Covid permitting – on Saturday, July 31.

The Breakout Festival will see live bands playing at the Marine Tavern and the Teignmouth Inn from 2pm until 11pm. Each band will play for 50 minutes and the performances will alternate between the two venues, with 10 minutes between each set to give the audience time to drink up and move from one pub to the other.

Are you looking for a new home in Dawlish? Or maybe you just enjoy browsing through the properties on offer in your area?

Either way, you'll like Dawlish Nub News's Property of the Week feature, where we highlight some of the homes currently on the market.