Dawlish News

The busy summer season is now underway in Dawlish, with holidaymakers taking the opportunity to stroll along the seafront whenever the sun finally makes an appearance. But after another sea wall tragedy earlier this month - believed to have been the ninth in this area - some are questioning just how ...

DAWLISH is gearing up for another fun-filled week of carnival. Volunteers from Dawlish Celebrates Carnival have been working hard to put together a programme of entertainment for all ages. The week will include the 50th anniversary of Knockout, the famous Pram Race alongside many children’s ...

A JUDGE showed mercy on a retired fireman who grew cannabis to treat pain from a chronic back condition. Graham Walker was caught growing the drug twice at his Dawlish home, bypassing the electricity supply so he did not have to pay the bill.

GRANTS of up to £500 are available to projects that positively address the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of communities around the Teign Estuary. The grant is for communities around the Teign Estuary and adjacent open coastline, including Dawlish, Holcombe and the Ness.

A TEAM of nurses from Dawlish Community Hospital put on their running shoes to raise money for charity. The foursome took part in the Race For Life for Cancer Research which was held at Westpoint in Exeter.

KINGSTEIGNTON Bowls’ Club had a couple of teams in action recently, starting first with the X Division Over 55s on Wednesday 17. On their travels to Dawlish Marina’s Green, it was a day to forget even though Captain John Saunders commented that the rinks were closer than the scores suggest.

New lift for Teignmouth’s Alice Cross Centre - and a room with a loo, too. Dawlish Water Rotary and Teignmouth Rotary Club also donated £500 each to help with the associated costs. ‘It will also enable us to make better use of the building by giving us options to alter the layout.

DAWLISH Marina Bowls Club held a fun Sunday afternoon on July 14 for the “Legends” born in 1954. Thanks to the hard work put in by Stephanie and Lin and their respective other halves who devised some great bowls games.

A TEENAGER, part of a Dawlish drugs gang, was caught drug dealing for the third time and told police ‘I will always go back to what I know’. Finley Walsh was groomed by gangs from the age of 12 and has been arrested repeatedly while acting as a runner for them.

JUST last weekend, Olivia Steer of Dawlish enjoyed the South West of England Championships. The talented runner won her heat in Birmingham by five seconds and went on to claim second in the final, achieving another Personal Best in the process.

PLANS have been approved to give Dawlish railway station a facelift. Listed Building consent has been granted by Teignbridge Council for the maintenance project which will mainly involve repainting the Grade II listed station.

Network Rail is investigating an incident on the sea wall at Dawlish at the weekend in which a woman on a mobility scooter fell to her death. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon near Lady’s Mile.

AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman reported missing in Dawlish has been found, police have confirmed. Tiborne Palko was found safe by police after an appeal was put out earlier today to anyone who may have seen her.

POLICE are appealing for help to find an 81-year-old woman who has been reported missing from Dawlish. Tiborne Palko, was last seen at around 9.15am today in the area of Dawlish Lawn, on The Strand.

Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will pass through Dawlish this Saturday (20th July 2024) as part of the English Riviera Express. The tour originates at Bedford, where it will depart at 05:29 – it will start with diesel traction .

Concern is growing for a missing 15-year-old schoolgirl who police believe may be making her way to Plymouth via train. Devon and Cornwall police officers are on the lookout for Rhianna Madge, who was last seen leaving Dawlish holiday park Golden sands at 11.10pm on Wednesday, July 17.

NETWORK Rail is investigating an incident on the sea wall at Dawlish in which a woman on a mobility scooter fell to her death. Members of Teignbridge Council said the incident near Lady’s Mile had had an impact on many residents.

Fears of another fatality along a notorious stretch of sea wall in Dawlish were realised last weekend when a woman on a mobility scooter fell to her death, prompting renewed calls for safety measures to be urgently installed.

Potential safety measures to protect people using the exposed sea wall at Dawlish are to go out for consultation in the autumn. Network Rail is currently drawing up possible solutions for the wall, where a woman on a mobility scooter fell to her death at the weekend.

POTENTIAL safety measures to protect people using the exposed sea wall at Dawlish are to go out for consultation in the autumn. Network Rail is currently drawing up possible solutions for the wall, where a woman on a mobility scooter fell to her death at the weekend.

OLIVIA Steer boasts a wide range of accolades both on the track and in cross-country. The youngster has won numerous county titles and others in the Southwest as well as placing highly on a national level.

Rescuers from several emergency response agencies were called out to a popular seaside town following reports of an "urgent medical incident". RNLI lifeboat volunteers from Exmouth joined colleagues from HM Coastguard, Devon and Cornwall Police, the ambulance and Devon Air Ambulance services and ...

A woman in her 70s has died after falling from the sea wall while on her mobility scooter. Police were notified at around 2:30pm on Saturday July 13 of concerns about the welfare of the woman who came off the sea wall near Dawlish Warren.

THE ladies’ achievements take pole position for Bovey Tracey Bowls Club once again this week. In the Grace Matthews 4-3-2-1-1 ladies' team competition, playing away against Dawlish Marina, Bovey won four of the five events.

A woman has died after suffering a medical episode in Dawlish . Emergency services were called to Lady's Mile at around 2.30pm on Saturday, July 13, following reports of an urgent incident.

LINDA Mortimore, of Dawlish, was part of the Great Britain team that took part in the European Dragon Boat Championships in Czechia recently. A dragon boat is a long, narrow boat seating 10 or 20 paddlers, side by side.

THE new rockfall shelter built to protect the vital railway line at Dawlish has been shortlisted for an award. The project is among 12 from across the South West competing for public votes in the ICE South West People’s Choice Award 2024 aimed at raising awareness about the work of the region’s ...

DELIGHTED volunteers and staff at a Dawlish-based charity received an award from King Charles III. Assist Teignbridge were announced as winners of the King's Award for Voluntary Service in November.

CUSTOMERS have said a sad farewell to two Post Office staff as facilities in Dawlish convert to a changed format. But the decision has been widely condemned as Dawlish is now left without a main Post Office counter or a single bank.

A SWIMMER has thanked rescuers for helping when she was injured at Dawlish Warren beach. Dawn Clark was helped by a lifeguard who stayed with her until paramedics arrived after the accident on Sunday.

Latest News As It Happens Across Torbay. In Teignbridge and Exmouth, patrols will begin at Sandy Bay, Teignmouth and Dawlish from this weekend. RNLI Lifeguards will continue their daily patrols from 10am-6pm on these beaches up until Sunday 1 September.

DAWLISH’S own version of Glastonbury music festival has been cancelled again this year. Just a week before it was due to have taken place, organisers announced on social media that Snooky Fest will not be going ahead.

A predatory and manipulative sex offender has been jailed after downloading child abuse images from the internet. The defendant, aged 30, of Warren Road, Dawlish Warren, has been jailed for 16 months at Exeter Crown Court.

RNLI lifeguards will be back on the beaches of Teignmouth and Dawlish this summer. Patrols will be at the two resorts until September. They are among 14 beaches in Devon with lifeguards who will patrol between 10am and 6om.

Voters in Newton Abbot have gone to the ballot box in the general election 2024.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to five of Teignbridge’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them all. • Rated 5: Bibsys at Beach Road Dawlish Warren Devon E; rated on June 27.

DAWLISH United Football Club are delighted to announce that, on Friday June 21, a new 20-year agreement was signed with Teignbridge District Council for the lease of the main ground at Sandy Lane.

DAWLISH Coaster Laraine Gibbins took part in the Sportiva Torbay Sprint triathlon last weekend and finished in a time of 1:34:39. The event included a 750m sea swim, followed by a 20k bike ride, then a 5k run.

A TWELVE-year-old boy has been taken to hospital following a road collision in Dawlish. The boy sustained serious injuries and was taken to Bristol Children’s Hospital after the incident, which took place on July 1.

DAWLISH Women’s Walking Football Club is going from strength to strength. Following on from their successful progression into league and tournament football, including a runners-up trophy at EuroCopa 2024 in Portugal earlier this year, the club are keen to invite more women to play the sport.