Dawlish News

FOOTPATHS on a Dawlish cliffside will have to remain closed for another two months, Network Rail has announced.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly, supportive and welcoming team at Oakwood Specialist College in Dawlish

A pervert from Dawlish was jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom. See more... Live - Daily ...

All happened when the schools were empty, and some resulted in cash and electronic devices being stolen. A 28-year-old man from Dawlish has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, police said.

From Devon and Cornwall Police: Officers have arrested a man in connection with a number of burglaries at several schools in the Teignbridge area. Local police have been investigating eight reports of incidents which have occurred between October 2023 and January 2024. The incidents all occurred ...

DEVELOPERS building the latest tranche of new housing on the outskirts of Dawlish say the development will provide ‘significant financial contributions to benefit the local area’

CALLS are being made for a dangerous footbridge in Dawlish to be removed. Now there are calls for action as people have been seen jumping over it despite the safety warnings.

The line at Dawlish in Devon in March 2018 which was closed after the sea wall was breached Massive waves crash into the seafront at Dawlish in December 2021 as Storm Barra hit Britain See more...

AN estranged husband from Dawlish has admitted assaulting his wife after bundling her into a car in Dartmouth and driving her to Stokenham.

Numerous sewage alerts have been issued at beaches across the Westcountry after Storm Isha. Surfers Against Sewage has mapped 20 beaches across the county where sewage discharge has been released from a storm overflow sometime over the weekend. Dawlish Town See more...

TRAFFIC lights are to be installed on the main road in Starcross as an experiment to try to tackle congestion.

A Devon farm shop has closed after the company which ran it went bust leaving debts of £150,000. The family-run Dawlish Farmshop closed recently after The Devon Fruit Company Ltd went into liquidation. Live - Daily ...

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.

WALKERS in Dawlish are up in arms as part of the sea wall is closed at the same time as an adjacent footpath. But at the same time, a footpath along Lady’s Mile, which could be used as an alternative route to the sea wall, is also being closed by Devon County Council.

A Devon village primary school has been forced to close for the day after being burgled. Starcross Primary School was targeted by thieves at some point over the weekend. It has not been confirmed what was stolen but it is believed to be electrical equipment. Over the Christmas holiday break, ...

THE owner of Signature Hair and Beauty in Dawlish, Chrissy Marks, has raised £1,000 for a pair of Cyprus-based animal rescue charities.

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 ...

Dawlish in the sunshine One person on ILiveHere wrote: “The locals are generally horrible and keep to their limited gene pool so they hate anyone who has dared to move in from civilisation, and they particularly loathe anyone with a University degree or a job that pays more than minimum wage. See ...

A pervert from Dawlish has been jailed for amassing a huge collection of child abuse images and videos downloaded from the dark web. Paul Powell, 56, also set up a spy camera to secretly film a woman in a bathroom.

A DAWLISH woman says each day is a struggle and she feels ‘like Edward Scissorhands’ after a rare tumour left her with a prominent scar on her hand.

The death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who fell from a sea wall at Dawlish could have been prevented according to a local man who saw his teenage friend die at the same spot three decades ago. The shocking death of Brendon Burnage in 1992 at the age of just 17 years old, prompted a campaign for the ...

The executive committee voted unanimously to renew a deal with the RNLI to cover Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren beaches.

SHANTY group the Back Beach Boyz have handed over a cheque to Dawlish Community Transport.

ENGINEERS have been working over the festive period to continue the latest phase of the resilience project along the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe.

NINETY guests and helpers enjoyed a Christmas dinner provided by the Strand Centre in Dawlish. MP Anne Marie Morris was among the visitors during the lunch along with an appearance by Father Christmas, otherwise known as former mayor Graham Price, who distributed presents.

Location: Sandy Lane car park Dates: • Saturday, January 6, 2024 • Sunday, January 7, 2024 • Saturday, January 13, 2024 • Sunday, January 14, 2024 Dawlish Warren Location: Outer car park

14-year-old Albina Yevko sadly died after falling from the sea wall in Dawlish earlier this year. Network Rail has announced that they plan to reassess the safety of the Dawlish sea wall after a young girl died. 14-year-old Albina Yevko died earlier this year from multiple injuries after she fell ...

On Saturday morning, the fire service was called to Cofton Holiday park near Dawlish Warren to a report that a biomass energy plant had caught fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found that biomass inside the building was smouldering to temperatures as high as 400 degrees celsius.

A PROLIFIC shoplifter from Dawlish has been jailed for six months after stealing from stores including Poundland.

Councillors are being recommended to renew a contract with the RNLI to continue to provide summer lifeguard cover for the next five years at Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren beaches.

Dawlish Community Transport received £500, and AIMs, the Strand Centre in Dawlish, Talking Newspapers and St Nectan’s Church in Ashcombe, each received £250 - making a total of £1500.

Molly Baldwin, a pupil at Orchard Manor School, has been presented with the Joanna Besley Memorial Cup for her achievements and improvement in maths and English.

In third was Dawlish with 511,000, while 233,000 entries and exits saw Dawlish Warren finish in fourth, and Starcross rounded out the top five on 107,000. See more...

In nearby EX18 - Chulmleigh - prices fell by 12.0% to £318,530, in TQ10 - South Brent - by 12.0% to £359,233, and by 11.2% in EX7 - Dawlish - to £279,344. See more...

DEVASTATED families are appealing of the return of items stolen from the graves of their loved ones at Dawlish Cemetery

Serious concerns have been raised about the safety of patients at a mental health unit following the suicide of a 34-year-old man who should have been under regular observations

Over the last month the Teignmouth Neighbourhood team have twice arrested and remanded a prolific offender, the latest being earlier this week. Yesterday, Harry NORMAN from Dawlish, was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment for 7 counts of theft from a shop across Teignmouth and Dawlish, drunk & ...

The Friends of Dawlish Hospital launched a campaign several months ago calling for the unit, which has been closed for more than four years, to be reopened.