Dawlish News

POLICE in Dawlish say they are ‘aware’ of complaints about part of the new Dawlish sea wall being used as a ‘drinking den’.

YOUNGSTERS are dicing with death by accessing the site of a derelict historic building in Dawlish, residents have claimed. The Vicarage Residents Group has been campaigning   for some years to tackle the issue of the Grade II listed Old Vicarage.

Gilly Robinson, 59, from Dawlish who was on the march said:“I was evacuated from my home in Dawlish twice during the storms of February 2014.The sea wall was breached and the railway line in front of my house left dangling. Climate change? Can’t prove it. But highly likely...Honestly?  I’m ...

The top trending destination this bank hols is apparently Dawlish in Devon , a seaside town known for its coastal walking trails. Dawlish is a popular staycay spot – it’s no wonder that the town is set to be heaving once again this weekend.

STAFF shortages in the care sector are affecting a Dawlish-based charity. The charity’s annual general meeting heard that its paid for services are suffering from the national recruitment problems.

A MENTALLY ill man who set light to his flat because he thought he was being tormented by his neighbours has been sent to a hospital in Dawlish. He has a long history of schizophrenia and has been in Exeter Prison since his arrest but will be moved to the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish within the next ...

A DAWLISH grandmother is urging parents and carers to respond to a county-wide survey on childcare in a bid to address the current ‘crisis’ in provision.

FIREFIGHTERS from Dawlish Fire Station recently spent an evening at a local rugby club for a training night, spearheaded by one of their own.

THE unveiling of a sundial on Saturday marked the official opening of the picturesque 52-acre Ridgetop Park which is designed to help protect internationally important wildlife sites at Dawlish Warren, the Exe Estuary and the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths by providing appealing, alternative outdoor ...

BACK with a big post-Covid carnival, the packed programme of events for Dawlish Carnival kicks off on Tuesday, August 15, and runs until the grand finale, the community parade on Friday, August 18.

A NEW miniature community has been uncovered in Dawlish . The Dittos live in a number of tiny new homes in the town but their presence is all positive.

A FORMER motocross rider who suffers with multiple sclerosis was taken to an event by staff at the Dawlish care home which looks after him.

CARNIVAL Week in Dawlish kicks off today, starting a packed programme of entertainment.

The worst offender of all the companies for broken monitors installed in swimming waters is South West Water, which had 31 broken monitors. Beaches at Bude in Cornwall as well as Dawlish in Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset all have sewage monitors installed which have been faulty in both 2021 and ...

The new link road and an associated bridge over Shutterton Brook is part of a scheme for 860 homes near Secmaton Lane contained in Teignbridge District Council’s current local plan and is a key step in achieving the goal of linking the new homes directly to the A379 Exeter Road.

Service 222 (Dawlish Warren – Teignmouth) Service will be withdrawn for end of the 2023 season. Following a recent tender award, Stagecoach will take over operation of the Tiverton town network from another operator, with only minor changes to the current timetables The local network

COFTON Holidays has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art scooter, BMX and skateboard pump track to help promote health, fitness and fun among visitors to the Dawlish Warren park, year-round.

Highways bosses are recommending no waiting at any time along sections of Elm Grove Road which as well as being a residential street, is also home to the town’s secondary school and a primary school.

Hazel, 53, was a member of the leadership team at Hope Church in Dawlish who say she made an enormous contribution, not just in the church, but in the town's wider community. The church has described the loss as "heart-breaking" and has invited all who knew her, regardless of faith, to attend a ...

DAWLISH will be marking Ukrainian Independence Day in support of refugees who have made the town their home since the invasion by Russia. Everyone is welcome to join the event which will take place on Thursday August 24 at the Piazza and the bottom of the Lawn. Mayor of Dawlish Rosie Dawson will ...

REUNION planning is underway for Dawlish Secondary School, as a local man attempts to make contact with his classmates.

Thought to be one of the oldest events of its kind in the country, the race sees competitors in costume and using a decorated wheeled contraption, historically a pram, running a set course to pubs around the town.

The summer holidays are well and truly underway and that means it's Dawlish Warren's time to shine. Being overwhelmingly made up of holiday homes and caravan parks, we went there to speak to locals find out what it was like to live and work in a seaside resort.

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to bring back a headline act for Dawlish Celebrates Carnival parade. Last in Dawlish in 2019, the carnival team hope they can make a return to make sure carnival week ends with a rousing parade

A domestic bully has been jailed for a brutal assault on his partner at a holiday park in Dawlish Warren. Edward Hodgkinson, 52, dragged the woman by the hair, threw her across the room, punched, kicked and stamped on her head during a vicious attack, a court heard.

A NEW £13million care home in Dawlish is expected to open next year. The company behind the new 71 bed facility will be hosting recruitment events in October to attract staff.

Here, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley takes over the train. Departing Taunton at 11:01, the train will pass through Tiverton Parkway (11:16), Dawlish Warren (11:52), Dawlish (12:04), Newton Abbot (12:16), Paignton (12:34) and Kingswear at 13:09.

DAWLISH Warren sea wall and part of a road surface was damaged by a disposable barbecue, fire crews have warned.

Harry Robert Norman, aged 33, of Carlton Terrace, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at Dawlish Warren Station by beating on March 21.

• Rated 5: Smallacombe Organics at Smallacombe Farm Dawlish Devon; rated on July 29

Despite his age, stopping is not in his sights and he says he will still be singing when he is 100. He said: “I was about three or four years old when my father took over a shop in Dawlish in Devon and he’d been a bit of a comic during the First World War, so he started a concert party in Dawlish ...

The Strand Centre has created a web patch in a space in front of the church building to repurpose as a growing area.

QUESTIONS are being asked about the future of Dawlish Hospital’s minor injuries unit after a 73-year-old woman fell and needed treatment for a severe cut.

Network Rail will be installing a series of protection measures, from netting designed to retain the cliffs in some high-risk locations, as well as catch fences, which will stop any cliff material before it reaches the railway. The work is expected to take until spring 2024 and is being carried out ...

This year’s programme includes shows at Dawlish , Teignmouth and Exeter Quayside , and is being orchestrated by Dr Lidington’s local social enterprise, Prom-Prom.

Amy Walker and her family, from Dawlish, left their hotel late on Saturday, joining thousands "scrambling" to get on to boats.

ORANGE Army workers in Dawlish are giving a coastal park a makeover. South West Rail Resilience Programme says ‘pocket park’ as it is known, near Coastguard Cottages, is being revamped.

DAREDEVIL Dawlish octogenarian Bernice Johnson has been up to her high-flying antics again.

A vital Devon charity that has been rocked by a savage arson attack is battling to keep going with the help of the local community. Dawlish Community Transport, which offers accessible, affordable transport services for those unable to use public transport, was cruelly targeted last Friday, July 14.

The mum of a Ukrainian teenager who died after falling off a seawall in Dawlish is demanding changes be made to prevent other tragedies. 14-year-old Albina Yevko died after she was found unconcious on the beach in March this year.