Dawlish News

County councillor Martin Wrigley (Lib Dem) presented a petition on behalf of people in Penfield Gardens, Frederick Terrace and Hoopern Terrace in Dawlish at the authority’s ruling cabinet this week.

Topsham builder Darren Bradford assaulted a former partner at his home and again at a mobile home where the couple were on holiday in Dawlish Warren.

Cockwood Cockwood is a small village on the west side of the Exe Estuary, lying between the villages of Dawlish Warren and Starcross. And while its spelling may appear straightforward, there is some debate as to how you should say it. Some miss out the "w", pronouncing it "Cock-uhd" - but we're ...

They’re busy organising one of the South West’s most prestigious carnival weeks, which is scheduled to run August 12-18 and had a recent get together.

Due to a lack of accommodation in Devon, Connor Cole has been told he will be moving from Dawlish to London on August 14, against his wishes He is autistic, partially sighted and has potentially life-threatening epileptic drop seizures several times a day. Connor also previously had behavioural ...

IT WAS the final curtain for a group of ground-breaking dancers in Dawlish at their last training session.

YOUTH leaders in Dawlish are encouraging people to volunteer to help support the town’s youngsters.

WIMBLEDON might have to abide by an 11pm curfew, but last weekend that rule didn’t apply to Dawlish Lawn Tennis Club.

Impressive photos show how Dawlish Train Station's new footbridge was lifted into position. South West Rail Resilience Programme posted photos yesterday showing the ongoing progress of the bridge's construction on their Facebook page.

Emma Parker, a local Ecotherapist, is set to start the series of nature connection and intuitive writing sessions called "Love Letters To The Earth" at Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve.

WOULD-BE thieves targeted a Dawlish sweet shop, smashing windows to try to gain entry. A group of three men was captured on video doorbell footage trying to smash their way in through the door and shop window.

Dawlish Town - Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours and bathing not advised today due to the likelihood of reduced water quality. There are five sewer overflows covered by the Safer Seas Service here within 650m off the beach which can ...

We’ve now lifted in all the pre-cast concrete units for the new accessible footbridge at Dawlish station. Our pictures are taken over the past few weeks and show the progress we’ve made as the deck and final pieces of the lift towers have been installed. We’ll now move on to installing the lifts ...

A sick family dog was left to die alone barricaded in the downstairs toilet because the owner failed to get her medical help. Dolci, a 15-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, was found dead in squalid conditions by RSPCA inspectors at a house in Dawlish.

Now the new sea wall has been reopened with its new frontage and seating, there has been widespread discussion about bringing in bands and musicians which could be enjoyed by residents and visitors and benefit the town’s businesses.

The sea wall at Dawlish from Colonnade to Coastguards has been shortlisted for the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2023 with the public encouraged to get involved by voting for their favourite scheme.

A DAWLISH man has been jailed for 10 weeks for attacking a police officer and fined for racially aggravated behaviour or words.

MEMBERS of Dawlish Against Plastic took part in one of their regular clean-ups along Dawlish Sea Front. The group’s next beach clean is August 5 at 3pm.

Fourteen Devon beaches and sixteen Cornwall beaches have been declared a pollution risk or at risk of pollution

The specially constructed sea wall was opened six weeks ago, four years after work started, allowing the public to walk the entire 415m length of new promenade.

- Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 35-year-old man who has been reported missing from Dawlish. Barrington Stancombe, known as Baz, was last believed to be in the Dawlish area during the evening of Saturday 1 July. He is described as a white male, around, around 6ft ...

Ian James Mitchell, aged 40, of Linden Road, pleaded guilty to resisting PC Pocknell in the execution of his duty in Dawlish on October 8 last year. He was committed to Truro Crown Court for sentence on this.

Maria Mallaband Care Group plans to open Claremont Manor in Dawlish, Devon, at the beginning of 2024. The setting, designed for residential, nursing, palliative, respite and dementia care, is being built by Lawrence Baker Ltd with the interiors designed by Rebecca Hunter of Rebecca Hartley ...

A big result for our patrol team in the small hours of this morning in Teignmouth. After our officers stopped a vehicle with no insurance, instead of stopping to chat the occupants all decided to go for a very early morning run, in the process throwing a large brown bag of powder into a nearby ...

Benjamin Myers and his friend Stephen McDaid raided the flat in Dawlish and then flashed the cash by brandishing bundles of it in the air while claiming they had won it at a casino. Myers, aged 31, of Old Town Walk, Dawlish, and McDaid, of no fixed address, Teignmouth, admitted burglary. McDaid also ...

Three members of the gang who were based in Exmouth, Dawlish and Liverpool were convicted by a jury at Exeter Crown Court after a month-long trial. A fourth man was acquitted.

THE deadly dangers of rip currents and advice on how to avoid them has been given by police on Teignbridge beaches.

A brand new water attraction has opened at a popular UK holiday park ahead of the summer holidays. One place where families can offer their children a new water attraction is Cofton Holidays in Dawlish in South Devon.

The tablets were originally used as part of a Helping Dawlish project called ‘Tablet 2 Go’ which was all about increasing digital inclusion and funded by a grant from Teignbridge’s District Council’s COVID Hardship Recovery Fund in 2021.

A DAWLISH man has been accused of dishonestly using electricity worth more than £1,000, producing cannabis and possessing cannabis. He is further charged with possessing an offensive weapon, a Samurai sword, in a private place, which he has denied.

From June 23 at 1030am Sefton Hall are opening their Community Café to the general public.

Just a few weeks after the sea wall was reopened to the public, Network Rail has announced all the pre-cast units for the rockfall shelter north of Parson’s Tunnel are now in place.

Indi and Felix are now being looked after at Sefton Hall in Dawlish having been adopted from the Torbay-based charity Hector’s House Cat Rescue.

Although residents didn't have much to say regarding issues in Teignmouth, one person did say they would like a cinema in the town. Other residents also noticed there is too much residential parking in the streets of Teignmouth. Another local, who likes to cycle, also highlighted delays with the ...

COASTGUARDS in Dawlish have become the latest to check out the new seafront. They were particularly keen to check access points for their vehicles. Read more,,,

Deliveries were made to towns and seaside resorts including Exmouth, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Ilfracombe, Hayle, Penzance, Camborne and Truro Dominic McLoughlin, aged 43, of Chorley Road, Liverpool; James Casey, 43, of River Bank Walk, Colchester; John O’Neill, aged 54, of High Street, Exmouth, and John ...

Paul Watkins from Dawlish Warren intercepted the victim’s mail while house-sitting for him and obtained all the details he needed of his driving licence and bank account to pose as him.

Healthscape is a community interest company which uses cold water and natural surroundings, alongside peer support, as a tool to enhance the mental wellbeing of communities.

Work will start with five nights of night-time work from 7pm until 11:59pm on the evenings of Monday 19 June until Friday 23 June, when the A379 will be closed from the Atmospheric Railway public house to the junction with New Road. The road will be open during the daytime and at the weekend.

Contractors BAM Nuttall, working for Network Rail on the new sea wall, with the help of Dawlish History Group, have salvaged a part of Dawlish’s heritage.