Dawlish News

The new wall is being built to protect the railway line after a storm in 2014 caused devastation Network Rail, who are carrying out the work, say that work on the second section on the project is progressing well after the concrete panels ranging from 6.09 to 6.69 metres in size and each weighing ...

A groomer has been jailed for groping two schoolgirls after bribing them with Big Macs and cigarettes. Heather, of The Mews, Dawlish, denied two counts of sexual assault but was found guilty by a jury at Exeter Crown Court in May.

Police closed a main road for an investigation after a man was attacked and pushed into a shop window. The incident described by police as a "serious assault" happened on Sunday night in The Strand at Starcross, near Dawlish.

Devon County Council’s cabinet has agreed to progress a planning application for the road, between Elm Grove Road and the A379 Exeter Road. Read more,,,

Police have confirmed that a suspected explosive device found on Dawlish beach was a ‘buoy’ not a ‘bomb’.

A man from Dawlish who thought he was meeting a child for sex in the woods was trapped by an uncover police sting. After being arrested it was discovered Jowitt had chatted online to other 'children', who were also police.

We are delighted to announce that Dawlish Museum will be opening to the public on Wednesday 21 July for the first time since September 2019. Since lockdown restrictions eased, the volunteers have worked tirelessly to spring clean and complete the displays. If you enjoy the photos posted on this ...

A PEOPLE smuggler has been jailed after his yacht ran aground between Teignmouth and Dawlish Teignbridge with eight illegal Albanian immigrants on board

An eight week consultation is under way on the site options being considered for new home building and for businesses creating local employment opportunities. Since the current Local Plan was introduced in 2014, the area has benefitted from more than £200 million of infrastructure investments with ...

Earlier this year the government confirmed money would be pumped into what's known as the Dartmoor Line, following years of debate after the Dawlish line cut off much of Devon and Cornwall from the rail network in storms in 2014.

Firefighters tackled a blaze at a bungalow caused by tea towels left on the cooker hob. Crews were sent from Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot.

British Transport Police (BTP) and Network Rail have issued a stark warning after several recent incidents of trespass on the railway line in Dawlish, Devon. The month of May saw an increase in reports, with 18 incidents occurring on the line and multiple people caught on camera in recent weeks. ...

It comes as a significant amount of stonework reportedly fell yesterday evening at around 7pm, with the roof leaning back and the chimney stack resting on just two pieces.

He was arrested again in October at a holiday park in Dawlish. A caravan was searched and police found cannabis and scales. Finally, in August 2019, he was detained at an address in Paignton.

The vehicle became stranded at the Lower Dawlish Water Ford on Monday morning after heavy rainfall caused a nearby stream to flood rapidly, trapping one of the occupants and their dog before they could safely exit the vehicle.

Here is the full list of applications that have been submitted and validated by the various local councils or planning authorities in Devon in the last week

The video, which attempts to trick people into thinking a 14-year-old girl has been forced into the back of a car by two men in Dawlish, was first seen circulating on local Facebook groups in the South Devon area yesterday evening (June 24).

Nanook, an 11-year-old Terrier cross, originally arrived at the West Down-based centre just before Covid hit in February 2020. He was adopted but sadly that home was not meant to be and was returned to their care once again in November 2020. He has now trotted off to start a new life with Sharon ...

Date: 23/06/2021 Time: 11:55 Location: Hospital Hill, Dawlish Area: Central County: Devon Fire engines from Dawlish, Teignmouth and a Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Middlemoor were all sent to a report of a car that had dropped down a ravine. On arrival crews confirmed that this car had fallen ...

New student flats, cinemas, thousands of new homes, river restoration works, health centres, new roads, hotels, Dawlish railway line works, and town centre regeneration are all among the schemes

The Climate Central map shows the areas at risk of flooding without measures to hold back the waters The Met Office has predicted an increase in sea levels by as much as 80cm by the end of the century. Devon has already seen the devastating effect of storms, with the coastal railway link ...

Monday 21 - Sunday 27 June is Rail Safety Week, aiming to raise awareness of the importance of rail safety and ultimately prevent accidents and deaths in and around the rail infrastructure. While we are carrying out our work, part of the sea wall path between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren is closed. ...

The Snooky Trust helps people aged 18-40 who live in Dawlish and the wider area. Last week they took the tough decision to cancel their major fundraising event, the Snooky Fest, for the second year in a row, blaming difficulties in staging the event with ongoing uncertainty over regulations.

The contractor on the Dawlish sea wall reconstruction project in south Devon reckons to be saving 1,130 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by using ground granulated blast furnace slag as a cement substitute.

Singh, aged 49, now of Exeter Road, Dawlish, admitted arson and was conditionally discharged by Judge David Evans at Exeter Crown Court. He said it was ‘not expedient’ to punish him because he is currently being treated at Langdon mental hospital, where doctors will manage his release back into ...

HMS Prince of Wales has been spotted off the Torbay coast and two Chinooks have been spotted soaring across a perfect blue sky The £3.3billion combat vessel was first seen a few miles off the coast yesterday (June 14) where it sailed past Berry Head. Now, this morning two chinooks have also been ...

They are back again…out of force door to door salesman. Unfortunately they are not so nice and seem to get a little upset if you say no so please be aware and stay safe. They might state that they are a young offender who have just got out of prison selling cleaning goods. They state they have to ...

Justin Gelsthorpe, 38, lost his temper and dragged his girlfriend from the car in Exeter He started 'driving like a maniac' around Countess Wear after she suggested they could not afford the takeaway at Dawlish.

Please remember that fires and barbecues are not permitted anywhere at Dawlish Warren. There is no access for fire engines without closing the railway line

This Carers Week Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for Newton Abbot and Councillor for Dawlish North East, Martin Wrigley, is calling on the Government to provide emergency funding to give carers a break from dramatically increased caring responsibilities during the Covid pandemic.

The 'Royal Train' has been spotted passing through Devon, with one keen photographer snapping a photo of the locomotive as it passed through Dawlish this evening.

Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris, who has been a ‘lockdown sceptic’, and who voted against the third lockdown, has urged the Government not to delay the planned lifting of restrictions on June 21.

Shaun Powney, 51, pleaded guilty at Exeter Crown Court to the manslaughter of Patrick Powney in Plymouth in February on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was remanded to doctors' care in Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, and will be sentenced after psychiatric reports.

Following a dramatic increase in dog thefts, Devon & Cornwall Police are paving the way in the region by appointing Chief Inspector Rob Curtis to help tackle this rising crime.

Joshua Sanchez lashed out with a full pint glass in his hand after the two men jostled each other as they walked through the Lansdowne in Dawlish.

LIFEGUARDS will be back on Teignmouth and Dawlish beaches from May 29, reports Wendy Richards Wood, Volunteer Press Officer Teignmouth RNLI Fundraising Team

A SCHEME that has been in operation throughout the country for many years and which is as important today as it is ever been is Neighbourhood Watch (NHW).The executive committee, for many years under the chairmanship of Geoff Hughes who saw membership grow to more than 280 wardens at its height, ...

Emerging Trend ~ Catalytic Converter thefts on the rise Since April 2021 there has been an increase in the theft of catalytic converters across the force, in South Devon there have been over 40. 2 reports of catalytic converters thefts have been in the Teignmouth area in the last 5 days. ...

A CCTV recording system has now been installed by Coastguard breakwater for the purposes of safety and the prevention of crime. Please do not trespass onto the railway line or worksite. You will be putting your life at risk by doing so.

Darryl Riches was given just a 20 per cent chance of survival and was left with life-changing injuries - now he wants to give back to those who helped save his life In May 2002, Darryl Riches from Dawlish was on his way to work when he was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry. The result ...