Dawlish News

Firefighters had to rescue two Devon walkers who got themselves waist-deep in a sticky situation. A 999 call was made at around 12.50pm today to reports of two people stuck in the mud on a public footpath on farmland in Mamhead, near Dawlish. At the time of the call, they were stuck in the mud up ...

A rowdy drinker armed himself with a knife-like garden tool after getting involved in a row in the pub. He left the pub but returned a few minutes later armed with a garden tool saying he needed to protect himself and had felt 'humiliated'. Staff took it off him before police were called.

THE BOSS of a group of Devon care homes is calling on the government to set out when and how families will be able to visit residents more effectively once again. Geoffrey Cox is the managing director of Southern Healthcare, which has four homes in the county.

Network Rail have submitted a scheme to install a 210m long rock fall shelter at Parsons Tunnel North, as well as providing additional safety netting on the cliffs If approved, the proposals, which are subject to funding confirmation from government, will see construction starting in August with ...

Mum Rebecca Searle was out walking with her two kids and dog at Dawlish Warren earlier today when they made the grisly discovery. 'It's gross but, at the same time, you just can't stop looking at it'

Teignmouth and Dawlish Police have rejected rumours that there have been multiple dog thefts in the area, despite comments on social media sites referring to alleged incidents.

After an interval of over six years, members of Dawlish & District u3a in Dawlish, in Devon have welcomed back representatives of the Devon Air Ambulance to their monthly meetings. Devon Air Ambulance is now a familiar presence in the community, perhaps one that is sometimes taken for granted, but ...

A popular Devon staycation spot has experienced a huge surge in bookings after Boris Johnson unveiled his coronavirus roadmap. The family-run holiday park reported that compared to their site activity on Sunday 21 Feb with activity on Monday 22 Feb, there was a staggering 182 per cent increase in ...

From Monday 22 February, the promenade along the Marine Parade sea wall will be closed for five days. This is to allow us to carry out some additional work on the ramp at Town Gateway and the drainage along the wall. The footbridge by Kennaway Tunnel will remain open during this time, providing ...

A 'highly pathogenic' new strain of bird flu has been detected in a human being for the first time. There has been no evidence of the strain being transmitted between humans, and the case has been reported to the World Health Organisation.

Brunel Boutique Railways has six different luxury carriages for guests to choose from The Brunel Boutique Railway consists of six different carriages, each available for private hire.

A river in Dawlish has been pictured with 'orange' water running in its stream. Shutterton Brook was found polluted with discoloured water on Tuesday morning and has since been reported to the Environment Agency.

Rapid charge points have already been installed in Chudleigh and Buckfastleigh as part of a Highways England scheme, but a further four double rapid charger points will follow by Feb 2022 in Newfoundland Way Car Park and Forde House in Newton Abbot, Eastcliff Car Park in Teignmouth and Barton Hill ...

Cliff falls are a regular occurrence around the coast and there's nothing we can do to prevent this' Located on the cliffs above the Parson and Clerk, this £1.75 million property lost 80ft of it's garden in 2011 Prior to this, previous owner Nick Skilton who built the property also lost 80ft of ...

Railway lines between Devon and Cornwall have been blocked due to the sea flooding. It is affecting services between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids, with the incident taking place at Dawlish Sea Wall.

High tides meant it flooded the streets Roads in Paignton were blanketed with sea foam last night - making it look like they were buried under snow. This happens particularly at Dawlish when the sea funnels in under the railway bridge. See More...

It was the night of February 8/9 that the 100 mile unbroken trail was left in the heavy snow This week marks the anniversary of one of Devon's greatest unexplained mysteries - when deep snow fell overnight on February 8 1855 and locals awoke to find an unbroken line of footprints stretching nearly ...

East Teignbridge Community Transport (ETCT), based at Barton Hill Car Park in Dawlish, is well known as Dawlish Community Transport. The charity provides transportation to individuals, be it to medical appointments, wellbeing, or social activities and for affiliated groups, schools and care homes. ...

Network Rail The second stage of raising the revetment with a huge engineering feat For the next 100 years, we will use Europe’s only “Wavewalker” barge to protect the line from the sea. In 2014, a railway line in Dawlish, Devon was damaged. Enterprises want to improve their southwestern ...

STAFF at Gatehouse Primary Academy, Dawlish, have thanked the community effort that has gone into home learning for its pupils.

In the past few days, Sergeant Dan Brenchley - who operates a police 'covid car' has checked out addresses in Exeter and Dawlish. Some turn out to be false alarms, others are more concerning.

As part of a divorce settlement in 2016, he agreed to pay his ex-wife £6.4m plus millions more after the sale of their former home, but a delay sparked a bitter court fight Jayne Richardson Derhalli, 57, and Kerim Derhalli, 58, enjoyed the spoils of his stellar finance career during their 27-year ...

The Mayor of Dawlish, Alison Foden spoke about how she became involved in the life of the community soon after she moved to the town Alison is a well-known figure in the Dawlish community, and even more so at present as she continues in her term of office for a second year.

Police officers are investigating reports that a male was set upon by a group of people in Bank Street, Teignmouth at around 4pm. It is alleged the victim, aged in his 30s, was initially hit with a car and then assaulted by the occupants of the vehicle. He sustained a head injury and superficial ...

How many of these do you know? How black swans travelled across the world to make Dawlish famous Black swans, originally come from Australia and have been raised so successfully in Dawlish that they have become the town’s most recognisable feature and a major tourist attraction.

Staff at Sefton Hall Nursing and Residential Home in Dawlish staged a mock graduation ceremony for one of their colleagues.

Dawlish Swimming Club has been saved from going under – thanks to an army of crowdfunding supporters. Today, the Crowdfunder page is displaying a total of £20,798, meaning the club will definitely get a grant of £8,000 from Sport England.

The headteacher of Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has informed parents on Wednesday, January 13, of its third case since ...

The youth repeatedly breached a civil injunction after attacking innocent people and using threatening and abusive behaviour on a regular basis A spokesperson for Teignmouth and Dawlish Police, said: "Further to our original post regarding the granting of civil injunctions, we can now report that ...

The Devon holiday park — which caters for touring vehicles and tent campers, as well as providing lodges, holiday cottages and apartments — has invested £60,000 in the 16 EV charging points, which is more than any other business in the South West.

A violent organised crime gang who spread fear and misery in Dawlish and Teignmouth have been jailed for a combined total of 105 years. Its leader James Lee Brooks - known as ‘Geordie Lee’ – boasted he was the ‘King of Dawlish’ and said of his band of criminals, ‘We run this town’ and, ‘Cash is ...

Plans had been made to bring all pupils back for two days next week Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has written to parents ...

A total of 16 vaccination centres are now up and running across Devon. This includes the Riviera Centre and Dawlish Community Hospital in Torquay. They are now serving multiple patients from over 100 GP practices.

The beautiful bird is now in the hands of the vet Police officers in Teignmouth and Dawlish have proved they are about more than just cuffing offenders by coming to the aid of a stricken bird.

From new train stations, to huge housing plans and to new leisure centres Major improvements to an historic Brunel railway station have begun to be made after councillors backed the second phase of the £80m scheme to protect the railway line at Dawlish.

Jamie Wisbey, aged 54, and 38-year-old Fay Miles were arrested after yacht ran aground with eight passengers on board Eight adult passengers, believed to be Albanians, were taken into police custody.

The latest centres to start appointments bring the total number to 14, with more due to open soon to ensure everyone eligible can receive a vaccine. Dawlish Community Hospital, Dawlish, Devon

Public Health England has said the risk to the public from the virus is “very low”, and food standards agencies have said it does not affect the consumption of poultry products More than 8,000 birds on a breeding centre near the village of Attleborough were culled in a bid to stop the spread of ...

Network Rail is investigating a problem with a section of the new £80million Dawlish sea wall , less than three months after the structure was unveiled. Richard Ward, from the Save Holcombe and Teignmouth Beach group, said: "This material is used for wetsuits and sports clothing. I can't ...

Network Rail have shared pictures of the severe weather that resulted in waves crashing over the Dawlish railway wall – saying it shows why the new sea wall is so vital. But at the other end of Dawlish at Marine Parade, where the first phase of new sea wall has been completed, the railway remained ...