Dawlish News

Teignbridge council says the measures have not been taken lightly, but are necessary to ensure public safety and to reduce further damage to the exposed flood defences. A popular footpath through the dunes at Dawlish Warren has been closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ as a result of storm damage. ...

Lady’s Mile Holiday Park has been recognised in the 2020 British Travel Awards Popular Dawlish holiday park Lady’s Mile has been announced as the winner of ‘silver’ in the Best UK Parks & Lodges Holiday Company category in the prestigious 2020 British Travel Awards.

Eight people were onboard the vessel that grounded between Teignmouth and Dawlish Two people have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences after a boat ran aground in Devon yesterday (December 14).

Under Tier 2 restrictions hospitality venues must shut unless they serve food, and people can only buy alcohol if they are also consuming a 'substantial meal.' Last orders must be called at 10 pm, and customers have to leave the premises at 11 pm. Known as 'the friendly pub by the brook' the ...

As a result, the Devon CCG is recommended to approve the changes to healthcare provision, with one change resulting from the consultation, that being that specialist orthopaedic clinics are to be sited at the Health and Wellbeing Centre instead of Dawlish Community Hospital.

The government commitment to spending on infrastructure and levelling up across the South West has been welcomed by Peninsula Transport at its Board meeting last Friday. Clear commitments to the South West and Peninsula include: Work and plans are progressing on several other schemes not ...

The Minor Injury Units at Totnes, Dawlish and Ilfracombe have been closed since March, and there is  restricted opening at Lydford.

The government's promised spending on infrastructure in the south west has been welcomed by Peninsula Transport, a group put together by local authorities to address transport issues. Work and plans are progressing on several other schemes not mentioned by name, including the upgrade of the rail ...

The “vast, vast, vast majority” of eligible people will only be vaccinated in spring 2021, but care home residents are a priority Devon care home providers say they are unable to say when their residents will start being vaccinated, as they are yet to receive any official guidance. Hoping to ...

A new list reveals that living in an idyllic seaside location isn't everybody's cup of tea "Dawlish Warren is marketed by the tourist board as a traditional seaside resort for family, fun holidays. They haven’t visited in the past 20 years evidently, and failed to notice it is really Royston Vasey ...

The communities of South Devon who have grown to love the sight of cruise ships during the Covid pandemic are sending parcels to the six ships which will remain stranded over Christmas. Now collection points have been set up from Brixham to Dawlish

He was banned from any contact with children after his release by a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) but flouted it by grooming the boy. Graham, aged 40, preciously of Newlands, Dawlish, but now of no fixed address, admitted breach of a SOPO and was jailed for two years, eight months by ...

Devon has been placed under Tier 2 restrictions , which will mean several changes will be made See more...

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles.

Crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to a location near the golf club in the town at around 11pm - and had to take their fire engines 'over the railway tracks' to get to the isolated scene.

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles.

So, it’s Tier Two for Dawlish along with the rest of Devon – what does that mean?

Jason Waite, now a patient at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, was suffering from paranoid delusions which made him want to kill his mother when he attacked her without warning at their home in Plymouth.

A retired Devon postmaster who was jailed for fraud while running Starcross Post Office passed away at home alone and wasn’t found until weeks later. A concern for welfare was reported to police on July 26, 2020, after concerns were raised to the landlord of Western House, Gatehouse Hill, Dawlish, ...

Sefton Hall has been given approved nasal swab tests which give accurate results in 30 minutes Earlier this year, the home was in the news when it arranged a ‘drive-through’, enabling families to see their loved ones from their cars for the first time in months after the first national lockdown. ...

Rescue crews have saved a dog after it fell and became "trapped on a ledge" near Red Rock in Dawlish, Exmouth RNLI has confirmed. The dog was soon reunited with its owners and did not sustain any injuries.

AN online public consultation is being launched by Devon County Council on Tuesday, November 17, on proposals to complete a missing link of the Teign Estuary Trail between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth. We have always maintained our commitment to delivering the Teign Estuary Trail and we’re keen for ...

Home builders Cavanna Homes has supported the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Dawlish by funding a bespoke poppy badge featuring the town’s renowned black swan emblem. After driving past Cavanna Homes’ new community of homes off Secmaton Lane in Dawlish, Devon, Richard approached the company ...

You may find some of the images in this story unsettling Devon takes pride in its many miles of magnificent golden beaches. We also enjoy the special gifts of the marine environment that surrounds us. In 2016, an 18 metre-long dead whale washed up at a beach in Dawlish. It had had been spotted ...

It will take place at the district council’s large car park at Dawlish Warren, and people will be encouraged to bring festive food and drink, and decorate their cars with Christmas lights.

Eight of Dawlish's black swans have died of bird flu. Dawlish Town Council, which looks after the world-renowned swans, has asked people to stay away from the birds while they are being monitored and looked after by its wardens. Andrew McKenzie, Dawlish town clerk, said: “We are really sad about ...

The government’s health care watchdog has told Devon Partnership NHS Trust it must make urgent improvements following the death of a patient in Dawlish. The CQC’s Head of Hospital Inspection Karen Bennett-Wilson said: “We found a number of concerns relating to patient safety and staffing levels ...

The baby birds born only last month have passed away Five black swan cygnets and an older bird have died in unknown circumstances in Dawlish.

It comes on a day when a further 283 people with Covid-19 were confirmed to have died in hospitals across England. Dawlish North 9 Dawlish South 5 See more...

Ramped up Covid-19 measures trigger campaigners' calls for the Everyone In scheme to return to provide accommodation for rough sleepers The advice from government is to stay home and save lives, but what does this mean for someone who is homeless?,” said Lucy Abraham, chief executive of ...

More than 1,000 vendors will have to stop selling The Big Issue due to the four-week lockdown in England For people like me who have been selling The Big Issue for years, this is what we do it for: that little burst in the summer and then that burst at Christmas,” said Dave Campion [pictured ...

Specialist Rescue Crews from Exmouth were quickly mobilised, along with two fire engines which came from Dawlish and Exeter.

The family of four were shopping for Halloween decorations for their caravan The adults and teenagers were laughing and joking as they handled items in the Halloween aisle at Sainsbury's in Dawlish. They were talking in Northern accents about decorating their holiday caravan.

A patient at a mental health hospital took their own life after a Covid-19 isolation area created "blind spots" on a ward, a report has found. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon, found safety and staffing concerns.

Officers initially said it appeared someone had been bottled during the brawl near the Wetherspoons bar and Tesco Express "A 29-year-old man from Dawlish was arrested on suspicion of affray.

A thug tried to bite a female police officer on the neck after threatening to stab her and calling her ‘a daft bitch’. He had also been caught with half a pair of scissors hidden in his sock during an earlier violent confrontation with a group of men in Dawlish. Mr Nigel Wraith, prosecuting, ...

Police have reported 'traffic chaos' in Dawlish after a car which is believed to have been on the wrong side of the road collided with a van. No one was injured in the collision. A recovery vehicle has been sent to the scene.

The development management committee supported the proposal for a multi-purpose hall and vocational workshop at the residential school for pupils with special educational needs, at its meeting on Wednesday, October 21. “This will provide a significant benefit to pupils with special educational ...

Kieran Sandwell from Dawlish, Devon was presented with a heart hero award by the British Heart Foundation for helping to raise more than £13,500 for the charity. Kieran decided to take on the walk to mark his recovery from a heart transplant in 2009. He had been born with a congenital heart defect ...

Every day people all over the world watch to see the famous Dawlish black swans The fight for survival by a family of rare black swans in Dawlish have become a viral hit with 100,000 people a day tuning in to see the fluffy cygnets.