Dawlish News

DAWLISH will mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. Members of the Ukrainian community and friends are invited to an event at the town council offices on Tuesday February 24.

GOVERNMENT ministers have pledged to keep South Devon’s vital rail link running reliably as winter storms increase. Newton Abbot Liberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley raised concerns about the safety of the coastal line between Teignmouth and Dawlish after recent storms.

A Dawlish running group has donated £500 to Teignmouth Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) after selecting the lifesaving organisation as its 2025 charity of the year. Dawlish Coasters chair Alex Sykes presented a cheque to Teignmouth RNLI fundraising chair Wendy Richards Wood at the running ...

DAWLISH railway station has been given a brand new look. The Grade II listed station has now been returned to its traditional colours of chocolate and cream with new signage and painting. The work has been carried out by rail operator Great Western Railway which is responsible for the station.

THE MAYOR of Dawlish is to host the town’s first beer and cider festival. It is hoped the festival, to be held on Saturday March 28, will become the first of many. Local brewers have been invited to take part in the event which takes place at the Strand Centre between noon and 10pm.

NEW Dawlish councillor Pat Hackett says he ‘can’t wait to get started’. Pat, who moved to Dawlish a few years ago, brings with him a distinguished political background as a former leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, where he led a minority Labour administration, and also as a former Mayor ...

THE CYCLEWAY between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren is to close for five weeks for improvement work. Devon County Council says the ‘permissive’ cycleway alongside Shutterton Brook, Dawlish, from Exeter Road to Dawlish Warren Road, will be closed for up to five weeks from 23 February.

TOWN councillors in Dawlish have approved their budget for the next financial year. Among the priorities for 2026 to 2027 will be redeveloping the avian-flu hit waterfowl aviary. Last year, up to 50 of the town’s ornamental birds had to be humanely culled after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic ...

A NEW Channel 4 drama into polluted water will feature the death of an eight-year-old girl linked to sewage discharged into the sea at Dawlish Warren. The case of Heather Preen, who died in 1999 of E coli poisoning after a family holiday, is among a number of stories told in the drama due to air ...

PARTS of the timber from wrecked Teignmouth Pier are still being washed up along the coast in Dawlish. Piles of the wood from the end of the pier appeared at both Dawlish seafront and Coryton Cove following the devastating storms.

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the renowned Dawlish Water Rotary Club Mega Quiz. Rotarians are hoping to raise another substantial amount from their hugely popular quiz, the first one of the year.

COUNCILLORS have paid tribute to the clean-up crews who mopped up after the South Devon coast was badly hit by recent storms. Cllr Nutley, the council’s executive member for leisure and recreation, said the damage to the pier had been ‘devastating’, while damage caused in other parts of Teignmouth ...

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a popular Dawlish coastal cafe which was damaged during the recent storms. Buddy’s at Red Rock has been forced to close after a sinkhole appeared under the area of decking.

DAWLISH Hospital Minor Injuries Unit remains closed again this week due to continued staffing problems. The unit has been closed for most of this year so far. Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust says the situation is reviewed on a weekly basis and it will only reopen if a ‘safe and consistent’ service ...

REPAIRS to a large sink hole which appeared along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Dawlish have been completed. The footpath along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane has now reopened.

TEAMS from Teignbridge Council have started assessing and repairing damage to seafront and coastal areas following the impact of Storm Ingrid last week. Both Teignmouth and Dawlish were hit particularly hard, with powerful waves throwing debris onto roads, paths, and public spaces.

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THE leader of Devon County Council has issued an urgent request to Government for financial support to help communities hit by Storms Ingrid and Chandra. Storm Ingrid severely damaged the sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren.

A CARE company is keen to invite families affected by dementia to attend its Dawlish Memory Cafe. Twice a month, the cafe is held at the Riverside Centre in Manor Gardens and provides chance to meet with others affected by dementia as well as take part in fun activities.

A 73-YEAR-OLD Dawlish pensioner with an addiction to sexual interest in children has been jailed today. Stephen Clark admitted inciting a seven year old girl to engage in sexual activity not involving penetration in March 2024 after communicating with another adult who was thought to be the child's ...

NOT even Storm Chandra has stopped the Black Swans of Dawlish. The pair Bert and Kimba have been seen mating again just hours after their nest of six eggs was washed away. Their nest and another built further upstream on banks of the Brook where Mr Blue and Mrs Pink, the other breeding pair had laid ...

DAWLISH railway line will have to close overnight to allow reprice of a large sink hole which appeared after Storm Ingrid. The large hole, measuring 8m by 3.5m appeared near the line act Sprey Point between Dawlish and Teignmouth.

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BOTH Black Swan nests in Dawlish have survived Storm Ingrid but they now face another onslaught with an Amber warning of more heavy rain from Storm Chandra. The Brook running through the town is already high but volunteers from WADE Waterways Around the Dawlish Environment will be monitoring water ...

DAWLISH has suffered for the second time in three days as Storm Chandra brought a torrent of water through the town. The colossal amount of rain has led to roads being waterlogged and warnings to stay away from the Brook until water levels drops.

An amber weather warning for rain is in place for parts of south-west England alongside yellow weather warnings for both wind and rain. Part of a historic pier washed away and a sea wall protecting the railway line at nearby Dawlish partially collapsed and train services were suspended between ...

WHILE work continues on repairs at Dawlish following storm damage, Network Rail has closed the footpath. The path along the old sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren remains shut for safety reasons.

TRAIN services are back running along the line at Dawlish following two areas of damage caused by Storm Ingrid. Two sections of the wall which runs between the line and the footpath were breached during the storm which hit on Friday night.

Part of Teignmouth’s historic pier was washed away and sections of the sea wall protecting main rail line at Dawlish crumbled as Storm Ingrid made her presence felt this weekend. And a large hole has appeared in the seawall by the letters that spell out Teignmouth at Sprey Point.

Great Western Railway is urging passengers not to attempt to travel on the line due to damage at Dawlish. The only railway line to the south-west of England has been partially shut until further notice after a sea wall next to it crumbled in a storm.

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A section of the railtrack wall at Dawlish has been damaged as Storm Ingrid unleashed heavy seas on the exposed railway line. The collapse of part of the railtrack wall at Sea Lawn Terrace has left debris on the railway and allowed sea water to ingress onto the line.

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Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Great Western Railway (GWR) said the line between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth would remain shut until at least 14:00 amid concerns over the track at Dawlish where waves were breaching the sea wall.

NETWORK RAIL and Great Western Railway are preparing for the onslaught of Storm Ingrid along the coastal route at Dawlish. Rail services will be suspended tonight between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot as the storm is bringing high winds and heavy rain.

BEACHGOERS have been warned to be careful at Dawlish Warren following storm damage. Teignbridge Council says storms over the last few days have eroded the beach and dunes. Access on and off the beach is difficult and some areas will be cut off for around two hours either side of high tide.

A SUNDAY Times bestselling novelist will be visiting two libraries in Teignbridge to discuss her latest book. This February, Veronica Henry will be visiting Bovey Tracey and Dawlish libraries as a part of her latest book tour.

RAIL services will be suspended between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot this evening as Storm Ingrid is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain. Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail have announced the closure of rail lines this evening due to expected severe weather conditions along ...

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Great Western Railway says the line by the sea wall at Dawlish "will probably" close. Rail passengers are being warned of disruption to services in Devon, Cornwall and other parts of the region due to heavy rain and strong winds caused by Storm ...