Dawlish News

Geoffrey Cox, the boss of Southern Healthcare which owns four care homes in Devon (in Exeter, Plymouth, Dawlish and Seaton), says: “We absolutely welcome this news. Visiting is fundamentally important for wellbeing – the residents especially, their families and the staff – after a very harrowing ...

Mr Dancey-Stevenson, from Helston, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Thursday via a video link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish.

The change, which comes into force from April as part of the new public space protection order (PSPO) for dogs, has been agreed by councillors and will see the maximum length halved from the current two metres.

Councillor Andrea Davis, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: “The rail station will also be an important asset to support economic growth to the south west of Exeter, as well as Dawlish and Newton Abbot.”

Angelique Aldworth, a 44-year-old mum-of-two from Devon, began to suffer excruciating headaches in 2020 but brushed them off as a cold until a terrifying incident landed her in hospital Angelique Aldworth, 44, was rugby-mad and working as a coach in the sport in Dawlish, Devon, when she started ...

Today [Friday] marks eight years to the day since the infamous 2014 storm which severely damaged the railway on the South Devon coastline

Passengers are being told the incident is currently under investigation The staff member said: "There has been a fight on the train at Dawlish. The train is still at Dawlish. They are waiting for the police."

Samuel Tooley led the violence which left his victim unconscious with severe brain injuries in Somerset Place. He was in a coma for a month and had part of his skull removed by surgeons. Tooley, of Sandygate Mill, Kingsteignton admitted grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years and eight ...

A Dawlish man living with cystic fibrosis has set himself an ambitious challenge in a bid to help others. The genetic condition causes a range of challenging symptoms, including thick sticky mucus in the lungs, problems with the digestive system and liver blockages.

James O’Reilly named his line Benny after his nickname and sent 98 texts in the space of three days offering users ‘best of both’ meaning heroin and crack cocaine.

The owners of Devon's famous fungi farm - which featured on ITV show James Martin's Islands to Highlands - have announced expansion plans which could see a new state-of-the-art mushroom farm being built on the outskirts of Dawlish.

It’s named after something by the A38 that’s no longer there Just beyond the slip where you can turn off towards Dawlish and Exminster on the A379 if you’re heading east, the Wobbly Wheel Garage stood on the site that is now occupied by Partridge Cycles

At a meeting of Devon County Council’s health and adult care scrutiny committee on Thursday, the first since then, the agenda contained ’modernising health and care services in the Teignmouth and Dawlish area - update on referral to secretary of state for health and social care’ as one of the items

Sleeper trains through South Devon will be disrupted by the latest stage of work to protect the exposed coastal railway line at Dawlish, after engineers discovered problems with the ground alongside the line. Over the eight weeks, Network Rail will be working overnight to improve the railway line ...

Edward Serra got in with a notorious Dawlish drugs gang, court told A cannabis user has been spared jail after conquering his paranoia and making progress getting his life back together.

It is safe to say that it has been an eventful week! I’d like to take the opportunity to address the events of this week but also, as usual, talk about some of the various things I have been up to.

We are petitioning to keep our children safe by asking Devon county council to install a variable speed limit along a short section of the main Exeter road in Dawlish, before and after the Elm Grove Road junction

Overnight engineering work begins on 24 January to improve the railway line that connects 50 towns and cities across the UK’s south west with the rest of the country.

A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Dawlish. Emergency services were called to Exeter road at around 3:35pm today following reports a car collided with a teenage boy and another car.

The number of people receiving their booster in the county this week is set to be double last week’s figure, according to Dr Paul Johnson, clinical chair of the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received several calls about the incident in Elm Grove Road at about 4.30am.

Jill Diprose BEM - Dawlish - For services to families of children with special needs. Giving the families of children with special needs the chance to spend quality time together has been the mission for Jill Diprose of Dawlish, who receives a British Empire Medal today. Readd more...

Care workers across Devon are set to benefit from a winter cash injection of over £5 million. The one-off package, funded by the government and NHS Devon, is to help ease the pressure on hospitals and encourage residential and nursing care firms to recruit and retain care staff.

IF you’re travelling by train this Christmas? You need to know when will trains be busiest and where is engineering work taking place?

For many years Coryton Cove, Dawlish, has provided an accessible platform for wheelchair residents and visitors.

Renowned local photographer, David Clapp, was warmly welcomed by Dawlish & Teignmouth Camera Club members for his talk on Images with Impact.

Planned engineering work is set to affect some train services in the Exeter area at weekends in January and February 2022. There will be replacement buses between Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth (non-stop), Exeter St Davids and Plymouth (calling at Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth), Exeter ...

A Dawlish woman who lived an isolated life alone is believed to have died two months before she was finally discovered passed away at her home. Access was gained into the property by a police community support officer and Cynthia Buttle was found to have been dead for some time.

Prince Charles visited Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, which holds a very dear place in his heart, as part of a trip to Devon The sighting of the Royal Train has been described as 'very rare' on Britain's Railways, after it was photographed by Thomas Mills coming out of Kennaway Tunnel ...

A DAWLISH patient has admitted starting a fire which caused neighbouring homes to be evacuated on a housing estate in Exeter

THE longest serving driver with Dawlish Community Transport has retired after nearly 30 years of service. Eric began volunteering in 1993 as a driver, having taken a work break and has been on board ever since.

Stagecoach has installed the technology on 30 buses, including those on the 12 route connecting Newton Abbot with Torquay , Paignton and Brixham , and the 22 between Dawlish Warren and South Devon College.

Trains between Exeter and Plymouth have been cancelled due to bad weather. Train operator CrossCountry said that due to 'adverse weather conditions in the Dawlish area

Emma has worked in veterinary clinic in Dawlish for 2 years, managing to raise a family on her small salary.Appearing on the 'This Morning' show, Emma Davis expressed her gratitude and thanked Bitcoin Up creators for dramatically changing her life and financial situation.

Ian Brown, a marine chemist from Dawlish, was among the 38 researchers who took the trip to Earth’s most Northern region for the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021.

A painting by a 10-year-old girl from Dartmoor depicting a vista of Meldon Hill and a mixed-media artwork by a 17-year-old from Dawlish portraying a South Devon seascape have won first prize in the two age categories of Devon CPRE’s inaugural Best Young Landscape Artist Competition.

The approved extension helps fill the gap between the inn and Dawlish, where the path already connects to the Exe Estuary Trail linking Exeter to Exmouth.

Among the premises taking part in the offer of the free drink are: Ye Olde Cidre Barn, Newton Abbot; The Railway Brewhouse, Newton Abbot; The Star Inn, Liverton; The Carpenter’s Arms, Ilsington; The Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead; The Devon Arms, Teignmouth; The Roundel Club, Teignmouth; The ...

We’re sorry to announce that the two black swans in the waterfowl aviary have passed away a short time between each other, after a brief illness. At this time the cause is unknown and we are awaiting testing to confirm reasons. Further updates will be given when more is known.

A DAWLISH plumbing supplier’s ‘cheeky’ calendar has gone on sale to help mental health charity Devon Mind.