Dawlish News

Inconsiderate and irresponsible dog owners in Teignbridge will face £100 fines if they do not pick up after their pooch – and even if they do not have a doggy bag with them. SEASONAL DOG EXCLUSION AREAS (BEACHES) - an offence for a person in charge of a dog, between May 1 and September 30, or ...

Controversial plans to add two Teignbridge beaches to the list that dogs are banned from during summer months will be re-examined by councillors. Included in the order would be starting the beach dog ban start on April 1, rather than May 1, bringing all beaches into line with Dawlish Warren.

'Severe weather' including howling winds of up to 70mph have forced CrossCountry to cancel all services from Exeter to Newton Abbot between 4.30pm and 9.30pm this evening. It is likely that CrossCountry services will also be cancelled during Friday afternoon and evening. The train operator said ...

Network Rail Western Route Managing Director Mark Langman said: “Safety is our priority and owing to expected extreme weather tomorrow no services will be able to run through Dawlish and Teignmouth in the morning. “Strong winds and high tides are expected and once the poor weather has passed our ...

A farmer responsible for the death of a 20-year-old killed by dangerous machinery has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Neil Carpenter, 45, from Dawlish, oversaw 'appalling' safety standards at Springfield Farm which led to the death of Lauren Scott.

The body of a young woman has washed up on Dawlish Warren's windswept beach. Police have been working hard to recover the woman, aged in her late 20s to early 30s, in today's blustery weather.

A dangerous rapist has been detained in hospital for treatment after a shocking series of attacks on women - including a violent assault on a 72-year-old in her home. After raping her he laughed and stole a precious piece of jewellery containing her late husband's ashes. The defendant, a ...

At a recent full council meeting, Cllr Gordon Hook, leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, called for the free parking to be extended to Saturday’s afternoons to help boost trade in the town, saying that the town is ‘currently deserted on a Saturday afternoon’. Cllr Christophers said: “Car parking ...

Some 1.2 million homes will be among the buildings at risk of coastal flooding, while 100,000 properties will be threatened by eroding coastlines, a report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said. And places such as Dawlish in Devon, and Hemsby and Happisburgh in Norfolk are already being ...

Police are looking for a missing Devon man who has not been seen by friends and family for almost two weeks. Craig Ford disappeared in Dawlish on Tuesday, October 2.

The enormous fire at the Victorian carriage and repair shed near Newton Abbot train station was so big it could be seen from miles around - from Dartmoor to the north and Torquay to the south. Fire crews from Newton Abbot and Torquay were called to the derelict building and quickly requested ...

Fortunately no one was hurt in these incidents apart from a few bruised egos

Figures released today on the Devon and Cornwall Police website show there were 105,455 recorded crimes in the force area between October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018, up 10.4 per cent on the previous year. DROP IN CRIME The Isles of Scilly saw the biggest drop in crime, down 27.2 per cent, ...

Just before 11am today whilst parked on The Lawns in Dawlish a marked Police van has been damaged. Officers were on foot patrol around the town when they were alerted by members of the public that the Police vehicle had been targeted.

The main railway line through Devon is closed for repair after being damaged by storm Callum. This sinkhole in the line at Teignmouth is causing issues between Exeter and Newton Abbot with engineers having to wait until high tide before they can start repairs.

British Transport Police has warned Devon rail users. It said: "Due to forecasted severe weather affecting the sea wall at Dawlish, no Cross Country services will be able to run between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids until 10am tomorrow.

Final approval on a plan to boost the economy in Teignbridge, which includes free public Wi-Fi in town centres, establishing a ‘business incubator’ for regenerating town centres, turned into yet another debate on Brexit and whether it is a 'disruptive force'. The plans include free public Wi-Fi in ...

The South West must thrash out a time frame to future-proof the Dawlish Railway Line, the former chief of Network Rail has said. Sir John, speaking at a round table conference at the Met Office super-computer building in Exeter on Wednesday, said: “To find the solution to Dawlish, the South West ...

Kevin Gale, also known as Kevin Maloney, is currently being held at Long Lartin prison in the Midlands but is likely to be transferred to Langdon Hospital at Dawlish in the next few weeks.

A new ‘critical’ Link Road in Dawlish that will help speed up the delivery of nearly 1,000 new homes will be fully funded by the Government. The new road, which will link from the A379 roundabout opposite the Sainsbury’s to Secmaton Lane, along with a new bridge and high quality pedestrian and ...

People have put themselves at risk by walking on to tracks to get photos of the world’s most famous steam locomotive The Flying Scotsman is going to be travelling at speed along one of the most famous train lines in the country this week - the Dawlish sea wall which was nearly washed away forever ...

A man spotted swinging a young tot just inches from the edge of a perilous 100ft sheer cliff drop has been slammed as "crazily dangerous". At one point the boy appears to recoil in terror and struggles to release himself from the man's grasp.

Four bus loads of pensioners have become 'stranded' in Teignmouth, and their drivers and tour guides are blaming a 'council cock up.' Brian Bostock, 77, from Cannock, said: "We're all here from Wolverhampton – all pensioners that have been stuck an hour and a quarter. “We’re on a tour of the ...

Oaklands Park and Ratcliffe School have merged to become Orchard Manor School. Orchard Manor School caters for 165 students aged from three to nineteen years-old. They attend either as weekly residents or day pupils.

On Tuesday morning, police searched a private property on Pidgley Road, Dawlish under a warrant issued by Exeter Crown Court, where two men and a women were arrested following the operation. “Three people have been arrested following today’s operation; A 39-year-old man was been arrested this ...

For nearly two weeks in 1970 Devon held its breath in fear of disaster on its doorstep, after horrified locals woke to see the hulking burnt out wreck of the Pacific Glory, containing thousands of barrels of crude oil, had been towed from the Solent and moored in Lyme Bay. Now an author and ...

Other projects in the running for the awards are Dawlish Countryside Park, Making Changes — Bath Preservation Trust, McArthurs Warehouse in Bristol, Regeneration of the former railway lands in Radstock, planning to ensure nationally significant projects realise tangible legacies (NSIPs) by Sedgemoor ...

A car has landed on its roof after overturning on the busy A397 between Dawlish and Exeter. Police were called to the incident near Shutterton at about 9am.

Police were called with reports of around 40 cars causing a 'disturbance' at Sainsbury's in Dawlish, on Exeter Road. Allegedly car windows were smashed during the incident, including those on a car with a child 'aged four or five' inside.

Teams from Middlemoor in Exeter and Dawlish raced to the scene, which was reportedly near Stile Farm, shortly before 8.30pm on Friday night. Eyewitness Charlotte Crouch said: "It's now smouldering. The fire fighters were there controlling it until the small hours.

The natural countryside park is right next door to the 1,700 new homes being built to the north of the town, and councillors have called it ‘the best thing to happen to Dawlish in a long time’.

A man accused of trying to burn down Exeter's synagogue will be transferred to a secure psychiatric hospital before it is judged whether he is fit to stand trial. A hearing at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday morning was told that Morgan will be transferred to Langdon Hospital in Dawlish before an ...

Eyewitnesses saw the helicopter land at Coryton Cove in Dawlish at around 6pm.

The first of the new Intercity Express Trains specifically built for Devon and Cornwall services is expected into service in the near future and a select group is being givemn a sneak preview on Friday morning. The Intercity Express Train harnesses Hitachi’s pioneering bullet train technology, ...

Conservationists have issued a request to the public to avoid marked-out areas at the Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve all-year round, and at the Exmouth Local Nature Reserve, between September 15 and December 31.

Fiona Scullard, 36, received the note, scrawled crudely in pencil, yesterday (August 13) at a Sainsbury's car park in Dawlish.

Police, paramedics and search and rescue teams were called to Exeter Road, Dawlish on Sunday evening following reports of concern for welfare of a girl in the area. "A 17-year-old girl was reported to be in the water at Dawlish Warren.

Two fire engines were called to Warren Road, Dawlish at 3am on Wednesday to attend a fire at a static caravan, which broke out in the kitchen area of the vehicle.