Dawlish News

At Exeter Crown Court on Friday 6th April 2018, Chad Taylor, also known as Shipton, pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm in a public place in Dawlish Town Centre 8th October 2016. Taylor was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment. Though this was a broken BB gun, it was of realistic ...

Police are concerned for the welfare for two Devon teenagers, who have been missing since Monday. Ellie Turpin, 16, from Newton Abbot, was last seen at around 5pm in the Heathfield area. And 17-year-old James Jordan was reported to police as missing from Starcross. He was last seen at around 4pm ...

The EA says people are advised to stay away from risk areas and take care next to the coast. Flooding is possible for exposed east-facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, ...

Coryton Cove Dawlish (Dogs are banned from 1st May to 30th September Dawlish (Restrictions may apply - usually from Easter until the end of Summer Dawlish Warren (Dogs are banned from 1st April - 30th September Break the ban and you could face an £80 fixed penalty fine.

Sefton Hall in Dawlish, which already has its own pub, needs help to raise the final £2,500 for the village it wants to build in the home’s large courtyard. The new £8,000 Devon-style, ‘Sefton Village’ will include a vintage tea room, church, sweet shop, pub, garden-centre and barbeque area. Each ...

A teenager with a score to settle allegedly armed himself with a BB gun and pointed it at a terrified 16-year-old girl outside a shop in Dawlish.

More trains have been cancelled through Devon today as high tides cause problems on the vulnerable main line along the sea wall at Dawlish. The cancellations cover Cross Country services.

A weekend of disruption is predicted as the massive Easter getaway begins. See more...

The police helicopter and Exmouth lifeboats are currently searching for a person in the water off Dawlish Warren. The helicopter from NPAS Exeter is also involved in the search. A representative of the force said the helicopter was called after reports of a body in the water just off Dawlish.

The Dawlish rail line is the only viable route for a railway between Exeter and Plymouth and will be protected until at least the end of the 21 century, councillors have been told.

Plans for a proposed airshow in Teignmouth and Dawlish this summer have been grounded. Time has run out to put on a show this summer, but councillors remain confident that the show will take place in 2019.

Residents in Dawlish have seen severe bouts of weather and an Easter break scupper plans to get rid of their mounting waste. Some on social media claim they haven't had their bins emptied since March 5.

A holidaymaker who was jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a girl in a seaside holiday park Jacuzzi today failed in a bid to clear his name.

A total of six fire appliances were called because of the large amount of black smoke reported coming from a shed containing dangerous liquid gas cylinders. It happened at 3.40pm above Gatehouse Close in Dawlish.

A £14m reconstruction project at Dawlish Warren was only completed in October last year. It aims to protect the vulnerable main railway line and thousands of homes, and was carried out over the summer by the EA.

Resurfacing work on the A379 Exeter Road in Dawlish was due for completion on March 19. But Devon County Council have said that freezing temperatures and poor weather has caused the loss of nine working days. Now the weather has improved highways teams are making up for lost time and working ...

A video shows a man dicing with death on the sea wall at Dawlish as trains and huge waves crash over him during yesterday's extreme weather.

Cross-Country trains through Devon were disrupted again this afternoon as high seas battered the railway line at Dawlish. Winds were forecast to pick up during Wednesday afternoon with a band of rain coming with them.

If there’s one thing people in Devon hate, it is inconsiderate motorists who drive and park on the pavements. Meet the Catclaw, a device that punctures car tyres when you drive over it. In Devon Harry Hallan-Donald, two,stumbled near his home at Upper Longlands and gashed his head (pictured ...

A FORMER Drewsteignton man has appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of stripping naked and exposing himself in the Accident and Emergency department of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Judge Erik Salomonsen adjourned his case for a psychiatric assessment after being told that Smith, who is ...

The smallest shop in Britain has been revealed as a electrical goods store - that measures just seven sqm. Ryan, who lives in Dawlish, said: "It has always been this size - it is a bit like a cupboard.

A wide-reaching review of special education provision in Devon could see cuts to services at some schools, but recommends increasing provision around North Devon, Exeter, Tiverton and Newton Abbot. But the 2017-18 SEND Strategic Review and Development Plan that is due to be endorsed does say that ...

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has reassured West Country businesses and travellers that the Government IS on the case to make the Dawlish rail line secure for the future.

A mum whose daughter was the victim of a sex assault by two men has welcomed a Court of Appeal decision to send them to prison – but has called for the Devon judge who let them walk free to be reprimanded.

Plans to reform Britain's rail network could see trains that run between Exeter and Plymouth bypass Dawlish and go over Dartmoor for the first time in more than 50 years.

In Devon, warnings are in place for Plymouth Barbican, Bessands, Torcross, Slapton, Dawlish and the Dart Estuary.

Trains between Exeter and Newton Abbot have been cancelled this morning due to more storm damage to the main railway line at Dawlish.

Urgent work to shore up the vulnerable stretch of line between Teignmouth and Dawlish and flood prone Cowley Bridge is among plans outlined by Jo Johnson, Minister of State at the Department for Transport.

The four month old black Labrador was off the lead when it fell at Polzeath, just over the border in Cornwall, on Saturday morning. And the Exmouth Lifeboat was called out and crew members had to enter the water to rescue a dog trapped on a ledge at Langstone Rock, Dawlish Warren – the third time ...

Two men who sexually abused two 14-year-old girls have been sent to prison after the Solicitor General appealed against their initial sentences.

Police were called to Dawlish Warren this afternoon after reports of two people on railway tracks.

A kind-hearted pensioner let a group of young people rent his house in Dawlish – only to find £30,000 had been stolen from his bank account. The victim, an ex-solicitor aged in his late 70s, was left feeling ‘distressed and angry’ that his kindness had been abused.

COUNCILLORS in Dawlish have agreed to fund the ongoing maintenance of lighting which allows the Devon Air Ambulance to land at night in the town.

A £2.5 million shot in the arm to regenerate a key Newton Abbot site has been announced today by delighted Teignbridge councillors The LRF application was submitted by a partnership of Devon councils and public authorities. ?Today’s announcement comes days after Teignbridge benefited from the ...

Fire engines from Teignmouth and Torquay stations were sent out following a call from the occupant of a flat in West Cliff Road at 4.28pm saying her tumble dryer was on fire.

A pledge of £35million has been made to improve the vulnerable stretch of railway at Teignmouth and Dawlish.

One of Devon's most popular holiday parks has opened a new, £20,000 indoor cycling studio. Helen Scott, Director of Cofton Holidays, said: “We’re extremely proud of the fitness facilities we have here at Cofton Holidays and are delighted to be able to host a free fitness weekend from 23 to 25 ...