Dawlish News

A new generation of ‘Dawlish proof’ trains is set to be rolled out along the route with the promise they will be able to withstand the worst the south west can throw at them. Tthe new Class 802 Intercity Express Trains, which will run from London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance from ...

The life of former Newton Abbot Racecourse employee, Lauren Scott, was celebrated at the course on Tuesday with a memorial race day in her honour.

Police were called to Dawlish Warren after a parent was seen to dangle their child over the perimeter wall of the railway line.

An animal lover has spoken about her joy after being reunited with her pet skunk which went missing during a camping trip in North Devon. After having no luck finding Dottie, Sarah returned to Dawlish on Monday, July 3. She described going home without her skunk as "very difficult". Sarah had ...

Scott Wilson is due to be sentenced later this week at Exeter Crown Court after the completion of a psychiatric assessment at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. Wilson, aged 26, of Honeymead Road, Kingsteignton, has admitted two counts of rape, possession of a knife and personal possession of ...

Park Holidays UK, which owns 26 holiday parks in Southern and Western England, said the quick fire sales, which were first piloted in 2016, will enable the business to make big savings in administration costs. A three-night stay for six at Golden Sands holiday park in Dawlish, Devon, sold ...

Two young girls out walking their dog in Dawlish fled after being attacked by two teenage boys, according to local police. Officers have issued a warning after the incident which happened in Oak Hill Road last Thursday.

*****SCAM ALERT for Teignmouth and Dawlish commercial premises***** Two commercial premises have today been targeted in Teignmouth and Dawlish by the same offender. The male has entered and spoken with a lone staff member reporting that his grandmothers walking stick was left in the premises last ...

Dawlish's famous mini golf course is set to reopen soon after being redeveloped as part of Devon County Council's extension of the Exe Estuary Trail cycle route. "The successful applicants plan to run the existing facility this summer by making some minor adjustments before investing in the site ...

From 2018 this fleet of Class 802 Intercity Express Trains, which is being financed by Eversholt Rail, will connect London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth, Penzance and many more communities. The Intercity Express Train is also designed to withstand the region's variable weather conditions, ...

The trio came into the world earlier this week and take the total number of black swans swimming around Dawlish Water to ten. The flock are synonymous with the town and there are records of black swans being on the Brook in Dawlish in the early 1900s.

A 'dangerous' mentally ill man attacked a mother as she tried to protect her children from him in a play park. Doctors at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish later discovered he was a paranoid schizophrenic who experienced 'sadistic and homicidal ideas'.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a freight train in Exeter today. A spokesperson for British Transport Police, who were called to the scene at 8.30am, said a freight train from Dawlish was involved and the man died at the scene despite the arrival of paramedics.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face and hit with an iron bar in an attack police believe is a hate crime. A police spokesman said: "We are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward after an assault in Dawlish which is being treated as a hate ...

The £1million plans for the four-storey surgery extension will provide more rooms, as well as training and meeting areas for staff. Currently there are 13,600 patients registered with the practice, but this is expected to rise by 20 per cent in the next 10 years as a result of the additional ...

Fast food chains KFC, Subway and McDonald's have announced plans to open news restaurants in several Devon towns (so if you haven't got a branch near you then don't worry as one might be on its way). They have announced that they are looking to open Subway branches in Cullompton, Dawlish, ...

Health minister Jeremy Hunt has praised some pioneering work being done in South Devon to care for the community in the community. As well as fielding staff questions, the minister also had a demonstration of how different sectors of health and social care are working together in Teignmouth and ...

Dawlish attended 561 co-responder calls in 2016/17 and has taken ownership of the first of a fleet of Ford Kugas which have been designed to meet the needs of the crews specifically to attend these types of calls. Dawlish Station Commander Dave Williams said: "We're a busy fire station ...

A binge drinker has been jailed for slashing two teenaged girls with a Stanley knife during a sixth form party. Webb, formerly of Ashleigh Park, Teignmouth, but now of Dawlish, admitted wounding, causing actual bodily harm, and possession of a knife and was jailed for three years and three months ...

The mayor of Teignmouth says he has no doubts whatsoever that a proposed airshow for Teignmouth and Dawlish for 2018 will happen – and it could provide a £3m boost to the economy. The initial outlay for the first year of the event could cost around £150,000, but Cllr Paul Burgess, the mayor of ...

Anti-pollution campaigners, Surfers Against Sewage, (SAS) sent out real time text alerts through its Safer Seas app warning people that the sea may pose a risk to their health in some areas. The alerts are based on information gathered by South West Water and the Environment Agency and the amount ...

Today is the last day that Brixham Community Hospital will provide X-ray and Minor Injury Unit facilities, while Paignton Community Hospital's last day for these facilities was on Tuesday. People who sustain an injury may go to their nearest Minor Injury Unit, open 8am to 8pm seven days a week, ...

An historical waterfront cafe and community hub has been destroyed in a late-night fire, witnessed by big crowds who had gathered for the annual carnival. Three appliances from Teignmouth, Dawlish and Torquay, and an Operational Assurance Officer, were sent to the Beachcomber café in Teignmouth ...

Big rooms, charming features and whole lot of history, this beautiful Grade-II listed cottage is a real find. Brookdale at Brunswick Place, Dawlish, is an impressive Cottage Ornée built by Sir Edward Upham in around 1800. The accommodation at the six-bed property begins at an open glazed entrance ...

Peter Dodd was found with the weapon after a fight in Exeter's High Street in which a 17-year-old youth from Exmouth suffered a minor cut to his neck. Dodd, aged 42, who was living rough in Exeter at the time, but is now of Coronation Avenue, Dawlish, admitted possession of a blade when he ...

The pop star was due to perform at Powderham Castle on Saturday, July 29, however the gig will not be taking place after the events company revealed that they had ceased trading after going into liquidation.

Stagecoach South West – based at its new HQ at Matford in Exeter, launched South West Falcon coach services last year. It is the first ever 24/7 service linking Plymouth, Devon, Somerset to the region's largest airport in Bristol and Bristol City Centre. The Falcon service is among initiatives to ...

Talks for a joint Teignmouth and Dawlish airshow have begun. Early stages of negotiations around a two day event at the back end of the summer of 2018 are under way and an emergency Teignmouth town council has been arranged for Tuesday night to discuss the proposal.

A Teignbridge Council spokesman said: "Due to recent weather conditions, Dawlish Leisure Centre is closed until further notice. Our property team and contractors are on the case.

Devon and Cornwall Police say they are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man on Tuesday (18 July). The man, named locally as Todd Riggs, from Holsworthy, was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr Riggs is the second Devon YFC member to die in tragic circumstances this year. Lauren Scott, 20, ...

A vast new 65-acre countryside park in Dawlish will open in September. Work will soon be complete on the £250,000 project to create the new Dawlish Countryside Park which will be public open space with wild countryside and walks and will be home to native species including wildflower grassland, ...

Another one of the new Hitachi trains destined to go into service through Devon next summer has been spotted speeding along the scenic coastal route - in disguise. The Hitachi IEP 800001, to give it its full name, was spotted by Dawlish Beach on Facebook on Monday, with a video posted on its website ...

Organisers of Snooky Fest have said they are proud of the people of Dawlish after more than 2,000 streamed through the doors at Warren Farm on Saturday. The festival raised money for the locally-based charity the Snooky Trust, set up by Caz Steffens, 45, in memory of her brother Chris Snook, who ...

Ministers were under fire last night after suppressing a key report into HS2 overseen by the country's most senior civil servant. The review assessed whether the UK's biggest ever infrastructure project is on budget and provides value for money for taxpayers.

Sarah Harris from south Devon had taken her pet skunk to a dog show in north Devon and was staying in a tent, when Dottie made a break for it. Now Sarah hopes her psychic friend, who has a track record of finding lost pets, will be able to home in on 16-month-old Dottie, missing in Bratton ...

The duckling was saved by quick thinking wardens who fitted him with tape and cardboard shoes to help him waddle. The animal - known as Wonky - was born six weeks ago with clubbed feet and would trip over every time he tried to walk. Warden Don Phillips said: "We had two newborns in an incubator ...

Everybody moans about the price of rail travel these days, but this train might just be the most expensive ever seen on the railway lines of Devon. Early on Tuesday morning the rarely-seen Belmond Royal Scotsman Railtour passed along the spectacular seawall section between Dawlish Warren and Newton ...

The news that a rehabilitation ward at Teignmouth Hospital will probably never reopen has been called 'symbolic of the current state of the health service'. The minor injuries unit and X-ray department at the hospital moved to Dawlish in January 2016 as part of proposals aimed at securing the ...

Plans for 409 houses at Gatehouse Farm on Secmaton Lane were approved in July 2016 which followed on from the approval granted in April for Waddeton Park Ltd's plans for up to 200 homes, a 64-bed care home and three hectares of employment land on a 16-acre plot of land in the grounds of Langdon ...

William Bryant left an elderly couple in hospital for a total of 26 weeks with serious spinal and rib injuries after smashing into their car when he failed to stop at a junction. Bryant was only 17 at the time and was on his way home to Dawlish from Torquay Boy's Grammar School, where he has just ...