Dawlish News

Beach-goers have been warned about entering the sea in certain areas of Devon after sewers overflowed due to recent rain. Dawlish Coryton Cove Historically known as Gentlemans Cove due to the privacy it offered, Coryton Cove is a secluded, sandy beach backed by red cliffs and the train track. ...

Work to raise the sea wall at Dawlish has already started but Network Rail is also looking at ways to protect the line between Holcombe and Teignmouth. Network Rail said the design would require some land reclamation to allow a buttress - a sloping rock structure to stabilise the cliffs and protect ...

A sentencing judge has told a man who was at the centre of a 28 hour rooftop stand-off that he should be helped and not punished. Galloway appeared at Truor Crown Court for sentencing via video-link from the Langdon mental health hospital in Dawlish in Devon

A man dressed up in drag as a bride and crashed a newly-wed couple’s first dance as they celebrated their wedding day after instructing the DJ to play 'It Should Have Been Me'. Mischievous Jason Pearce, 29, the son of the bride, decided to pull a prank on his mother Lisa, after she tied the knot to ...

The major plans that will see a section of the Dawlish rail line moved out to sea will be revealed next week. The scheme aims to ensure that the rail line is better protected from cliff falls, land slips and damage caused by the sea during extreme weather.

Teignbridge District Council on Tuesday morning agreed to put a £4.9m grant from Homes England towards development costs of a new link road in Dawlish. Councillors agreed to complete to funding agreement to draw down the funds and deploy them with Devon County Council acting as delivery partner and ...

Lasting nine months, Network Rail’s work on the Dawlish sea wall begins on Saturday, with phase one running until July 14. No work will then take place during the peak summer season and will restart on September 9, with a scheduled finished date of January 23, 2020.

The county has one entry in the top three, two towns in the top ten and a grand total of eight in the top 50. Cornwall also has seven resorts in the new list compiled by researchers from the biggest website for family days out in the UK, Day Out With The Kids. The other Devon towns in the list are ...

A court has heard how a far-right extremist from Exeter carried out an arson attack on an historic synagogue. The defendant is currently in secure mental health hospital Langdon in Dawlish, and did not appear in court for a short hearing at the Old Bailey today, May 31.

Contributions of up to £5.1m towards phase 1 of the A382 improvements and £4.9m towards a new link road in Dawlish are set to be agreed by the council at next Tuesday’s full council meeting.

There are two round trips each Sunday until September 8, allowing people to take the train from Exeter and Crediton and make a day trip by public transport to Dartmoor destinations other than Okehampton. The buses also offer the opportunity to do a circular trip around Devon, with travel one way via ...

Changes to key bus routes across Devon have been announced by Stagecoach following a review of all of its services. It is introducing four new services. The new Hop 222 open top service will link Teignmouth, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren, while the new L bus service will travel every 15 minutes from ...

When the sale of eight infamous railway carriages in Dawlish Warren went under the hammer it was feared they would disappear and a modern monstrosity would be built on the land. Paul Placito is co-owner of the site along with his wife Abby, her sister Mitzi Stapleton and her husband Chris who live ...

Teignbridge’s new finance chief told councillors of his shock of uncovering £60m worth of debt in the council’s finances. Speaking at Monday’s annual meeting, he said that the debt is made up of £15.5m the council spent on buying the Market Walk shopping centre in Newton Abbot that will eventually ...

A crazed knifeman has been locked up indefinitely for smashing through a neighbour’s window and repeatedly stabbing him. The judge made a hospital order, after hearing psychiatric evidence, which will see Miller detained for treatment until he is deemed safe for release. Miller attended the latest ...

An unusual visitor turned up near a beach on the west coast of Scotland recently - a black swan. The species, which originally came from Australia is rarely seen in the wild in the UK and only four others have been sighted in Scotland. In Dawlish in Devon, the bird has become a symbol of the town. ...

The Duchess of Cambridge's garden, which was co-designed with landscape architects Andree Davis and Adam White, will move to the Devon Partnership NHS Trust Dewnans Centre after coming out on top in applications from 23 trusts. The RHS will relocate plants and landscaping from the back to nature ...

The rail service between Okehampton and Exeter is due to start next spring; the plan is for the rail link to go all the way to Plymouth via Tavistock, which would make sense as much of the structure is in place, or it could be revived. With the West Country effectively cut off from the rest of the ...

Please be on the lookout for Jesse Ezre a 34year-old man reported to police as missing from Exeter Road Dawlish and last seen at around 1030hrs today Thursday 16 May. Jesse is described as being white, 5ft 8ins in height of slim build with short curly black hair, a short neat beard, wearing grey ...

A man has been cleared of stalking his neighbour after a three-day trial. The jury was told that Greet was appearing for parts of the trial over video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish because that is where he is currently receiving treatment for mental health issues.

Contractors have been appointed for the project that will see a new sea wall built at Dawlish, with work set to begin in the next few weeks. Network Rail has awarded the contract for reconstruction of the Dawlish sea wall to BAM Nuttal and work will start at the end of May.

Laura and Luke Woodward were walking their dogs on Dawlish beach when they first saw a number of jellyfish washed up. Then they spotted the baby shark struggling in the shallows and went to help it back out to sea.

A two-year-old child is receiving specialist care after being found on their own in Dawlish Warren on Saturday morning. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish when the child can be returned to their parents.

Officers are investigating an incident which happened at around 11.30pm at the Landsdowne Pub, in Park Road, on Thursday 2 May.

A couple from Dawlish have been banned from keeping dogs for three years after their pet dog Kizzy was found in a dreadful state, underweight and missing fur. Fern Amelia Thoms (date of birth: 06/12/1990) and Peter David Thoms (date of birth: 17/02/1989), both of Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, were ...

The man was outside an amusement arcade in Dawlish Warren, Devon, when his laughing friends persuaded him to squeeze his considerable frame into the Budgie the Little Helicopter ride.

The family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, with their five-bedroom home in one of London's most exclusive streets, as well as a sumptuous 18th century estate in Dawlish, Devon, complete with 12 acres of pleasure gardens.

Patrols on the following beaches begin on 25 May: Exmouth, Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth north

It follows a series of raids by the Serious and Organised Crime Team and neighbourhood police at properties in Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Chudleigh in March. One of the men, James Brooks of Park Road, Dawlish, also faces a number of serious sexual allegations against a woman.

A man who was at the centre of a 28-hour rooftop standoff with police causing £40,000 worth of damage has appeared in court and admitted two criminal charges Galloway was beamed into the court room via video-link from Langdon mental health hospital in Dawlish in Devon.

BBC gardening presenter Toby Buckland explains why a few minutes in nature can really help Some call it ecotherapy, others know it as the world's oldest medicine.  Whether it's stepping into landscape or cultivating a garden, returning to the real world is so instantly beneficial to human health. ...

Planners on Tuesday morning gave the go-ahead for the 108-seat big wheel. People will have views from the 18 gondolas over the Exe Estuary from the Funder Park amusement park, on the grassy part of Beach Walk Owner of the amusement park, Shaw Wallis, told Teignbridge District Council’s planning ...

Plans for a new, higher sea wall at Dawlish in Devon have been developed in partnership with engineering services firm Arup. The design will prevent stormy conditions from damaging the railway at Dawlish, where the tracks and station are regularly damaged by flooding due to high waves and strong ...

Officers from the Serious and Organised Crime team, the Force Support Group and local Neighbourhood team forced entry to a number of properties in Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Chudleigh and seized a quantity of class A and B drugs, together with cash, weapons, motor vehicles and jewellery.

Seaside towns in the South West need help reinventing themselves, with a mixed package including better transport links, better access to higher education for young people and better internet connectivity, a House of Lords report has claimed. The committee said that many seaside towns and coastal ...

Police chiefs are asking for millions of pounds extra cash to deal with ‘the busiest summer ever’ with the anticipated rise in visitors to Devon and Cornwall because of Brexit. They pointed out that the force is only funded to manage the 1.7m residents of the two counties, but not the extra 11 ...

Arrests in Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Chudleigh and Dawlish in the last 48 hours Properties in Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Chudleigh were targeted by police.

Lady's Mile is an award-winning holiday park located in one of the most beautiful parts of Devon and less than a mile from the beautiful 'Blue Flag' beaches of Dawlish Warren. The holiday park's stunning swimming pools have recently been voted UK Holiday Park Gold Standard Park of the Year 2018, on ...

A man has appeared in court and admitted killing a Cornish pensioner. Brian Downie, 69, held his hands up to causing the death of 81-year-old Lesley Davis. He appeared at Truro Crown Court via video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish where he had a charge of murder read to him by a court clerk.

In a trial starting in April for 12 months traffic will be stopped from using Estuary Road and Church Road through Powderham, alongside the River Exe. The only vehicles allowed will be for access, and will apply for the full length of the route between the A379 junctions at Red Lodge in the north ...