Dawlish News

Police are investigating an arson attack which totally destroyed a large commercial storage container behind the Costcutter on Dawlish High Street overnight.

A Devon-based fashion designer, who has designed frocks for the likes of Kate Middleton, Katy Perry and Pixie Lott, has released a brand new luxury range from her home in Dawlish.

A man in his 60s has died suddenly in Starcross, near Exeter. A spokesperson for the Force said: "Police have been called to an address in Starcross by South West Ambulance Service. The incident involves the sudden death of a man in his 60s.

An unregistered plumber from Dawlish has been fined after leaving gas work in a dangerous state.

The incident happened around 6.30pm at the Dawlish Integrated Youth Centre, Red Rock on Sandy Lane. A trespasser entered one of the classrooms and took a laptop belonging to the centre.

A train passenger allegedly groped a 15-year-old girl's leg by sliding his hand down the side of her chair as he sat behind. Whitehead, aged 39, of Barton Crescent, Dawlish, denies sexual assault.

A Dawlish teenager has landed her dream job that combines her love of the military and animals. Nineteen-year-old Helen Fewings from Dawlish has just landed a job as an Army dog handler.

A village near Dawlish will get 20 new homes after a planning inspector allowed an appeal by developers. Leander Developments had proposed two separate developments of 20 and 15 homes on land at Little Leigh, Holcombe Road, Holcombe.

Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court earlier this month. Now a third man, Ross Alan Morton, aged 29, from Gatehouse Close, Dawlish, has been charged with two counts of ...

The water company allowed potentially dangerous sewage to flow down Dawlish beach in the height of the summer tourist season in one incident and caused a fish kill in the other.

Calls for a second major rail line through Devon have been renewed following last week's closure of the main route - the latest in a series of events which have seen the county's rail network cut off.

Due to a person having been hit by a train in the Starcross area journeys between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids are being disrupted. This is expected to continue until at least 10:00. Trains are currently unable to run. Buses will operate between Plymouth / Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids. ...

The Environment Agency scheme aims to reduce the flood risk to nearly 3,000 homes in Dawlish Warren and Starcross, as well as in Lympstone and Exmouth, and would reduce the flood risk for the main rail line through Dawlish to ensure that scenes such as the devastation caused in the 2014 storms would ...

The card is pink and has been launched by the retailer with the message: 'To My Lovely Mums' There are Sainsbury's branches across Devon including Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Ottery St Mary and Dawlish.

Dawlish's famous black swan brood has increased. Following on from last year's record-breaking three broods of black swan cygnets in the town, three more cygnets have hatched. The flock are synonymous with the town, with 14 swans currently in the brook.

Heroin user William Chambers moved to Dawlish in an attempt to start a new life without drugs but was shocked to find they were more readily available than in London.

Lewis Stewart carried out three raids in Newton Abbot and Dawlish which left the victims shaking with fear. The first two robberies happened within 40 minutes of each other on Newton Abbot quay and the third was a day later on the Strand in Dawlish, where he attacked a cleaner who was walking ...

The train put on by OkeRail left Okehampton just before 8am today and was supposed to be the first direct train to the capital in decades - using the line across the top of Dartmoor instead of the coastal route via Dawlish. But the train slipped down the rails as it left Dawlish, leaving it with ...

A legal high user has been jailed for shooting an entirely innocent man with a crossbow because the drugs made him believe he had been spying on him.

Adolf Hitler's telephone, used to bark evil orders that led to the deaths of countless millions, has been sold by an elderly Dawlish resident for nearly £200,000. The blood red Siemens phone was handed to retired fountain specialist Maj. Ranulf Rayner's father, Ralph, when he was the first British ...

This newly built train has been spotted for the first time in Dawlish. On Wednesday afternoon, the brand new built Colas Rail Freight Class 70 no 70812 worked from Westbury to Tavistock Junction, on a test run.

South West Water faces a fine of up to £150,000 after sewage spilled onto a beach in Dawlish during a Bank Holiday weekend. Exeter Crown Court was told the delay in dealing with the problem was made worse when a cleaning team initially went to the wrong address.

Two air ambulances were sent to Dawlish on Saturday afternoon after a major incident. The air ambulances landed at a farm behind Gatehouse in the town. According to reports on social media, a large number of emergency services vehicles and personnel attended.

Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court. It is further alleged they attacked him with a noxious chemical - ammonia - leaving him with serious eye injuries.

The warning covers the South Devon Coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren and south coast of Cornwall from Lizard Point to Gibbin Head near Par. In Devon flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, ...

Protecting the Westcountry's rail links is a government priority for investment, Rail Minister Paul Maynard has confirmed. Mr Maynard was speaking at a meeting in London this week with the Peninsula Rail Task Force to discuss the Government's response to the Task Force's 20-year investment plan ...

The cob structure in Kenton, about six miles south of Exeter, crumbled to the ground on Wednesday afternoon. Nobody was hurt and the owner was not at home at the time. They are said to be too distraught to speak about the incident and are staying with friends.

A Teignbridge Council spokesman said: “This bid is for four electric car charging points. It would be for one slow charge point for Newton Abbot and three fast charge points for Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Teignmouth.

A YOUNG woman pedestrian was injured after colliding with a pick-up truck in a Dawlish car park this morning. The 26-year-old casualty from Torquay suffered head, hand and foot injuries in the incident at Oak Park Villas. It’s thought the vehicle accidentally ran over her foot during a reversing ...

As a result, the schedule of works as part of the £14million scheme to raise the beach level at Dawlish Warren by two metres, as well as removing gabions along the sand spit, upgrading the revetments, dredging and recharging the beach and reinforcing the neck of the sand spit has changed.

The first direct train to London – using an alternative to the storm-hit line to Plymouth – is to leave Devon next month for the first time in 50 years. The special train from Okehampton to Paddington will use the route suggested as an option to avoid the long-term issues at Dawlish line which is ...

Simeon Francis spotted the driver had left the key fob in the £18,750 Renault Captur and that all he needed to do to take it was to get in and press the start button. He took the car from the drive of a pensioner in Exeter Road, Dawlish, and stole a set of numberplates from a camper van to try ...

A cuddle party is an event that allows adults to experience the positive effects of non-sexual touch, like hugs, foot rubs, back rubs and spooning in an intentional space that is structured around consent and boundaries. The party is being held in Dawlish on Sunday, February 19, between 5.30pm and ...

The people of the seaside town of Dawlish have been dancing in the streets again. After the success of the 2014 Dawlish Is Happy video, they have been showing off their moves in a new version for 2017.

The first spade has been put in the ground on a £250,000 project to create the new Dawlish Countryside Park. The brand new natural recreational area and haven for wildlife on land between Exeter Road and Eastdon Woods, north of Shutterton Lane, will provide a natural recreational area for local ...

More high tides and strong winds are affecting travel on one of the West Country's main railway lines for a second morning in a row. CrossCountry trains are again not running between Exeter and Plymouth due to problems on the line at Dawlish.

The operator CrossCountry say they are not running services between Plymouth and Paignton until this afternoon after waves overtopped the sea wall at Dawlish overnight. Read more..

A MAN was taken to hospital with facial injuries after having what is thought to be acid sprayed in his face during a street robbery. Police were out in force searching the area and sealed off Lawn Hill and Orchard Gardens.

The South Devon coast is on Flood Alert with high tides and strong winds predicted for the area from Start Point to Dawlish Warren. Flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, ...

Police are investigating a burglary at Portmile lodges, Exeter road which happened between 10am on Thursday 2 February and 11am on Tuesday 7 February 2017. The home was broken into and property stolen. Police believe the offender(s) may have spent some time in the holiday home before leaving