Dawlish News

A YOUNG woman reported missing in Dawlish early today was found safe and well just two hours later in the resort. Police had been concerned for the welfare of 24-year-old Amber Brown who was reported missing at 6.45am. Search and rescue teams were called in to help find Amber who was traced ...

L ocked in the bone-clenching midwinter chill, Devon lies silent under a pewter sky. At Dawlish Warren the beach is deserted, but inland the Exe estuary is bursting with life. At this time of year it is hard to imagine the south Devon coast as England's Riviera, but there is no better season in ...

The Brunel Camping Carriages site, which features eight chalets in converted rail carriages, was sold at auction for £261,000 last year. Each includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom to sleep six to eight people.

Alison Foden, who works at the RD&E Hospital, has used the Hop 2 service daily for 13 years. The service, which goes from Newton Abbot, through Teignmouth and Dawlish, into Exeter, runs three times an hour at peak times.

The dedicated dipper was snapped battling enormous waves in Dawlish, Devon, today – just hours after strong winds caused power cables to explode in another coastal town.

Adolf Hitler's telephone, used to order the deaths of countless millions across the globe from his Berlin Fuhrerbunker, is being sold by an elderly adrenaline junkie from Dawlish. The blood red Siemens phone was handed to retired fountain specialist Maj. Ranulf Rayner's father, Ralph, when he was ...

A severe weather warning has been issued for Exeter and the rest of the south-west as Storm Doris could batter the region on Friday. Storm Doris may hit the country the same weekend which saw Dawlish severely flooded three years ago, where a section of the sea wall collapsed, and residents were ...

The Monkey House, based in Dawlish, is due to close in March, as the current operators have chosen not to renew the lease “Dawlish is a growing community with significant recent growth from several housing developments and more scheduled soon Teignmouth does not have a Soft Play centre so there ...

DOG wardens will be out in force across Teignbridge next week fining people who don't pick up after their dogs. Don't be a Dumper is supported by Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Councils, businesses, Dawlish Warren Tourism Group, and Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Centre Development Manager Tracy ...

Thomas Chatterton is described as being five feet nine inches in height, with a stocky build, dark brown hair, brown eyes and often wears a baseball cap and tracksuit trousers. He has a distinctive round tribal tattoo on his neck.

Crosscountry trains have confirmed that they will not be running any trains west of Exeter from 3pm today. The trains may stop running until 7pm due to the high tide, strong onshore winds and the risk of waves over the sea wall, which could affect the likes of Dawlish, which have had previous ...

WORLD famous girl band Little Mix have announced they are playing a summer show at Powderham Castle in July. "Little Mix is enjoying phenomenal success at the moment. This show is a chance for Little Mix fans to see the band perform a massive outdoor show this summer. "Tickets go on sale on ...

A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed his father in the chest after calling his parents "devil worshippers", a court heard. Neither parent want their son prosecuted and were angry that their son had not been properly treated for his mental health illness, the court was told. McGill, already in ...

INTERNATIONAL Officer Cadets training at the Britannia Royal Naval College have taken time away from their studies to help out at the Dawlish Nature Reserve. The group are currently studying English language at the college. They are also undergoing a foundation course in Naval training in ...

One fire appliance from Dawlish and two from Teignmouth attended a two vehicle road traffic collision where one female casualty was trapped. Crews arrived on scene and got to work with hydraulic cutting equipment to release the casualty. Police and Ambulance also attended.

SOUTH West Water is investing £6million to deliver even cleaner drinking water to customers in South Devon. The Tottiford Water Treatment Works supplies water to more than 70,000 properties in South Devon, including Bovey Tracey, Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Kingskerswell, Teignmouth, ...

As part of the changes at the hospital that included relocating the minor injuries unit to Dawlish, the former recuperation ward was due to change into therapy-led rehabilitation unit.

POLICE have slammed a closure order on a house in Dawlish after neighbours said their lives were being made a misery by alleged drug taking and vehicle crime. Neighbourhood officers went to court on Friday morning to secure a 'closure order' on the property. It is understood they feared for the ...

DEVELOPERS have appealed against a decision to reject plans for 35 new homes in a village outside Dawlish. Teignbridge councillors threw out the plans when the planning committee in September unanimously agreed the design would be out of keeping with the surrounding area of Holcombe village and ...

A HEALER in Dawlish claims he has been contacted by the spirit of a deceased First World War soldier. Kevin spotted the coin in a Dawlish charity shop window, along with a note to say that it had once belonged to the First World War soldier, and felt compelled to buy it.

A housing estate has been split in two by a fence because of an apparent building mix-up - leaving drivers face a two-mile diversion around it. Planning authority Teignbridge District Council and roads authority Devon County Council will be getting together in the New Year to try to sort it out. ...

Concerns have been raised by free-range producers about chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens’ decision to introduce a blanket prevention zone across England to help protect poultry from a strain of avian flu in Europe. One small farm, Millcroft Poultry, Dawlish, Devon, said it had noticed some ...

A DAWLISH holiday park will be welcoming Father Christmas as well as three other special guests next week. The free to enter event will raise money for Children's Hospice South West, and will see Santa sweep in to Cofton on a sleigh drawn by Comet and Cupid at midday, ready for photos with ...

Just over 150 responses were received during the consultation. Of those who responded, 71% either supported or strongly supported improving pedestrian and cycling facilities through Dawlish.

This means Teignmouth and Dawlish also lose seven services and the stops at Newton Abbot will be reduced. Today, the Herald Express has teamed up with politicians, business and tourism leaders to launch a campaign to Save our Trains and we need all our readers to sign up and object to the proposals. ...

Dawlish Christian Fellowship and Redrow Homes have announced the project at Redrow’s Warren Grove site, adjacent to Sainsbury’s supermarket.

The video was created by Exeter-based agency HoneyBe Creative. It aims to support a crowdfunding campaign to help keep beavers living in the wild on the River Otter in East Devon. The video was shot in Dawlish and stars a dog provided by Sandra Cowell, alongside Nora, the Devon Wildlife Trust ...

The Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council are working together on a new beach management scheme at Dawlish Warren, which will get under way in early 2017.

The Environment Agency say that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish over the high tides on ...

THE FUTURE of Dawlish's iconic black swans is safe after the town council agree to spend £350 to protect their nest on the island at Tuck's Plot.

The A379 between Dawlish and Teignmouth has been closed in Holcombe in both directions and motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

The Air Show committee had been seeking funding to enable the air show to fly next summer. But today, they announced with much sadness that there won’t be a Dawlish Air Show in 2017.

Devon County Council is currently working on a bid for Coastal Communities Funding for the Dawlish to Teignmouth section of the Teign Estuary trail, which will be submitted to Government next month

THE government has confirmed an additional £10million to help strengthen the resilience of the 'vital' Dawlish rail line. The first in a series of public engagement events is held today at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren, from 4.30pm to 7pm. Read more..

The Environment Agency says that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth and Dawlish from 8.30am to 12.30pm. See more... ...

Protecting a key coastal railway track from rising sea levels and falling cliffs is going to cost about £650m, Network Rail has said. Network Rail is consulting with Devon and Cornwall residents about the plans.

Caroline Cunliffe, wife to town crier Steve Cunliffe, was absent from a memorial service last Sunday, which led to people to think that she had died. However, the 72-year-old insists that she is alive and well.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire at a house in Dawlish which caused serious damage to the kitchen. A fire service spokesman said: "Please make sure you have a working smoke alarm and never leave chip pans unattended."

A LOT OF fun was had by all Dawlish and Teignmouth Camera Club — mostly at the expense of fellow photographers! Ranging between travelogues, France, Venice, America and Japan, to natural history and aircraft museums, this gave everyone a chance to show their work. See more...

Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police say that local residents have received calls claiming to be from both a tax litigation department and Devon and Cornwall Police. On Monday police were informed by a local tradesman in Dawlish that he was contacted by phone by someone pretending to be ...