Dawlish News

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 above) ...

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 in ...

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 first ...

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 ...

Two railway station staff have been hailed as heroes after they saved the life of a holidaymaker who suffered a near fatal heart attack on board a train. Mike Evans had just boarded at train at Plymouth railway station to head back to Dawlish where he was staying with his ex-wife, Jackie after the ...

Oaklands Park and Ratcliffe School will become one special school which could accommodate 190 children with 35 weekly residential places Read more..

The controversial plans to raise car parking charges and scrap free Sunday parking at the Dawlish Warren car park are set to be axed.

Millions of pounds of road and footpath developments are being invested into Devon. In Exeter £3.7million will be spent for the delivery and on-going management of two Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS) countryside parks - Dawlish SANGS and Exeter SANGS. This will unlock more than ...

It’s almost exactly four years to the day that devastating overnight storms on February 4, 2014 swept the main rail route into the Westcountry into the sea at Dawlish.

Police have launched an investigation following allegations of a rape in Dawlish. Police say the suspect is described as a white man aged between 35-45, 5ft 8ins in height and of stocky build.

'Seek out a survivor if you can, and if they will speak to you, listen' More than 100 Kindertransport children grew up during the war years at hostels at Exmouth, Dawlish, and elsewhere in South Devon.

Graham Price stepped down in December from his Dawlish Central & North East Ward seat in December for personal reasons, while Doug Hellier Laing resigned from his Chudleigh ward seat shortly before he was sentenced to three years in prison after he admitted attacking his wife with a mallet.

An urgent new scam warning has been issued after a Devon man fell victim to one of a series of phone calls threatening the owners with being taken to court by the taxman.

Some of the towns that attracted the most attention in 2017 were Teignmouth, Salcombe, Dawlish and Exmouth, and 75 per cent of visits to the website in 2017 were by new visitors. See more...

There are more than 2,400 empty homes across Devon – and 117 of them have been vacant for five years, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Councillor Humphrey Clemens, Teignbridge District Council’s Executive Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, said: “Bringing empty homes back into ...

Fire crews were still at the scene more than seven hours of a suspected arson attack at a manor house in Dawlish.