Dawlish News

One woman was followed by two men in a large white van while walking her two King Charles Cavaliers at Elm Grove Road in Dawlish, one of whom tried to grab the lead she was holding. The man in question is described as clean shaven, in his thirties with short, dark hair, and is said to have a foreign ...

We are still on the lookout for the white van that was approaching and taking an interest in peoples dogs. We are still wanting you to call us should you see an y white vans acting suspiciously. It is VERY important you record the NUMBER PLATE as this will lead us back to the owner. Please stay ...

The festival launches on April 1 at St Gregory's Church, when walkers will be able to join one of two performances of 'The Dawlish Dawdle of April Fools'. This walk, which takes place at 10.30am and 2pm, includes games and songs for families and children over the age of five. The festival runs until ...

The town of Dawlish have been dealt with another blow, with organisers confirming the Dawlish Triathlon will not take place this year. Proving that bad luck really does come in threes, the announcement comes after two other major events, the Dawlish air show and the Dawlish Carnival, were also ...

FULL details have been announced on how the people of South Devon can get their hands on a highly sought after ticket for this year's BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend. A total of 50,000 tickets will be released at 8am during the show, which will be presented by Scott Mills.

A DAWLISH man has appeared in court charged with stealing cash and jewellery worth more than £10,000 in two separate burglaries in Dawlish. Read more..

Devon and Cornwall Police are searching for 32-year-old Christopher Taylor who has been missing from the Dawlish area since Tuesday 15th March. Christopher is described as a white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, stocky build, very short blonde hair, ginger beard. Christopher was last seen wearing blue ...

MORE than 20 firefighters were called to Dawlish after a chimney fire spread to the roof of a three-storey thatched building. When the crew arrived they found that the three storey 20m by 20m property was a thatched property and requested a second engine and the aerial platform from Torquay to ...

DAWLISH Carnival Week will not take place in 2016, it has been confirmed. Maggie Farley, chairman of Dawlish Carival Committee said: "The carnival week has been cancelled, but it is just for this year. The cancellation is due to a lack of funds and support.

Dawlish residents are being given the opportunity to take their furry friends out for the day, with classes for hamsters, rabbits and rodents running in the town. The Southern Hamster Club is behind the rather unusual event, which will take place at St Mary's Church Hall in Dawlish Warren on ...

Chancellor George Osborne announced infrastructure investment plans including £5m to develop options for a “more resilient train line in the South West” during the Budget on Wednesday. The cash will be used to bring forward plans to upgrade the storm-hit line at Dawlish once a study by Network ...

The lifesaving equipment was fitted outside the Beach Manager's Office last month after Dawlish Warren Tourism Group members raised funds with the help of Dawlish Rotary Club and Dawlish Town Council.

NINETEEN more rail passengers have been fined a total of nearly £10,000 in another fare dodging blitz. The worst hit was 23-year-old Elliott Tucker, of Second Avenue, Dawlish, who was ordered to pay £649.60 after not paying his fare of £5.60 when he was caught in Dawlish having not paid for his ...

Dawlish Town Clerk Ann Tipper said that the ‘grey and fluffy’ cygnets are lovely and have already been for their first swim in the Brook.

A couple from Surrey have made the move to Devon to fulfil their life time dream of owning a café. Tracey and John Martin decided to bite the bullet and move almost 200 miles away after a family tragedy made them realise that life is too short.

Hatching in time for the weekend the Black Swan cygnets have proved a big attraction on The Brook, unwittingly taking part in numerous impromptu photo-calls as they appear and disappear under mum, much to the delight of locals and early Spring holidaymakers.

A FAKE Radio 1 Big Weekend Facebook page has been set up claiming to have free tickets to give away to the big event at Powderham Castle this summer.

POLICE in Dawlish will board up a 'drugs den' used by squatters where they found a collection of needles. Officers from the South Devon Tasking Team together with neighbourhood police made the discovery at an address on Thursday.

An elderly man was led to safety by firemen after a blaze at Dawlish. Fire crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to Marine Parade just after 5am after reports of a fire in a kitchen. Read more..

Kerry Davies threatened police and shouted he would become 'the new Raul Moat' after he became angry and upset while visiting Dawlish in May last year.

There's the rattling, the shuddering, the bouncing and the occasional squealing. You don't have to be a trainspotter to know you're riding a Pacer.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said that a significant majority of show organisers have declined to co-operate with the new guidelines. The new regulations include stricter checks on pilots, better training for organisers and a sharp increase in CAA inspection fees. In some cases they will ...

One suspect was taken into custody yesterday evening, suspected of being related to burglary offences in the Dawlish region. Whilst burglaries are rare, there is often a trend in a spike of burglaries over a short period of time. The suspect was spotted by a vigilant Dawlish PCSO and swiftly ...

It is believed that further artists for Radio 1's Big Weekend at Powderham Castle in Exeter, will be announced by DJ Nick Grimshaw.

AN 82-year-old former policeman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting two girls. Colin Dearing, of Richmond Place in Dawlish, was convicted at a trial last year after pleading not guilty to five counts of indecent assault against two victims.

Dawlish Police have received a report of someone trying a door handle to a property in area of West Cliff Road in Dawlish. The front door was unlocked at the ti me. The caller states she saw a figure through the frosted glass who tried her door handle but when noticed that someone was home, then ran ...

A local woman walking her two King Charles Cavaliers at Elm Grove Road, Dawlish reported that she was followed by two men in large white van at half past midnight on Tuesday, February 16th.

The A30 is closed in both directions between the A377 (Alphington Junction) and Exminster due to a serious police incident. Emergency services are on the scene.

The court heard that the men were part of a gang who traded as Wimpey Construction Paving and Cleaning Services Ltd. Between August and November 2013, the gang attempted to carry out work at the homes of primarily elderly and vulnerable residents in Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Seaton

A daylight burglary on Wednesday has prompted Dawlish police to launch an appeal for help. The break in, which happened at a house in Plantation Terrace, took place between 12.30pm and 1pm.

CAUTION: We are still receiving the occasional report of a young male who is approaching members of the public and requesting money. His usual story is that he has had an argument with his girlfriend and requires money for a bus/train ticket. Please do NOT engage in conversation with this male and ...

This affects exposed East-facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish. The severe weather this morning has also meant that CrossCountry ...

Police are appealing for information to identify two people in connection with the theft of a staff collection box from the Costcutters store in Queen Street, Dawlish. A staff collection box was stolen from the till area.

A Devon man has said he is struggling to get to work after his vehicle was targeted by vandals. The Silver Peugeot 206 had its roof badly dented, with footprints and scuffs at the top whilst parked on Lower Driver, Dawlish on January 31. The cars wing mirror was also damaged.

IF you go down to the River Exe today you’ll probably bf washed away - but on the bright side you probably won’t meet the Devil. The full list of areas the Devil was supposed to have visited that night were listed as: Exmouth, Withycombe Raleigh, East Budleigh, Bicton, Woodbury, Clyst St George, ...

The Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police Team reported the incident that happened on Newton Road, Bishopsteignton on Saturday at 3.20pm. Police were traveling along a road in the area when the gazebo came flying through the air and hit the car.

Will Power, whose wife Erica was one of Sophie’s best friends, has already raised more than £3,500 which has included a generous donation from TV presenter Davina McCall.

The leaders of Teignbridge and Exeter City Council have written to Ministers expressing their dismay at the Government's unwillingness to fund rail in the South West. They have also criticised the apparent decision of Network Rail not to carry out further work to the Dawlish sea wall until after ...

WARNING: There has just been an attempted car theft in Bishopsteignton at approximately 1200 hrs today. A male and a female were stopped on the side of the road with a ‘baby’ in a car seat and appeared to be having a domestic incident. A caller stopped to check if everything was OK and noted that ...

TWO years after the train line, sea wall, platforms and coastal path were destroyed, we look back at photos of the storm damage which cut off the Westcountry on February 4, 2014.