Dawlish News

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 which ...

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

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 locally ...

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 is ...

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 Scranage, ...

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 Friday, ...

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 custody at ...

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, Dawlish, ...

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 ...