Dawlish News

Teignmouth and Dawlish will have much stronger health services that look after people for years to come – with community hospitals safeguarded in both towns. Option 1 also states that Teignmouth will have 12 specialist rehabilitation beds to complement the hospital’s gym and physio suite, along ...

A DERELICT building was set on fire in an arson attack last night. The fire service was called to reports of a fire within a building on Weech Road in Dawlish. One fire appliance from Dawlish and one from Teignmouth attended the scene.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash which has left a Dawlish man fighting for his life in hospital. The collision involving a single vehicle happened at around 3pm on Wednesday, June 18 at the junction of Forder Valley and Novorossiysk Road in Plymouth "With the assistance of ...

These pictures show what is believed to be more than 100 jellyfish washed up on a Devon beach. The creatures appear to be barrel jellyfish, which can reach 35in in diameter. They are harmless to humans but beachgoers are advised not to touch them.

A 44-year-old local woman is believed to have fallen to the ground on Millin Way, Dawlish Warren, at around 2am. Officers are investigating whether the woman may have been hit by a vehicle.

Devon police are appealing to the public to help trace a Dawlish man who has escaped from lawful custody yesterday while at Torbay Hospital. 23-year-old Myhill left Torbay hospital at around 8:20pm on Tuesday June 16th following his arrest on suspicion of shoplifting. Anyone who sees Mr Myhill ...

Two hives containing thousands of bees stolen from an orchard near Dawlish between June 9 and 10. Beekeeper Brian Hunt, who took up the hobby last year, said that when he discovered the hives were missing, he saw a few confused bees who had returned loaded with pollen, only to find their homes had ...

Redrow Homes secured planning consent for the first phase of its new homes development at Shutterton Lane in Dawlish. Building on the first phase is set to begin at the end of May 2015 and will include two, three and four bedroom homes. Cornerstone, Exeter's largest independent affordable housing ...

Located approximately 3.5 km northwest of Dawlish, Devon, Sawmills Farm project has been connected to the grid under the UK's Renewable Obligation program. With a total installed capacity of 6.6 MWp, the project will provide electricity for approximately 2,000 average households, or one-third in ...

A drunken customer who was thrown out of a pub has been jailed after he returned with a golf club and attacked the doorman. Plasterer Gavin Brooks was barred from the Landsowne pub in Dawlish and was ejected by door staff when he was spotted drinking with friends at the bar.

Alongside Dawlish Warren's achievement, Teignmouth Town Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Ness Cove at Shaldon have all won high-profile Seaside Awards.

In Devon, the issue has been highlighted by a 50-acre solar farm which runs for around a mile alongside the road on Haldon Ridge above Dawlish. The site has been given planning permission for 25 years, and according to one media report will generate £770,000 annual income – £430,000 of which will be ...

Ralph Rayner, director of Ashcombe Country Cottages, near Dawlish, Devon, wants to build a fibre optic broadband network to bring faster and more reliable speeds to people who live in and visit the area. After being told there are no plans to roll fibre out to the area, Mr Rayner started looking ...

Stephen Clark, 62, from Luscombe Terrace, Dawlish, has been charged with two counts of inciting children to engage in sexual activity and eight counts of possession, making and distribution of indecent images of children.

An ‘evil and twisted’ kick boxing instructor has been jailed for 15 years for raping a teenaged girl at his martial arts studio. Paul Drury groomed the girl for sex when she was just 11 and raped her shortly before her 13th birthday at the Black Belt Academy he ran in Dawlish.

James McDonald, 36, of Iddesleigh Terrace, denied killing Sophie McDonald when he appeared before a judge at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday.

SD&T CCG has proposed changes to the provision of services at the Teignmouth and Dawlish hospitals and a consultation was undertaken to ensure local residents could have their say about the proposals. Read moe...

If David Cameron is to gain an overall majority on May 7, he needs to hang onto Newton Abbott with the same tenacity as the railway line at Dawlish in the face of a fresh storm. Mrs Morris has been pressing home her claims to have spearheaded the campaign for the New Kingskerwells Bypass, ...

Message from your local Trading Standards department: Rogue Trader Alert: we have received complaints via our Police partners over the last few days in relation to gardening work in the Teignmouth, Dawlish and Buckfastleigh areas of Devon... In one incident the consumer was cold called and told ...

Dawlish crash woman taken to hospital. A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with leg injuries after a crash in Dawlish Warren. The emergency services were called to Shutterton Lane at 10am on Monday to reports of a two-vehicle collision. When they arrived they found an Audi A1 and a Daihatsu 4x4 had ...

Joshua Lodge and Richard Fish had been at a drugs party in Dawlish and when their supplies ran out they set off armed with a imitation pistol, meat cleaver and baseball bat to try to steal some more. They attacked innocent victim Denny Carey as he opened his front door and when he fought back they ...

TEIGNMOUTH martial arts instructor Paul Drury has appeared in court charged with four counts of rape, including three rapes of girls under the age of 16. Three of the charges relate to rape of a girl aged under 16 and the fourth rape charge relates to a woman aged 16 or over.

The agency has issued a flood alert during the morning and evening high tides, for east facing coastal locations including Torbay, Dawlish, Slapton, Torcross and Beesands.

The chain has now closed the restaurant and adjoining hotel but has come under fire for not shutting down immediately after being made aware of it the issue. Other victims included Sally Gidney, from Dawlish, Devon, and Sarah Fisher, from Exmouth, Devon. Sally said: "Myself, husband and ...

Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Plymouth and Dawlish today as part of the Conservative's campaign trail.

An angry tenant who protested against noisy children by starting a fire in a communal stairway has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Philip Fewings was so upset by the noise of them playing football against his wall, he set fire to his bedding in the block of flats in Dawlish, Devon.

Paul Drury, 56 who runs Paul Drury's Black Belt Academy in Dawlish, is accused of offences under the Protection of Children Act 1978. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Paul Drury, 56, of Maudlin Drive, Teignmouth, has been charged with four counts of making indecent photographs of ...

Recently a local businessmen from Dawlish was contacted via telephone from a male claiming to be a High Court Sherriff who was waiting to go into court for an unpaid bill of £3k for advertising. The company was reported to be owed money for advertising his business over the internet.

Fire engines from Dawlish and Teignmouth, along with a specialist rescue crew from Clyst St George, were sent to a report of a woman unable to get out of muddy Radford Ford in Ashcombe Road at 10.53am.

A SCHIZOPHRENIC man has been ordered to receive psychiatric treatment in hospital after he shook a one-month old baby so hard the child suffered head injuries. The 20-year-old has a history of mental illness dating back to his teens and will now be treated at the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish under ...

The south-west Last year’s floods and infrastructure failings – notably the loss of railway tracks at Dawlish in Devon – highlighted the parlous state of the region’s transport links. Transport made up the bulk of the chancellor’s pledges, although most of the investment has been announced ...

The three local fixtures will see the Red Arrows swoop over the Dawlish Air Show on the 22 August 2015, the Torbay Royal Regatta 26 August 2015 and the Sidmouth Regatta on the 27 August 2015.

Philip Lindon and Cheryl Mee had been stopped for speeding on the A380 at Mamhead, near Dawlish when the drugs were found. Lindon had arranged the shipment to pay off debts. Mee was not directly involved but had been running a cannabis dealing racket in Devon for six years which had netted her ...

The new Bishop of Exeter has weighed into the education debate, calling for schools to put people and communities above pupil results. “A school functions best when the contribution of all is valued,” he told the gathering of head teachers in Dawlish yesterday.

One year after the collapse of the seawall at Dawlish, UK, the marine plant is being prepared to leave the site now that the damage has been repaired.

Cracks in a sea wall previously destroyed by high tides have prompted concerns it could collapse again. Network Rail said the wall, which costs £800,000 a year to maintain, was constantly monitored and repairs would be carried out by the end of the month.

A SEXUAL predator has been jailed for having repeated sex sessions with one 15-year-old girl and giving refuge to a second 14-year-old runaway. He persuaded the mother of the 15-year-old to let him move into her house by claiming to be homeless but then abused her hospitality by starting a secret ...

A motorcyclist has been left with life–threatening and life-changing injuries after a crash involving two buses and a motorcycle in Kenton. A double-decker bus and grey Yamaha motorcycle were travelling from Exeter towards Dawlish, and a single-decker bus was travelling in the opposite direction ...

The eclipse, which will block out 94% of sun in the UK, will last for 90 minutes and is expected to occur at 9.30am on Friday, March 20th. People are urged not to look directly at the sun without specialist eye-wear.

DOZENS of bus journeys across Devon will be cut-back or axed completely, the county council has announced. There are also proposals to change some of the journeys that currently fall under the National Bus Pass scheme. The pass would no longer be valid on services 113/134/260 Tavistock to ...