Dawlish News

THIEVES cut padlocks and threw security bars into the sea while breaking into a row of beach huts in Dawlish. Five of the beach huts were privately owned but two belonged to Teignbridge District Council.

TWO men will stand trial next month accused of a brutal doorstep attack in Dawlish which left a man seriously injured. It relates to an incident where a man in his 20s was allegedly attacked with weapons on his doorstep in Plantation Terrace in Dawlish on September 13.

6 hours ago Dawlish on flood alert ahead of predicted tidal surge. The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for parts of the Devon coast. Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Torbay and Dawlish are today on flood alert ahead of a predicted tidal surge. The Environment Agency warning has been issued ...

A MOTORCYCLIST from Dawlish is in critical condition in hospital this morning after a crash near Powderham Castle in Kenton. The motorcycle lost control and travelled to the off-side of the road where it collided with a white Peugeot van, registered to Paignton, that was travelling in the opposite ...

The footage, filmed from a fixed camera on the shore at Dawlish, Devon, shows the meteor flying through the sky before it appears to hit the water. See more...

The Teignmouth & Dawlish Ramblers woke today to find the atmospheric pressure high and a beautiful clear day a sure prospect for a walk in East Devon Heading east along the promenade till it came to an end at the Jurassic cliffs, time to sit on the sea wall for lunch with hazy views back to ...

FIRE crews were sent to a report of a traffic collision outside Luscombe Home Farm in Dawlish on Sunday, as it was believed there was someone still inside the vehicle.

The Dawlish rail closure cost Devon £18.6 million in lost holiday bookings. The ban by Education Secretary, Michael Gove, on taking children out of school in term time has wiped £42 million from Devon bookings (as well as caused hardship to local people who work in the industry and can’t now take a ...

Dawlish was at the epicentre of the dramatic events which swept the west country but now mayor John Petherick said as devastating as the storm was, it did put the town on the map, not just in the UK but across the globe.

A MURDER investigation was launched after the body of a young mother was found early today by police at a house in Dawlish town centre. The 36-year-old woman’s body was found at 3am when officers went to a house in Iddesliegh Terrace, near Dawlish rai Read more:

February 4 marks a year since the only railway line from London to Cornwall collapsed at Dawlish, Devon, leaving much of the region cut-off by train for almost two months. Despite pledges of improvements, the line remains (probably) the most moaned about in Britain. Here's why. 1. The mainline ...

Patients would have to travel to Dawlish instead, South Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said. The CCG said the move would improve the quality of services at Dawlish, with longer opening hours and X-ray facilities.

Emergency services were called to Dawlish last night after reports of an arson attack on a van. One fire engine from Dawlish attended a van on fire in the gateway of a field in Ashcombe at 23:06.

THE leader of a drugs gang who used his Dawlish furniture business as a front for his criminal operations has been told to hand back £200,000 in criminal cash. The four-week trial heard how Deny used his Dawlish-based furniture company Indo-Life UK as a front for the cocaine ring.

The Sawmills Solar Park is located within the Ashcombe Estate, 3.2km west of Dawlish.  The site is ideal for this purpose, thanks to the high average sun hours, good grid connections and transport links, and the bowl-shaped landscape which will naturally screen the park from view. What's more, the ...

PLANS have been submitted to demolish a coastal Georgian house in Dawlish and replace it with a luxury mini complex for older people. The former family holiday complex was put on the market last year with a price guide of nearly £2million. Plans to redevelop the site include demolishing the ...

The race is run over 10 country miles from Dawlish Leisure Centre and back, heading out to the Obelisk monument at Mamhead, along the green lanes and forest tracks which are always very wet, very hilly and seriously muddy. Four runners from the home club took part, with new member Greg Minns first ...

Cavanna Homes now employs 102 staff from its headquarters in Nicholson Road, Torquay and has taken-on four apprentices in the past year who will learn their trades from skilled contractors while studying at South Devon College. A further 200 local tradesmen and contractors are currently working on ...

THE famous black swans at Dawlish have been in danger of dying out after the loss of female swans this year. Rose, who has fed the swans for 25 years, has bought two ebony-coloured female swans to partner up with the existing two male swans living at the Brook which runs through the middle of the ...

Jamie Jones, Neil Groft and Thomas Papworth used an imitation pistol in the hold up in Newton Abbot in which they escaped with goods and cash worth just £170. Papworth’s girlfriend Kayleigh Ineson and friends James Carpenter and Craig Lee then tried to thwart the police investigation by hiding a ...

The honour follows a year in which Trevor managed the fire service response to the flooding on the Somerset Levels and the impact of the severe weather at Dawlish last winter. As Director of Operations at Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Trevor has responsibility for all operational and ...

Members of The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water coordinate the majority of the collections with local businesses hosting collection points. “And many thanks go to The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water for coordinating and arranging the majority of the collections as well as Cartridges Solicitors, Robert ...

Fire Control recieved several calls from Ambulance control and members of the public stating that a mobile platform vehicle, also commonly known as a "cherry picker" had overturned on Church street, Dawlish trapping its occupant inside of the platform cage. One male was eventually released from ...

FOUR days of severe weather are set to test South Devon's newly-repaired flood defences. While the weather bomb itself is heading to the north of the country, spin-off weather in the South West is expected to batter the region with big, powerful waves on the coast and an onslaught of heavy rain ...

The Government has also allocated funding for the Dawlish Warren and Exmouth beach management scheme, which will see sand taken from Exmouth’s Pole Sands to shore up the Warren. This scheme previously included plans to replenish Exmouth beach, but environmental chiefs decided this was not yet ...

The mainline railway station is closed at Dawlish for safety reasons because waves are coming over the sea wall. Buses are being arranged to serve the station, but there's no estimate for when these will be in place. Trains can run through, with a speed restriction. Last updated Thu 13 Nov ...

The £1.6m section of the coastal cycle path between Turf Lock and Powderham was opened by Devon County Council Chairman George Gribble. The full Exe Estuary Trail lets people walk or cycle along both sides of the River Exe between Exmouth, Exeter and Dawlish.

The B&B and guest accommodation of the year category was particularly good for South Devon, with Torquay’s The Elmdene taking gold, Teignmouth’s The Minadab Cottage taking silver, and Babbacombe’s Cary Arms taking bronze. In the holiday village and resort of the year category, Dawlish’s Cofton ...

The 28-year-old chairman of the Devon Young Farmers Club is a shining example of how the industry is changing and adopting new techniques, as it evolves to meet 21st century needs. Chris, who is due to step down from his post in two weeks after a year in office, is already forging a successful ...

The South West peninsula’s economy would enjoy a £6 billion windfall if the Government invested in electric trains to serve the entire region, a report reveals today. Against calls for heavy investment in railways in the far South West, an independent report has revealed for the first time the ...

Although palm oil is not toxic to humans, it can cause serious illness or even death to dogs which are tempted to eat it. Sightings of the sticky white substance have also been reported on the North Devon coast recently, and on beaches in Dawlish and the South Hams at South Sands, North Sands and ...

The council may compulsory purchase some of Richard Weeks' Warren Farm to create a public park on the cliffs between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. More than 1,240 people have signed an online petition calling on the Government to 'stop Teignbridge Council forcing a farmer off his land'. Warren ...

Clifftop land with panoramic views in Dawlish goes under the auctineer's gavel. With a freehold guide price of £5,000 to £10,000. "This is the chance to snap up your own piece of the Devon coast said Graham Barton", auctioneer and a regular on BBC's Homes Under The Hammer. The plot is listed for ...

The Exe Estuary Trail, Devon’s flagship cycle route, will be fully open to the public from this weekend. Although minor work on the new 1.9km section will be completed in the Spring, from tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) walkers and cyclists can access the three-metre wide off-road cycle path and ...

Amy Goldup (19) and her partner Billy-Ray Marks (22) both of Richards Close, Dawlish pleaded guilty at Torquay Magistrates Court on 29th October to charges relating to the selling counterfeit goods via Facebook, following an investigation by Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service. The couple ...

James Pollard, 29, had been sleeping in a tent in a concrete shelter overlooking the sea for about five weeks when he overdosed on Saturday May 3. His partner Natalie Metcalf woke in the morning to find him deceased in his sleeping bag beside her.

TRAINS are being cancelled and delayed on the Plymouth to Exeter railway line as "huge waves" crash over the repaired track at Dawlish.

The Environment Agency says: “Flooding is possible for East facing coastal locations, including Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Torbay and Dawlish for the evening tide on November 10.

The mum posted on the ‎Dawlish Neighbourhood Police Facebook page after the incident at the Barton Hill toilets in the town. Read more,,,