Dawlish News

POLICE have issued an appeal after a burglar crept in through a window and stole a small safe from a house in Dawlish. Police say the raider entered the property through a front ground floor window, stealing the safe from inside.

Groups of children aged under five have been joining in free new bounce and rhyme events on beaches including in Exmouth, Teignmouth and Dawlish.

Plans for a new road and 1,000 homes at Dawlish are up for discussion next week.

Police, local councillors and the public have thrown their support behind a proposed order which would ban anti-social behaviour such as drinking and rough sleeping, drug taking and littering.

Peter Shorland, from Dawlish will be running a Coastal Trail Ultra trail marathon along the South West Coastal path on June 11.

CHANGES have been made to the designs for a major beach management scheme designed to protect Dawlish Warren from flooding have been proposed. Following discussion with Natural England regarding the proposals to recharge sand on the landward side of the new defence at the neck of the sand spit at ...

Pupils from Gatehouse Primary School in Dawlish have been working with local artists to shape the playground at Barratt’s The Buntings development in the town.

A judge has ordered a further psychiatric report on a man from North Devon who has admitted a serious assault in Dawlish. Darren O'Regan, 23, who is currently being treated at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, has admitted causing grievous bodily harm in an attack in June last year. Read more..

A COMPROMISE by planners over a link road to help deliver 1,000 houses on the edge of Dawlish has been reached. Despite councillors expressing their concern at the fact construction traffic would still be diverted through Sandy Lane and Elm Grove Drive, they reluctantly accepted at Wednesday's ...

FROM the Big Weekend to the streets of the south Devon coastline – campaigners have been gearing up to convince voters that Britain is Stronger in Europe. In addition to McGovern's tour, the official 'Stronger In' campaign was also out in force in Dawlish, Bovey Tracey and Budleigh Salterton as it ...

Organisers of the Dawlish Celebrates Carnival have arranged for the Rampage Mas Band to take part in the procession on Friday, August 19. The parade will be part of a week of fun arranged to ensure the town has something to celebrate after Dawlish Carnival Committee announced it was unable to run ...

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a man missing from Dawlish.

Following the extreme weather at the beginning of 2014 which caused part of the railway line at Dawlish to collapse into the sea, Network Rail began working with residents on a study looking into the impact of coastal flooding, erosion and cliff instability on the route and the options available to ...

Air show organisers have issued a stern warning against drone flights amid a tightening up of rules since the Shoreham disaster. An annual event at Dawlish was cancelled for 2016 after insurance premiums rocketed though organisers are in talks with the RAF and the Red Arrows about an appearance in ...

Frustration is mounting about the lack of Government support for Devon and Cornwall rail improvements, as ministers pledge billions of pounds for schemes in London. Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw said it was becoming "crystal clear" that the Government has "absolutely no intention of keeping its promises on ...

DAWLISH Warren beach has been awarded Blue Flag status for the 18th year running. Alongside Dawlish Warren's achievement, Keep Britain Tidy's high-profile Seaside Awards have also been awarded to Teignmouth Town Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Ness Cove, Shaldon.

A railway worker has been jailed after a teenage girl told a teacher about the abuse she had suffered. Neville Gibbings had been molesting the girl for 10 months but she only revealed her ordeal after becoming upset by what she learnt in the lesson on human reproduction. Read more..

Organisers have arranged for the Rampage Mas Band, who have been regulars entertaining carnival crowds from Notting Hill and Bridgwater, to take join in the procession. A group of energetic masqueraders who love to entertain carnival-goers, we are pleased to be invited to Dawlish Carnival 2016, ...

A Police organised crime-fighting agency has named a Dawlish man among a list of the ten most wanted in the South West. According the police crime-fighting agency Zepher he now owes the authorities £24,000. His last known whereabouts were in Spain.

A SPECIAL service will mark the centenary of the deaths of six Dawlish men in the Battle of Jutland. The service, along with a special exhibition about the Battle of Jutland, has been organised by the Dawlish World War One Project.

A serial child abuser who tried to silence a young victim with threatening messages has been jailed for 22 years. Read more..

The Agency has warned that flooding is possible for exposed East facing locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish.

THE STREETS of Dawlish will be 'filled with carnival' this summer as the carnival has officially been saved. The carnival was under threat after the Dawlish Carnival Committee had announced they were unable to run the event in 2016, but after discussions, the carnival will be officially be happening ...

The Peninsula Rail Task Force has launched the consultation on its 20-year plan for the South West rail network. A new draft report on the way forward shows that the cost to the local economy when storms breached the line at Dawlish cutting of large parts of Devon was £1.2billion.

DRUGS and paraphernalia have been seized by Police Community Support Officers after an operation in a Teignmouth nature reserve popular with young families. The spokesman added: "These were two very good finds with a large amount of drugs and paraphernalia seized and taken off the streets. Excellent ...

The festival received a great response, with over 350 walkers joining in over 10 days. Read more..

One of the many joys of living in the South West is undoubtedly the coastline. There are lots of beaches to visit and enjoy whatever the weather. Exmouth offers wide swathes of soft sand to enjoy or you can go for a walk along the cliffs and enjoy the scenery. Budleigh Salterton offers a pebbly ...

Radio 1 and BBC Learning will offer a month of free activities for teenagers across Exeter and Teignbridge in the run up to the Big Weekend on May 28, and 29. Read more..

If the proposals go ahead 63 beds will be lost and the number of minor injury units will be reduced from seven to three - leaving just Newton Abbot, Totnes and Dawlish. Read more..

The South Devon Highway, the Dawlish Lower Sea Wall and Dartmoor infrastructure project Granite and Gears have all been nominated for the Institution of Civil Engineers South West's annual awards.

Devon police seek man spotted cycling naked from the waist down.

MANOR House in Dawlish has begun its new chapter by hosting its first wedding.

Three fire engines from Dawlish and Teignmouth were mobilised to reports of fire coming from a window in a flat on Upper Longlands in Dawlish.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We received reports of a man acting suspiciously in Dawlish at 1.45pm on Wednesday April 20. The location is listed as a field off of The Humpy.

Police were called to Stonelands Terrace, an address in the genteel seaside town of Dawlish in south Devon last Friday morning where they made the bizarre discovery.

A379 Exeter Rd jn with Dawlish Warren burst foul water sewer lifted Rd. SWW bringing in 3 way temp traffic lights, police directing traffic

POLICE in Devon have joined a nationwide appeal for internet users to report harmful extremist and terrorist material when they see it online. Read more..

A DAWLISH man has been arrested on suspicion on common assault and criminal damage after a woman was assaulted and two cars were damaged in Exeter on Sunday.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help save Dawlish Carnival. The carnival was placed under threat after the carnival committee announced it would not be able to run the event in 2016 due to a lack of support and finances.

The Dawlish Warren Life Saving Club will celebrate their 50th anniversary in July and to mark the occasion they will be holding a 'beach summer' event ahead of the season on June 18.