Dawlish News

Dominic Biddlestone set up a tent inside a bedroom  of his Dawlish flat where he installed lights, fans, and ventilation. Biddlestone set up a sophisticated cannabis growing operation at his flat to save himself £130 a week he was spending on his drug habit. A gas inspector working at a ...

Bradley Daines-Degroot assaulted two victims aged seven and 12. Daines-Degroot was a teenager when the assults took place. He denied there had been any form of sexual contact with either boy. He is autistic and was accompanied by a psychologist in the dock and the witness box throughout his five ...

The minor injuries unit (MIU) is temporarily being relocated in June as essential maintenance work will be carried out to repair the hospital's roof. Work will be carried out from June 9-July7. Phase two, from June 30- August 11, will see the hospital's 18-bed inpatient ward temporarily ...

Regions such as the south west of England could be disadvantaged by changes to the way the government funds road and rail projects, says the Transport Select Committee. In a report, the committee said a new system from 2015 would encourage private-sector funding. That could disadvantage regions ...

A LATE night car fire on a South Devon caravan park is thought to be arson. Firefighters were called to Ladys Mile Caravan Park in Dawlish just after 3am on Sunday. One fire engine from thet town was sent to a report of a car on fire at the above location. See more...

Organised by the Dawlish branch of the Royal British Legion, the day long musical extravaganza attracted the crowds who enjoyed the live music as well as bouncy castle, bar and refreshment stalls, barbecue and children’s rides. Highlight of the night was the appearance of up and coming local band ...

A STREET party attracted crowds to Dawlish today after community groups set up their stalls on The Strand. Shops and businesses joined in to create a real party atmosphere. There was free face painting and family entertainment including brass bands and a Punch and Judy show. There was also a ...

One fire appliance from Dawlish attended a car on fire, which was well alight on arrival. Crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to put the fire out. Crews also used a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots. The cause of the fire was accidental. Source  

Sandy Bay in Exmouth has scooped a Blue Flag in the 2014 awards list announced today. Dawlish Warren has also achieved the prestigious Blue Flag award for the 16th year running and Teignmouth Town Beach, Coryton Cove at Dawlish and Ness Cove at Shaldon have all won high-profile Seaside Awards, ...

The Teignmouth and Dawlish Social Media Café is free to attend and open to all local businesses and community groups. All of the experts give up their time for free to support local businesses and the community. The venues are also provided free of charge to support the events so all we ask is for ...

Brixham coastguard took a 999 call from a Dawlish mother after her little girl was stung by one of the jellyfish on Sunday morning. The child was not said to be seriously ill but the mother was concerned and advised to take the child to a doctor. See more...

A date has been set for the trial of a man accused of raping and imprisoning a woman in Dawlish. Justin Rootham is due to be tried before a jury at Exeter Crown Court in a case listed to start on July 1 this year. A Judge gave permission to extend the custody time limits in the case until the ...

JELLYFISH strandings along the South Devon coast may be due to the weather, wildlife experts say. A dozen barrel jellyfish have been reported on the shoreline at Dawlish and Coryton Cove with further sightings at Torquay harbour. Steve Hussey at Devon Wildlife Trust said that swarms of jellyfish ...

The town council's finance committee has agreed to fund the church-based scheme to the tune of £2,000. The idea is to cut crime and protect vulnerable people in the resort at night. Exeter, Newton Abbot, Totnes and Torquay already have similar ventures up and running. The Dawlish scheme could ...

DAWLISH Town Council is celebrating receiving £7,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to mark the First World War Centenary. The council, working in partnership with the Local History Group, Dawlish Library, Dawlish Museum, the combined churches, Dawlish Royal British Legion, and Dawlish Repertory ...

Last night an industrial toilet roll was set alight in the gents toilet at the Sandy Lane public toilets. Unfortunately this is not the first time this partular toilet has been targetted as this has been ongoing on fri/sat evenings since 26th April. If anyone knows any information please get intouch ...

The only two airworthy Lancaster bombers in the world will be flying over Devon this summer. One of the four-engined World War Two bombers is flying in from Canada to join the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s own Lancaster and together they will fly at the Dawlish Air Show in ...

THE Dawlish cafe wiped out by suspected arsonists may not be able to re-open this summer. Rock Pool Cafe at Coryton Cove, Dawlish, was reduced to rubble after the devastating blaze last month. Debbie and Don Holman and their son George, who run the cafe, have lost the life savings spent on ...

The Fire Service were called to reports of something on fire next to the train station. One appliance from Dawlish was mobilised to this incident. Upon arrival crews requested a further appliance which was mobilised from Teignmouth. Crews confirmed the fire to involve a single storey cafe, which ...

A MEMBER of the public caused a coastguard alert when they mistook a patch of discoloured stonework at Dawlish for a person in trouble. The false alarm with good intent 999 call to Brixham coastguard came in at just after 8am on Bank Holiday Monday morning. A coastguard statment said: ...

A HOLIDAYMAKER had to be pulled from mud after getting stuck at Dawlish Warren. The woman was reported to be in difficulties at about 5.30pm on Saturday. Teignmouth Coastguard team, assisted by firefighters, used ropes to get her out. A spokesman said: "She was stuck about 20-metres from the ...

Visitors have been flocking to a Wesctountry castle for a new garden festival. Horticultural experts will be giving talks and demonstrations throughout the two-day event at Powderham Castle. It is the brainchild of Radio 4 Gardeners’ World presenter Toby Buckland, who has a garden centre at the ...

Network Rail has confirmed a time table of repairs for the Dawlish Warren to Dawlish and Teignmouth walkways that were battered by storms in February. Works are now being undertaken around train services, with Network Rail working in available periods to reopen the sea wall areas for the public as ...

THREE men are due to stand trial next month accused of committing a £12,000 robbery at a Dawlish holiday park last summer. Michael Kelly, 21, Karl Daniels, 36, and Dean Smart, 27, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday. They have each denied robbing a member of staff at the Golden Sands ...

Compensation of up to £16m will be paid to train and freight operators following the destruction of the main railway line at Dawlish in the south-west of England. Network Rail said the money would be paid because services could not run through Dawlish in Devon due to the damage caused by storms. ...

A man who was being hunted by Devon and Cornwall Police after an axe raid robbery at a holiday park in Dawlish last summer has been arrested in Bath. Dean Smart, 27, of Southlands was arrested with another man after they were seen in a vehicle in Englishcombe Lane on Tuesday afternoon, 8th April. ...

GARDEN festival organisers are on the hunt for the last patch of Dawlish grown Devon Violets. The team behind Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle next month are telling the story of Dawlish’s heyday as the capital of Devon Violet growing at the turn of the century. Nurseries ...

TV GARDENER Toby Buckland is celebrating the best of growing, with a little help from his friends. The broadcaster ,who has his own nursery at Powderham Castle, is well used to broadcasting from the likes of RHS Chelsea. But this is the first time he is putting on a garden show of his own. The ...

It’s not just trains that get to experience the stunning – and wind-swept – Dawlish coast in Devon. The spectacular spot, still closed to trains after February’s storms, will soon be accessible via a brand new cycle route. The largely traffic-free Exe Estuary Trail follows the River Exe from ...

SPECIALIST fire crews are in Dawlish preparing to induce a landslide where workmen are repairing the rail network. High volume water pumps and specialist operations crews from across the region are working with Network Rail on Exeter Road. A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue ...

A Dawlish historian has claimed the damage to the Dawlish rail line may have been prevented if the designer Brunel's original plans were followed. Bob Vicary prepared seven history boards along the South Devon Coast Path between Dawlish Warren and Lea Mount Park, Dawlish, for the Brunel ...

Network Rail has announced they will reopen the storm-damaged railway line, that connects the South West to the rest of the UK, on the 4 April, two weeks earlier than planned and well in time for Easter.

Network Rail has told the government it hopes to reopen the railway line destroyed by storms at Dawlish before its target of mid-April. Rail minister Steve Hammond said he had been given a "commitment" that "if they can beat that date, they will".

A bankrupt man has been jailed for looting £200,000 from his grandfather-in-law’s bank account and losing it all on gambling. David Comer took control of 97-year-old James Wrighton’s finances after he moved into his home in Devon and stole all but £3,000 of his life savings. Read more:

The reopening of the South West's main rail link will be delayed by up to two weeks after another storm causes more damage at Dawlish in Devon. BBC News :- Dawlish business affected by storms helped by Devon Community Foundation Herald :-

New pictures of the latest damage to the railway line, taken by the police helicopter crew. Reopening of main Dawlish rail line delayed after storm.

TEMPORARY containers protecting the sea wall at Dawlish have been breached tonight. It is understood around 30 people have been evacuated from their homes and are being looked after by Teignbridge Council. The line was originally washed away in the last fierce storms and will not reopen until at ...

PRIME Minister David Cameron has said the Government is committed to reopening the Dawlish line – rather than opening an alternative route that avoids the coast. The Herald and Western Morning News have been heading a GW2 campaign – calling for an alternative link to London that isn’t subject to ...

Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has said the transport secretary has reassured her that the Dawlish rail line will reopen by mid March. Read more:

RESIDENTS of storm-hit Dawlish have rallied to help people evacuated from their seafront homes. The Dawlish Flood Appeal set up by the town council swelled to more than £6,000 in just 100 hours following an initial £1,000 contribution from the council. Read more: