Dawlish News

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, demanding ...

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 she ...

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.

Can you help? Police renew appeal for missing Dawlish man who may be in Exeter 52-year-old Gary Knight went missing from the Haldon Terrace area of Dawlish at around 11.30am on Sunday 12th April. Police believe he may be in the Exeter area, and there is an increasing level of concern for his ...

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 87-year-old ...

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 a ...

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 already. ...

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 at ...

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 ...

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 Dawlish ...

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 from ...

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.