Dawlish News' Posts

BLACK Swan couple Bert and Kimba now have a grand total of seven eggs on their nest. The pair, part of the population in Dawlish, are now taking it in turns to sit on the nest which is on the manmade island built on the Brook at Tuck’s Plot. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/more-eggs-for-dawlish-black-swan-couple-882989

Dirty Business tells the story of Heather Preen who died 12 days into a family holiday to Dawlish Warren. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwyx50j7y11o

POLICE will be holding a surgery at a village hall in Teignbridge soon. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team are holding their latest ‘Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at Stokeinteignhead Village Hall. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/join-police-for-a-community-meeting-at-village-hall-882938

MORE than 50 people gathered in Dawlish to mark four years since the full invasion of Ukraine. Dawlish Town Council hosted a short service at the Manor House to honour the lives lost show solidarity with those who continue to endure hardship, and reflect on the importance of peace and unity during a very poignant service. Read more... ...

Meat lovers across South Devon are being encouraged to celebrate the skill and dedication behind their favourite cuts as National Butchers’ Week returns this March. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/service/ad-feature/celebrate-south-devon-butchers-this-national-butchers-week-881237

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Law firm Leigh Day said it was opening the claim to include people from the Devon towns of Dawlish, Sidmouth and Teignmouth, as well as Newquay and Penzance in Cornwall. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80jgyz21e3o

A PERMANENT home for the Dawlish Banking Hub is now open for business. The facility has officially opened at premises in Brunswick Place. A spokesman for Dawlish Town Council, which campaigned with traders for a hub in the town, said: ‘Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen — a positive step forward for Dawlish. Read more... ...

NEW fencing has been installed on Dawlish sea wall while repairs to storm damage continue. Signage indicating the footpath was closed had been in place but there appear to have been incidents where the signs were ignored. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fencing-on-sea-wall-while-repair-work-continues-882098

A FUNERAL home in Dawlish has launched a new monthly bereavement café. The ‘Coffee and Friends’ sessions, held at Co-op Funeralcare Dawlish, on Lawn Terrace, take place on the first Friday of every month from 10.30am to 12pm. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/friendly-bereavement-cafe-opens-in-dawlish-882042

LEGAL ACTION against South West Water over sewage pollution has been expanded to include people living in Dawlish and Teignmouth. The claim led by law firm Leigh Day will now be open to people living in the two Teignbridge towns. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/legal-action-against-south-west-water-expanded-881999

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. The eight-year-old, from Rednal in Birmingham, died 12 days into a family holiday to Dawlish Warren, after a beach walk in the south Devon town. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d769npejo

SOUTH West Water bosses have responded to tonight’s Channel 4 docudrama which features the death of a child after contracting E-coli following a holiday in Dawlish Warren. Eight-year-old Heather Preen died in 1999 following the family’s visit to the Warren where days earlier a nearby storm pipe had discharged sewage into the sea. Read more... ...

A NEW SPECIALIST unit at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish has won a prestigious award. The Brook, a 10 flat block for patients with learning disabilities and autism, won the Best Specialist Care Design category at this year's Healthcare Design Awards. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/langdon-hospitals-the-brook-wins-top-specialist-care-design-award-881224

POLICE will be holding a surgery at a Bishopsteignton pub this week. Members of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Old Commercial Inn in Bishopsteignton on Thursday, February 26. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/police-set-for-surgery-at-village-pub-881053

POLICE will be holding a community surgery in Ideford this week. Members of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Policing Team will be at Ideford Village Hall on Friday, February 27. Officers will be on hand from 10.30am until 11.30am. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/meet-police-at-village-hall-event-881049

Residents in Dawlish are being advised that essential cliff stabilisation works will begin behind Great Cliff on Marine Parade from Monday 2 March 2026. Improving Safety After Previous Cliff Falls. Read more... https://wearesouthdevon.com/cliff-stabilisation-works-to-begin-in-dawlish-this-march/

Residents can find out about the numerous charities, voluntary organisations and community groups that are active in and around Teignmouth at an exhibition taking place at Teignmouth Arts Action Group (TAAG) from February 28. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/discover-teignmouths-charitable-groups-at-taag-exhibition-880698

With new homes in Dawlish around 20% less expensive than those in Exeter, and Dawlish also being one location where it costs less to buy than to rent, Bloor Homes is holding an information weekend (21/22 Feb) at its Dawlish View development for first time buyers so they can make fully informed decisions about buying their first home in the town. Read more... ...

Costume swap rails are coming to libraries in Newton Abbot, Chudleigh and Dawlish next month as Libraries Unlimited and Recycle Devon celebrate World Book Day. World Book Day 2026 takes place on Thursday, March 5 and library swap rails are now up and running until March 8. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/libraries-celebrate-world-book-day-with-costume-swap-879156

DAWLISH railway station has been given a brand new look. The Grade II listed station has now been returned to its traditional colours of chocolate and cream with new signage and painting. The work has been carried out by rail operator Great Western Railway which is responsible for the station. Read more... ...

THE MAYOR of Dawlish is to host the town’s first beer and cider festival. It is hoped the festival, to be held on Saturday March 28, will become the first of many. Local brewers have been invited to take part in the event which takes place at the Strand Centre between noon and 10pm. Read more... ...

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the renowned Dawlish Water Rotary Club Mega Quiz. Rotarians are hoping to raise another substantial amount from their hugely popular quiz, the first one of the year. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-water-rotary-clubs-mega-quiz-returns-with-ps100-prize-876412

COUNCILLORS have paid tribute to the clean-up crews who mopped up after the South Devon coast was badly hit by recent storms. Cllr Nutley, the council’s executive member for leisure and recreation, said the damage to the pier had been ‘devastating’, while damage caused in other parts of Teignmouth and Dawlish was ‘staggering’. Read more... ...

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a popular Dawlish coastal cafe which was damaged during the recent storms. Buddy’s at Red Rock has been forced to close after a sinkhole appeared under the area of decking. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fundraiser-launched-to-help-dawlish-cafe-after-storm-damage-876145

REPAIRS to a large sink hole which appeared along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Dawlish have been completed. The footpath along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane has now reopened. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/footpath-reopen-after-sinkhole-repairs-completed-874844

TEAMS from Teignbridge Council have started assessing and repairing damage to seafront and coastal areas following the impact of Storm Ingrid last week. Both Teignmouth and Dawlish were hit particularly hard, with powerful waves throwing debris onto roads, paths, and public spaces. Read more... ...

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A CARE company is keen to invite families affected by dementia to attend its Dawlish Memory Cafe. Twice a month, the cafe is held at the Riverside Centre in Manor Gardens and provides chance to meet with others affected by dementia as well as take part in fun activities. Read more... ...

A 73-YEAR-OLD Dawlish pensioner with an addiction to sexual interest in children has been jailed today. Stephen Clark admitted inciting a seven year old girl to engage in sexual activity not involving penetration in March 2024 after communicating with another adult who was thought to be the child's parent called Dirty Bernadette. Read more... ...

NOT even Storm Chandra has stopped the Black Swans of Dawlish. The pair Bert and Kimba have been seen mating again just hours after their nest of six eggs was washed away. Their nest and another built further upstream on banks of the Brook where Mr Blue and Mrs Pink, the other breeding pair had laid several eggs, were both washed away. Read more... ...

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DAWLISH has suffered for the second time in three days as Storm Chandra brought a torrent of water through the town. The colossal amount of rain has led to roads being waterlogged and warnings to stay away from the Brook until water levels drops. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-pounded-again-by-storm-chandra-873349

An amber weather warning for rain is in place for parts of south-west England alongside yellow weather warnings for both wind and rain. Part of a historic pier washed away and a sea wall protecting the railway line at nearby Dawlish partially collapsed and train services were suspended between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth on Saturday. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce3kk9xn6r3t

WHILE work continues on repairs at Dawlish following storm damage, Network Rail has closed the footpath. The path along the old sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren remains shut for safety reasons. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-footpath-closed-for-repairs-after-storm-872986

TRAIN services are back running along the line at Dawlish following two areas of damage caused by Storm Ingrid. Two sections of the wall which runs between the line and the footpath were breached during the storm which hit on Friday night. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/train-services-resume-in-dawlish-after-storm-damage-repair-872904

Part of Teignmouth’s historic pier was washed away and sections of the sea wall protecting main rail line at Dawlish crumbled as Storm Ingrid made her presence felt this weekend. And a large hole has appeared in the seawall by the letters that spell out Teignmouth at Sprey Point. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/a-weekend-of-wild-weather-872650

Great Western Railway is urging passengers not to attempt to travel on the line due to damage at Dawlish. The only railway line to the south-west of England has been partially shut until further notice after a sea wall next to it crumbled in a storm. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gldd9zyyo

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A section of the railtrack wall at Dawlish has been damaged as Storm Ingrid unleashed heavy seas on the exposed railway line. The collapse of part of the railtrack wall at Sea Lawn Terrace has left debris on the railway and allowed sea water to ingress onto the line. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-railtrack-wall-breached-872608