Dawlish News
Stuart Glanville from Dawlish went missing in mid June. He was found safe and well in the Newton Abbot area on Saturday.
The would-be robber targeted the 88year-old outside the doctor's surgery in Barton Terrace,Dawlish on Monday at around 11.45am. The victim was pushed to the ground as the attacker tried to steal her handbag but she managed to land punches on him and he ran off. The woman was left with a "great deal" of bruising down the side of her body. The suspect is described as a white male in his late 20's ...
Concern has been expressed by a Judge after a decision by city magistrates allowed a convicted arsonist to roam the streets. Martin Cooper,33,of Meadow Road Dawlish admitted starting a blaze in Dawlish in 2006,he was given a community order with mental health requirement. Cooper appeared at Exeter Crown Court last week for breaching his order and also for possessing a knife in a public place. A ...
Stuart Glanville was last seen at his home in Luscombe Terrace Dawlish on Sunday. He had visited his father in Newton Abbot earlier that day. Stuart is 45years old, 5ft 8ins tall with brown hair and it is believed he was wearing blue jeans and a denim jacket. Anyone with any information should contact 08452 777444.
A man from the Newton Abbot area has been charged with two offences of assaulting a police officer and one of public order. The incident occurred in a Dawlish pub on Tuesday. David Williams will appear before South Devon magistrates on Tuesday, June 24th.
Powderham Castle is to lose its licence to host weddings after its owner refused to allow two gay men to hold a civil partnership ceremony there. Lord Devon reportedly said the request for the marriage at Powderham Castle clashed with his religious beliefs. Devon County Council investigated and has said the licence for hosting civil ceremonies will be revoked. The move came after a gay couple ...
Mark Stevens has not been seen since May 18th. He sometimes goes by the name of James Sparkes. Police are concerned for Marks welfare. The 33-year-old is white, 5ft 10ins tall and of medium build, he has short brown hair and a fair complexion. At the time Mark went missing it is thought he was wearing a dirty greenish jacket, a red and white Exeter City shirt, black Adidas bottoms and black ...
Floodwater as deep as four feet closed attractions at the Lady's Mile Holiday Park in Dawlish at the weekend. Jason Jeffery the park operator is threatening to withhold his business rates after suffering his third flood in the space of a year. Mr Jeffery blamed inadequate road drains for the deluge. He said he is battling against the clock to re-open the complex in time for the school half-term ...
The much anticipated £27,000 revival of the Manor Gardens play area at Dawlish opened this week. It's the end of a long voyage as the new pirate ship play equipment is installed after the two month journey from the U.S.A. to England. In an arson attack last year much of the play park was destroyed. Over the course of the year Teignbridge Council managed to save the money to restore the area to ...
Teignbridge Council granted itself planning permission for a scheme which is planned to alleviate flooding at Hazelwood camping and Chalet Park. The storm pumping station will turn itself on automatically when the Park is in imminent danger of being flooded. As soon as risk of flooding has receded the two submersible plumps which will lift water from a storage lagoon in Hazelwood Park to the ...
