Dawlish News
Rescuers from several emergency response agencies were called out to a popular seaside town following reports of an "urgent medical incident". RNLI lifeboat volunteers from Exmouth joined colleagues from HM Coastguard, Devon and Cornwall Police, the ambulance and Devon Air Ambulance services and coastguard rescue teams following the incident near Dawlish.
LINDA Mortimore, of Dawlish, was part of the Great Britain team that took part in the European Dragon Boat Championships in Czechia recently. A dragon boat is a long, narrow boat seating 10 or 20 paddlers, side by side.
THE new rockfall shelter built to protect the vital railway line at Dawlish has been shortlisted for an award. The project is among 12 from across the South West competing for public votes in the ICE South West People’s Choice Award 2024 aimed at raising awareness about the work of the region’s civil engineers.
DELIGHTED volunteers and staff at a Dawlish-based charity received an award from King Charles III. Assist Teignbridge were announced as winners of the King's Award for Voluntary Service in November.
A SWIMMER has thanked rescuers for helping when she was injured at Dawlish Warren beach. Dawn Clark was helped by a lifeguard who stayed with her until paramedics arrived after the accident on Sunday.
CUSTOMERS have said a sad farewell to two Post Office staff as facilities in Dawlish convert to a changed format. But the decision has been widely condemned as Dawlish is now left without a main Post Office counter or a single bank.
Latest News As It Happens Across Torbay. In Teignbridge and Exmouth, patrols will begin at Sandy Bay, Teignmouth and Dawlish from this weekend. RNLI Lifeguards will continue their daily patrols from 10am-6pm on these beaches up until Sunday 1 September.
DAWLISH’S own version of Glastonbury music festival has been cancelled again this year. Just a week before it was due to have taken place, organisers announced on social media that Snooky Fest will not be going ahead.
A predatory and manipulative sex offender has been jailed after downloading child abuse images from the internet. The defendant, aged 30, of Warren Road, Dawlish Warren, has been jailed for 16 months at Exeter Crown Court.
RNLI lifeguards will be back on the beaches of Teignmouth and Dawlish this summer. Patrols will be at the two resorts until September. They are among 14 beaches in Devon with lifeguards who will patrol between 10am and 6om.