Dawlish News
Peter Jubb, one of 98 residents evacuated from their homes in Dawlish Warren, South Devon, when flood waters surged into Hazlewood Park in December 2000, said: "For the first time in three years we can sleep soundly in our beds when the rain is pouring down during the winter. This scheme will mean we no longer have to venture outside to see if the water levels are rising." He said some residents, ...
Lauren Oke, Laura Ferguson, Sam Jones, Emma Davies and Catherine McMorrow will begin a 16-hour, sponsored trampoline marathon at Dawlish Leisure Centre at 6.45am and finish at 10.45pm. The 15 and 16-year-olds, from Dawlish Community College, are raising money to subsidise the cost of a school visit to Uganda being undertaken by a party of 26 this summer.
Coroner's officer Ric Parsons told the hearing in Torquay yesterday that the exact cause of death had yet to be established. He said the results of toxicology tests were awaited. Leicester-born Jamie, who was single and unemployed, was formally identified by his uncle Jeremy Smith, a hotel services assistant from Paignton. A full inquest will be held at a later date.
A man today pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder his estranged police officer wife. Ian Hurved, 53, of Dorset Avenue, Exeter, also denied a charge of wounding with intent at Exeter Crown Court. Hurved is alleged to have tried to to kill Fay Hurved at her home in Dawlish, Devon, on December 21. No application for bail was made, and Mrs Justice Hallett remanded him in custody until his next ...
Purchased for just £60 in 1930, the one-bedroom railway carriage, at Cockwood near Dawlish, is now being sold by formal tender and is expected to fetch somewhere between £215,000 and £260,000. The carriage has recently been restored and now boasts its original brown and cream Great Western Railway livery. Julie Drake of Stags, who is the negotiator overseeing the sale, said there had already been ...
The property was later recovered from Anderson's Dawlish home when the pair were arrested. Jailing 22-year-old Anderson for two years, Judge Jeremy Griggs told him the family had to live with the consequences of what he had done. "The wife of this family says her eldest daughter no longer likes to be at home alone. The youngest daughter slept with her parents afterwards. "She was very scared ...
The man, 26, was attacked in Elm Grove Road, Dawlish, just after 5.30pm on Saturday. He was taken to Torbay Hospital, where he had an emergency operation, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say a man was arrested in a Dawlish pub in connection with the attack four hours later. A 38-year-old man from Exeter has been charged with wounding, criminal damage, aggravated ...
Westlife's summer concert at Powderham Castle will go ahead in August, despite the decision of band member Bryan McFadden to quit the group. Bryan has decided he needs to spend more time with his wife, former Atomic Kitten and I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! winner Kerry, and their two young daughters. There were fears among the thousands of Devon fans that the split could mean an end to ...
A landowner of a Topsham farm was given police protection when he served notice to quit on a group of gipsies who had set up camp on his farm. Around 30 travellers of Irish origin occupied land at Seabrook Farm off Topsham Road on Monday evening. They claim they are in Devon to see the confirmation of a family member. One of the owners of Seabrook Farm, who asked not to be named, claimed that the ...
The battle to save an historic signal box from demolition has been won. A planning inspector has ruled that Network Rail cannot knock down the redundant box on Dawlish Station. The company claimed the listed structure needed major renovations at great cost, but railway enthusiasts argued it should be preserved and another use found for it. In her summary the inspector, Jennifer Armstrong, states ...
