Dawlish News
The reopening of the South West's main rail link will be delayed by up to two weeks after another storm causes more damage at Dawlish in Devon. BBC News :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26224257 Dawlish business affected by storms helped by Devon Community Foundation Herald :- ...
BBC news article suggesting Network Rail has a preferred alternative route to the Dawlish one. However, abandoning the Dawlish route was "not an option". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26110559
Engineers have been working on a six-hours on, six-hours off basis around the tidal patterns to protect the most damaged section of sea wall in the coastal town of Dawlish, Devon. Full assessment of repairs will carried out this week, along with a revised timescale. Until then. the initial assessment of at least six weeks to completion still holds. Source: ...
Travellers in south west England will get more flights and discounted train fares to help them after the rail in Dawlish in Devon was wrecked by severe storms. McLoughlin said that, following discussions with the DfT, airline Flybe will double, to six, the number of daily flights between Newquay in Cornwall and Gatwick airport in West Sussex from next Wednesday. This will provide more ...
Several miles of ballast which supports track on the railway line was washed away and one hundred feet of sea wall collapsed at Dawlish during the evening. More floods are expected and coastguards are warning of gale force 9 for Wednesday morning. Source: http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-02-04/people-evacuated-as-storms-hit-devon-cornwall/ Pictures: ...
A coastal erosion expert has warned that the new year storms could see more cliffs collapsing later this year. Storms have already caused a number of collapses around the coast, including at Porthcothan Bay in Cornwall where a landmark rock arch fell into the sea. Read News Article ... Powerful waves hit the sea defences at Dawlish in Devon
Police are appealing for witnesses after sporting equipment for the disabled was stolen from Dawlish Community College. The thieves took £100 of white guttering from the Sandy Lane Skate Park, used by disabled children playing ball games. They struck on December 17 between 9.45am and 11.30am.Anyone with information should call the police on 101 and quote JG/13/2392. Read more: ...
@HuwMatthews2 , there is some formatting in your post reducing the font size to 0.8 em . Were you doing anything in particular when you posted your comment, e.g. did you paste something in or could you have accidently hit a function or control button? I've seen it a few times on here but have not been able to find out why it sometimes goes small.
An accident involving a 9 year-old girl and a car has occurred adjacent to the Tourist Information Office. The Air Ambulance is in attendance. Drivers are advised to avoid the town centre.
An incident along the Exeter Road has caused serious disruptions to the traffic flow through the town this afternoon. Problems have been compounded by the collapsed wall at the bottom of Teignmouth Hill, and by the Strand Hill being closed off. Making matters worse, a white works van broke down at the top of Stockton hill whilst trying to navigate out of the chaos, effectively cutting off ...
