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Dawlish News

Police are appealing for witnesses after a spate of burglaries in the West Cliff Road area of Dawlish Twice in the last month the criminals succeeded in breaking into properties in the area and made off with items and cash. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/police-appeal-after-burglaries-in-dawlish/story-30368583-detail/story.html

Police are appealing for witnesses and information from members of the public after they received several reports of a group of people attempting to kick down gates in Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/police-appeal-after-group-try-to-kick-down-gates-in-south-devon/story-30366177-detail/story.html

The next phase of a beach management scheme that will bring economic benefits of £158milllion is set to get underway next week. Dawlish Warren is the focus of an innovative £14million engineering project aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 2,900 properties around the River Exe. The work is being led by the Environment Agency, contractor BMMJV and Teignbridge. Read more... ...

Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, adjourned his case until June 27 for a psychiatric report after hearing he had been moved from Exeter Prison to Langdon Hospital for mental treatment. Read more... http://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109614&headline=Bombmaker%20detained%20at%20Langdon%20Hospital&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

And this year Dawlish Town Council entered Dawlish Main Beach for the first time, and the beach was awarded a Seaside Award - the independently assessed seal of approval is awarded to beaches which achieve very high quality standards excellent cleanliness, safe access and appropriate signage. Read more... ...

A Devon man who was paralysed from the chest down as a result of a motorbike accident was found in his bed by his carer after he took his own life, an inquest has heard. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/man-paralysed-in-motorbike-accident-took-his-own-life-inquest-told/story-30342833-detail/story.html

Police have appealed for witnesses following a burglary in Dawlish yesterday, Items, including computer equipment and a watch were stolen from a property on West Cliff Road between 8am and 4pm. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/appeal-witnesses-following-dawlish-burglary/

A robber has admitted spraying a noxious liquid into the face of a shop manager during a £5,000 cash snatch in a seaside town. Rikky Ward has already pleaded guilty to taking part in the raid on victim Neil Warner but has admitted being the man who sprayed the liquid in his eyes. Read more... ...

Exeter Crown Court heard how an employee of Steve Hoskin Construction Ltd (SHCL) was working at a construction site in Dawlish, Devon when he was crushed by a reversing telescopic material handler. Read more... http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/contractors-fined-20k-for-site-death

Carlos do Rosario faces deportation to Portugal after a judge told him he had caused psychological damage to the girl, who has a history of self harming. He had sex with the girl on two occasions at his home in Dawlish before the girl wrote a Facebook message to a schoolmate which revealed what was going on. Do Rosario, aged 59, of West Cliff, Dawlish, admitted four offences of sexual ...