Dawlish News
The card is pink and has been launched by the retailer with the message: 'To My Lovely Mums' There are Sainsbury's branches across Devon including Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Ottery St Mary and Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/sainsbury-s-launches-its-first-lesbian-mother-s-day-card/story-30226251-detail/story.html
Heroin user William Chambers moved to Dawlish in an attempt to start a new life without drugs but was shocked to find they were more readily available than in London. Read more... http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/article.cfm?id=104291&headline=Shoplifter%20jailed%20for%20dirty%20protest§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017
Dawlish's famous black swan brood has increased. Following on from last year's record-breaking three broods of black swan cygnets in the town, three more cygnets have hatched. The flock are synonymous with the town, with 14 swans currently in the brook. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/more-swans-a-swimming-for-dawlish-as-trio-of-cygnets-hatch/story-30218764-detail/story.html
Lewis Stewart carried out three raids in Newton Abbot and Dawlish which left the victims shaking with fear. The first two robberies happened within 40 minutes of each other on Newton Abbot quay and the third was a day later on the Strand in Dawlish, where he attacked a cleaner who was walking home in the early hours. Read more... ...
The train put on by OkeRail left Okehampton just before 8am today and was supposed to be the first direct train to the capital in decades - using the line across the top of Dartmoor instead of the coastal route via Dawlish. But the train slipped down the rails as it left Dawlish, leaving it with 'a flat'. That means the wheels have been worn away. An engineer has inspected the train and said ...
A legal high user has been jailed for shooting an entirely innocent man with a crossbow because the drugs made him believe he had been spying on him. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/legal-high-user-jailed-for-horrific-dawlish-crossbow-attack/story-30211334-detail/story.html
This newly built train has been spotted for the first time in Dawlish. On Wednesday afternoon, the brand new built Colas Rail Freight Class 70 no 70812 worked from Westbury to Tavistock Junction, on a test run. Read more... http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/rare-train-spotted-in-dawlish-for-the-first-time-ever/story-30192119-detail/story.html
South West Water faces a fine of up to £150,000 after sewage spilled onto a beach in Dawlish during a Bank Holiday weekend. Exeter Crown Court was told the delay in dealing with the problem was made worse when a cleaning team initially went to the wrong address. Read more... ...
Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court. It is further alleged they attacked him with a noxious chemical - ammonia - leaving him with serious eye injuries. Read more... ...
So very sad. Latest update; http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-03-05/woman-killed-in-farm-machinery-accident/
