Dawlish News
A drunken woman kicked a policeman on the bottom after downing a bottle of wine in one at the culmination of a three day drinking binge. Police intercepted her and she kicked Pc Michael Elliott on the shins as she was being taken back to the car and jabbed a heel into his bottom once she was inside. She is now working with the mental health service and probation, both of whom have given ...
Roads in Torbay and Falmouth have been shut due to flooding, as has the rail branch line bewteen Looe and Liskeard - and CrossCountry Trains are once again running a reduced service on the mainline due to conditions at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/live-trains-cancelled-roads-closed-3481474
In Devon, both the north and south coasts are covered by the alert, which covers everywhere from Hartland Point to Lynmouth in the north and from Start Point to Dawlish Warren in the south. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/flood-alerts-issued-big-waves-3480500
Network Rail is inviting schoolchildren in Dawlish, Devon, to take part in an art competition that will brighten up hoardings around the new sea wall works close to Dawlish station. There will be four different age categories for the art competition including under fives, ages five to eight, nine to 11 and 12 years-old and over. Children whose designs are selected, will be invited to attend the ...
Area County District This year Last year Dawlish Devon Teignbridge 520 471 Dawlish Rural Devon Teignbridge 336 309 Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/how-many-crimes-were-recorded-3443329
A man who stalked a stranger he became fixated with breached a restraining order but a judge was told he’s made good progress while in hospital. Smale was brought to Truor Crown Court from Langdon mental hospital in Dawlish, Devon, and flanked in the dock by two experts. Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/stalker-making-progress-despite-breaching-3430104
Network Rail has announced plans to move a mile-long stretch of the main railway away from crumbling cliffs. The proposals have been part of a broader series of plans by Network Rail to safeguard the line Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-50016322
The South Devon hospitals dealing with casualties from this morning's double decker bus crash have asked the public not to attend their A&E department unless it is a "real emergency". Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have issued the statement on social media. It says: "We are currently dealing with a major incident. Please do not come to our Emergency Department unless it’s a real ...
A man will buy a drink for the person who brings his bag from Bristol Temple Meads station's lost property store to London. The 44-year-old received a call from Great Western Railway yesterday morning (October 3) saying his property has been found and is being held in Bristol. Mr Kingston was holidaying in Dawlish with friends and family at the time he lost his items. Read more... ...
The Devon Children and Young People’s Plan brings together all the local agencies responsible for helping children, young people and their families. More than 22,000 children in Devon are living in poverty – that’s one in seven. A third of children in Barnstaple are in poverty, the plan reveals, compared to just 1.1 per cent in Dawlish. Read more... ...