Dawlish News' Posts

A popular Devon holiday park has opened its large outdoor swimming pool to the public just in time for a rare half-term filled with a forecast of nothing but sunshine and temperatures of more than 20Cs. Award-winning, family-run holiday park Cofton Holidays in Dawlish is now allowing day visitors to use its pool, as well as guests staying at the park. Read more... ...

Visitors of a Devon seaside tea room have complemented its cream teas and described them as being out of this world. Daisy's Tea Room, on The Strand in Dawlish, sells light lunches, cream teas and lots of cakes, which are baked fresh daily for its customers. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/food-drink/devon-tourist-mecca-out-world-8473613

Crews from Dawlish, Teignmouth, Danes Castle and Middlemoor were called in at around 5pm to deal with the fire in the chip shop's cooking range. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/fire-damages-dawlish-chip-shop-616958

A local business in the heart of Dawlish has been branded amazing by locals for its welcoming atmosphere and for supporting mothers in the Devon town. We went along to Annie's Tea Room, on Brunswick Place, and met the incredible owner Carley Holmes, who named her business in her late mother's memory. Read more... ...

A VITAL road bridge needed to complete a multi-million-pound development at Dawlish has been given the green light after councillors heard they must act quickly or risk losing the funds to build it. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-link-road-funding-agreed-616101

VOLUNTEERS at Dawlish Museum have been hard at work behind the scene getting new displays ready for this year’s opening. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/town-museum-opens-for-summer-season-614632

WORK is forging ahead on the installation of a lift at Dawlish railway station Once completed, the work will mean Dawlish station has a lift for the first time in its history. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/rail-crossing-taking-shape-614630

THE bathing water season started on Monday, with regular testing of water quality from the Environment Agency now underway at 150 designated bathing sites across Devon and Cornwall. Beaches monitored in Teignbridge include Teignmouth, Shaldon, Ness Cove, Holcombe, Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren and Maidencombe. See more... ...

One person said: “This picture is a big miss between Dawlish and Teignmouth in Devon which LNER does not visit. Read more... https://ustimespost.com/edinburgh-to-london-train-operator-slammed-as-huge-blunder-leaves-punters-baffled/

Dawlish Community Transport, Dawlish Gardens Trust and the Friends of Dawlish Hospital are holding the event on May 26. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/invitation-to-the-castle-gardens-614315

The A379 Exeter Road near Dawlish is currently blocked due to a multi-vehicle crash. According to roads traffic and monitoring service, Inrix, the road is partially blocked both ways due to the incident near the car wash. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-a379-dawlish-traffic-crash-8444771

Punk legend rallies round Dawlish café rocked by break-ins https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/punk-legend-rallies-round-dawlish-8432564

DAWLISH and Cockwood as among the six Devon communities that would most benefit from lower traffic speeds and have been chosen for new 20mph schemes. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/20-is-plenty-speed-schemes-for-more-teingbridge-communities-614027

THE iconic Smugglers Inn at Holcombe Rogus, Dawlish, has been sold off a guide price of £200,000 for the leasehold interest. Having achieved a loyal following with many years of successful trading, the Smugglers Inn is well known for its carvery offering, with booking well advised via a fully integrated website, which very much aided the running of the business. Read more... ...

UPDATE: Missing man Ed Appiah who was last seen in Dawlish found safe and well

A Devon mobile pizza company that launched during the Covid pandemic is now hoping for national recognition by competing this weekend in the British Street Food Awards. Soul Pizza Truck, based in Dawlish, began back in February 2021, when Sam Connett found himself searching for a new job in the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. Read more... ...

Daniel Doran, aged 18, of Grove Lane, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon; and Felix Rooney, aged 31, of Leicester Road, Market Harborough, both pleaded not guilty to stealing the expensive car exhaust components at Dawlish Warren on March 13 this year. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/courts/pair-deny-catalytic-converter-theft-charges-612373

Benjamin Adam Myers, aged 31, of Old Town Street, had been served with a domestic violence protection notice by a police officer on April 30. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/domestic-violence-protection-order-granted-against-man-611877

Oakleigh, Shutterton Lane, Dawlish • Seaway Bungalow, Little Week Lane, Dawlish • 27 Little Week, Little Week Lane, Dawlish • Veryan Close, 3 Veryan Close, Dawlish • The Rise Care Home, Luscombe Hill, Dawlish All Good See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-care-homes-rated-best-8389455

Best places to see Flying Scotsman in Devon today Hele and Bradninch, Stoke Canon, Cowley Bridge, Exeter St David's where it will stop to pick up passengers, Exeter St Thomas, Starcross, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot West, Dainton Tunnel, Totnes, Ivybridge, Hemerdon, Tavistock Junction, Laira Junction, Lipson Junction, Plymouth, Devonport, Dockyard and Keyham. ...

A missing woman was located in Dawlish Warren after multiple emergency services were called out. Police were called just after 10pm on Thursday, April 27, after concerns for the welfare of a woman who was missing in the Dawlish area. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-helicopter-finds-missing-woman-8394912

A police spokesman confirmed officers were in the area of Warren Road answering reports of a possible ‘breach of the peace on private land’. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/police-called-to-dawlish-warren-for-suspected-breach-of-peace-610650

Anne Marie Morris talks Network Rail funding and hosepipe bans in her latest column Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/news-opinion/south-west-water-hosepipe-ban-8383897

An inquest was recently opened at Plymouth Coroner's court into the death of 53-year-old Dr Dinan by assistant coroner Philip Spinney. At the brief hearing, held on April 14, he noted how Claire was born in Plymouth and resided in Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/tributes-paid-after-sudden-death-8390314

Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has sounded the alarm after hearing that funding for vital work to protect the exposed coastal railway line through her constituency is at risk. She says it is “wholly unacceptable” that huge sums of money are being spent on the controversial HS2 line to the north of England while funding for the only rail link in and out of the South West is in jeopardy Read ...

• Aleasha Sullivan, 32 and Joshua Sandercock, 30, were found dead at her home • Mr Sandercock had been arrested for assaulting her and banned from contact • An inquest found Ms Sullivan died from natural causes, blood clots on the lungs • Read more... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11998109/Mother-boyfriend-30s-dead-day-died-natural-causes.html

FOUR Dawlish runners are preparing to tackle the gruelling London Marathon this weekend. Laura Fuller is finally able to run in the marathon after disappointment in 2020 when the event was cancelled due to Covid. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/marathon-runners-under-starters-orders-609112

Dawlish coastguards are now able to carry out rescues from mud and water using specialist equipment. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/coastguards-arent-mudlarking-about-608284

A former mental patient is to undergo an assessment into his mental health after he admitted carrying out a sexual assault. Miss Evie Dean, defending, said there is background of psychiatric illness which has led to in patient treatment at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish in the past. Read more... https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/23468976.judge-orders-psychiatric-report-ex-patient-exmouth/

A DEALER who exploited children in care by luring them into a County Lines drug gang has been jailed for eight years and three months. The 16-strong gang’s main bases were Exeter and Torbay but Curtis extended the geographic spread to Mid and North Devon, Exmouth and Dawlish. Read more... ...

Dawlish's Waterfowl Wardens, alongside staff from Teignbridge District Council, discovered the vehicle in the early hours on Saturday, April 15. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/waterfowl-wardens-clear-out-motorbike-from-the-brook-608032

The Cafe at Coryton Cove was targeted by thieves who vandalised the site and stole goods, equipment and cash. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/seafront-cafe-targeted-by-thieves-608130

A psychotic Barnstaple man who stabbed to death a stranger outside Tesco in 2018 was suffering from a mental illness so severe that he did not have full control of his actions at the time the killing. Kevin Gale , also known as Kit Kat, was hearing voices and exhibiting bizarre behaviour before launching the fatal attack on Lee Turner in the supermarket car park. In the months before the tragedy ...

A team of intrepid teachers, teaching assistants and site support staff are taking the leap to help college PE teacher Dan Osbourne raise money for his family’s charity Jay’s Aim. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/college-staff-aiming-high-injump-for-jays-aim-charity-606799

POLICE in Teignmouth and Dawlish have warned there has been an increase in moped thefts. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/moped-thefts-on-the-rise-heres-how-you-can-protect-your-bike-607920

TWO men have appeared at Exeter Crown Court accused of dangerous driving in Exminster and conspiracy to steal catalytic converters in Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/men-accused-of-catalytic-converter-thefts-in-dawlish-warren-after-exminster-police-chase-607553

A grandad who took his daughter and granddaughter out to enjoy the Bank Holiday by watching the varied waterfowl at Dawlish Water got more wildlife than he bargained for yesterday (April 10). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/eagle-eyed-grandad-spots-snake-8343039

The first sections of the new accessible footbridge for Dawlish station were lifted in by crane overnight this weekend. They are made of pre-cast concrete and will be installed gradually over the coming weeks on Saturday nights, as the work can only be safely carried out when trains aren’t running. Thank you to the community, our lineside neighbours and passengers for your patience as work ...

POLICE in Teignmouth and Dawlish have thanked local people for providing them with teddy bears for their patrol vehicles. They are used to help calm adults and children that have faced traumatic experiences. I am aware that one was used for a three-year-old who was being taken into care because unfortunately his parents were not well enough to look after him. Read more... ...

'Lost' girl in Torquay found safe and well after police search https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lost-girl-torquay-found-safe-8331597?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email&pure360.trackingid=828373f6-d7fb-405c-83c6-ce198f7f0ec7