Dawlish News' Posts

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

A paedophile who twice groped a teenage girl in her home has been handed a 12-month sentence. Pope, from Stonelands Park, Dawlish, Devon, had pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault on dates unknown between December 5, 2018 and May 1, 2021. Read more... ...

WORK has been ongoing to remove vegetation from cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe. The work is aimed at stabilisation of the cliffs between Dawlish and Teignmouth. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/network-rail-team-scale-dawlish-cliff-face-to-clear-vegetation-604247

DAWLISH grandad-to-be Allan Pyne has stepped in to take on the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of a children’s charity. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/grandad-allan-steps-in-for-three-peaks-challenge-604652

The community hospital on Mill Lane, the first to be built by the NHS in 1954, is due to close, with services moving to Dawlish Hospital and a new £8 million health centre in Teignmouth town centre. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/teignmouth-hospital-closure-another-review/

The Environment Agency has told people to get ready for flooding around coastal areas of the county Alerts have also been put in place for South Devon estuaries, the coast between Start Point and Dawlish Warren, and the coastline from Start Point to Plymouth. Within the higher-level warnings, the Environment Agency says people should "act now". See more... ...

THREE of the Black Swans in Dawlish have had to be rehomed after straying away from their home on the Lawn. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/walkabout-swans-rehomed-602378

THE Commonwealth flag was raised in Teignmouth and Dawlish to mark the annual Commonwealth Day celebration. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/teignbridge-observes-commonwealth-day-601731

Starting off our list strong at number 10, The Anchor Inn rests on the riverside of the little village of Cockwood just outside Dawlish. Overlooking a lovely harbour the Anchor Inn is a popular tourist spot famous for a lovely restaurant that specializes in incredible seafood. We could argue it has one of the best views on this list. See more... ...

From 3.30am on Saturday March 18 to Monday March 20, an excavator will be used to break out the rear wall of the landward platform at the station to make room for the new bridge. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/work-on-accessible-footbridge-to-take-major-step-forward-601568

Ukrainian schoolgirl Albina Yevko sustained 'multiple injuries' in Dawlish Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ukrainian-schoolgirl-albina-yevko-sustained-8253328

Dramatic pictures show Dawlish house ruined in fire that person and pets escaped from https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dramatic-pictures-show-dawlish-house-8249563

The Owl awards project recognises those who are reducing the stigma associated with loneliness and build a looking and listening community encouraging and empowering residents, voluntary organisations, charities, schools and businesses to feel comfortable and be positive around those who feel lonely and isolated. Read more... ...

CrossCountry’s Voyager trains have been upgraded to protect them from severe weather conditions, particularly through Dawlish where the line is adjacent to the sea. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/trains-upgraded-to-run-along-coastal-dawlish-line-600572

A 13-year-old student from Dawlish has stepped up to win two top dancing awards. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/niko-steps-up-for-a-big-double-win-599569

The wider conspiracy ran 35 lines which supplies all of South, East and Mid Devon, including towns like Exmouth and Dawlish, but Hooson’s operated mainly in Cullompton and surrounding towns. Read more... https://www.ivybridge-today.co.uk/news/courts/dealer-who-named-drug-ring-as-peter-andre-jailed-for-seven-years-599877

TWO weapons charges against a Dawlish youth were withdrawn at South and West Devon Magistrates' Court Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/weapons-charges-against-youth-withdrawn-599788

PLANS to mark the Coronation of King Charles III in Dawlish are gearing up. Three days of celebrations are planned for the town on the Lawn from Saturday May 6. See more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/plans-to-mark-the-coronation-in-dawlish-598873

The 16-strong group was run from Liverpool and used boys as young as 14 to organise deliveries to addicts in Exeter, Exmouth, Dawlish, and South Devon. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/devon-drug-gang-that-used-children-to-sell-heroin-and-crack-jailed-598488

Work on the construction of the £80m new, bigger sea wall to protect the railway in Dawlish has reached its final stages. Work on the 415 metre second section of new sea wall – stretching from Coastguard breakwater northeast of Dawlish station to Colonnade breakwater – with its wider, safer public promenade, began in November 2020. Read more... ...

More than £23,000 needs to be spent dealing with dry rot in two of the rooms and £12,500 to replace the Grade II listed Georgian building’s canopy. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/manor-house-repairs-bills-rise-596689

At Number 9, Dawlish. A wonderful seaside town with a nearly two-mile sandy beach that is ideal for a family holiday getaway. You can see local Black swans at 'The Brook,' which are known for their distinctive appearance and bright red beaks. You will become accustomed to long beach walks and seaside views if you live here. See more... ...

POLICE have promised to look into vandalism caused to Dawlish’s newest park equipment and to keep tabs on anti-social drivers. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/999/police-promise-to-act-on-park-vandals-and-poor-drivers-595669

A 73-year-old man has been jailed for subjecting a child to despicable sexual abuse more than half a century ago. Michael Redgrave was a student living in Dawlish when he committed multiple serious sexual offences against a girl who was aged just eight. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/pensioner-jailed-despicable-sexual-abuse-8147199

AN INDEPENDENT Dawlish councillor has taken legal advice after his photo, taken four years ago, was featured in a Liberal Democrat newsletter. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/councillor-put-in-the-frame-by-mistake-593380

A DAWLISH woman has been fined a total of £1,246 for attacking two males in Teignmouth. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-woman-fined-for-attack-on-men-in-teignmouth-594750

Latest images show the work that has taken place on a new rockfall shelter on the Dawlish railway line that will protect the cliffs for generations to come by curbing eroding and stop them collapsing onto the tracks. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-railway-line-vital-new-8120142

TEIGNMOUTH and Dawlish Police have issued a new warning that break-ins and thefts of tools from vans are on the rise Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/tools-thefts-and-van-break-ins-on-the-rise-in-teignmouth-and-dawlish-592845

HOPES are high for the new generation of Dawlish Black Swans. The breeding pair are taking it in turns to care for the estimated eight eggs which have been laid. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-black-swans-attracting-attention-592679

The future of Women’s Walking Football in Devon is bright after Devon FA announced the creation of the first Devon FA Women’s Walking Football League starting in September 2023. The newly appointed League committee consists of members from each of the founding teams Exeter Strollers, Mid Devon, Taunton, Dawlish and Braunton. Read more... ...

Raymond Goody was found with a large number of still images and a few movies when police raided his home in Dawlish in October 2021 and checks showed he had been accessing abuse websites. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/courts/depressed-man-given-suspended-sentence-for-downloading-child-abuse-images-592101

A VIOLENT patient has been jailed for attacking a nurse so savagely that her own colleagues could not recognise her. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/patient-jailed-for-terrifying-attack-on-langdon-hospital-nurse-591259

DAWLISH Hospital’s minor injuries unit is expected to reopen soon, almost three years after it was closed. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/hopes-hospital-is-to-reopen-soon-590406

Coastguards from Dawlish were called to the River Teign at Teignmouth, in Devon, at about 20:30 GMT after reports a cargo ship had broken away from its moorings Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-64410109

NO MORE new housing is to be recommended in Dawlish and Teignmouth before 2040, according to details in a submission to update the Local Plan. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-plan-review-calls-for-stop-to-new-homes-in-teignmouth-and-dawlish-587222

A GOOD number of new houses will be going up in Dawlish town centre next spring, but for once it’s doubtful there’ll be any objections. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/the-dawlish-dittos-housing-project-586518

Aaron Sullivan, aged 26, of Celtic Fields, Dawlish North, admitted driving without due care at Polly Steps Car Park in Teignmouth. As well as the fine, Sullivan must pay £85 prosecution costs and £34 to fund victim services. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/courts/careless-driver-fined-587546

An on-call fire and co-responder station, it logged 129 fire engine incidents as follows: https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/dawlish-fire-station-attended-over-500-incidents-in-2022-data-shows-165382