Dawlish News' Posts

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

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