Dawlish News' Posts

THIRTY six years ago the sad story of the longest serving policeman in Dawlish forced to retire after being viciously beaten up by a gang of thugs, made headlines. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/popular-policeman-was-beaten-up-in-football-club-riot-570632

GWR has advised passengers to "only travel by train if absolutely necessary" and has said that on strike days "an extremely limited service" will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm. Read more,,, https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/three-days-of-rail-strikes-to-hit-dawlish-156700?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com

Network Rail has awarded BAM Nuttall the contract to design a series of “resilience measures” along the line between Dawlish and Holcombe. The scheme, which aims to protect the track from falling debris from the cliffs, will help to keep the South West’s vital rail artery connected with the rest of the UK. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-rail-line-major-works-7776859

David Hargreaves took the boys to amusement arcades and on swimming trips as he won their trust and friendship. He then persuaded the 12 to 15-year-olds to take part in sex acts with him. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/abuser-who-groomed-boys-at-dawlish-found-guilty-570682

A PAIR of unusual visitors turned up in a Canvey lake over the weekend – two black swans. Black swans have been sighted regularly at Dawlish in Devon, where they’ve become the town’s emblem. Others have been spotted in Stockton on Tees, in County Durham, and Marlow, Buckinghamshire and now Canvey. Read more... https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23089390.black-swans-spotted-canvey-weekend/

The Exeter to Newton Abbot railway line is famously one of England’s best-loved stretches of railway, passing the Exe Estuary and the coast, offering stunning views. The rail line was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 19th centrury using local stone that kept the beach intact and blended with the rocks. Read more... ...

A FEW lucky Dawlish folk had an out-of-town experience last week. They were paying a visit to Teignmouth, where some chose to shop in the town and others elected to grab some bargains at the town’s Morrisons store. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/shop-shop-the-bus-is-leaving-569654

A NEWLY released prisoner broke the terms of the sex offenders’ register days after coming out of prison by staying in the same house as a 15-year-old girl. She told police that he became controlling and violent and cut her off from her friends and family after he moved into her home in Dawlish, leaving her depressed and anxious. Read more... ...

Engineers from Network Rail plan to work around the clock over Christmas to lay the foundations for a new bridge at Dawlish railway station. New aerial pictures highlight the latest progress in linking the two sections of the £80m sea wall to protect the railway at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/massive-scale-dawlish-railway-line-7756557

Kevin Gale appeared at Exeter Crown Court by video link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish accused of the manslaughter of 39-year-old Lee Turner, who died from stab wounds outside the Tesco store in Barnstaple on August 3, 2018. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/judge-orders-psychiatric-reports-on-alleged-car-park-knife-killer-570000

Thousands of households across the South West that rely on domestic heating oil are still waiting for emergency payments to help with their bills this winter. Heating oil customer Amanda Barrow, who runs a small campsite at Dawlish in Devon says the money needs to be paid soon, before the oil price rises any further. Read more... ...

Former Dawlish patient Faisal Hassan left the warder with scarring on the surface of his eye which will require him to use eye drops for the rest of his life. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/former-patient-jailed-for-boiling-water-attack-on-warder-569817

A mother who shared a bed with her baby while on a caravan holiday in Devon found the child cold and unresponsive in the morning, an inquest heard. The six-month-old boy had been put to sleep in a pull-out bed with his mum and grandmother in a caravan at the Lady's Mile Holiday Park in Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/baby-died-family-holiday-dawlish-7744990

For the 53-year-old who is from Dawlish Warren had taken part in the national sport since picking up her first bow back in 2007. But her breast cancer diagnosis left her feeling anxious that she would never shoot another arrow again. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/karen-takes-aims-at-cancer-569476

WORK has begun to install a new accessible footbridge and lifts at Dawlish railway station as part of the ongoing work to protect and upgrade the coastal route. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/bridging-the-gap-across-rail-line-568732

AMBULANCE staff across Devon are from today voting on whether to take strike action. A union spokesperson said: ‘ Ambulance workers have been telling the Government for years things are unsafe. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/ambulance-workers-across-devon-vote-on-strike-action-569421

Julie Gay, from Gloucester, who was on holiday in Dawlish in August, has asked for help to get in touch with a mother, understood to be local to the town, after a rescue effort at the beach. Her appeal on social media is asking for information to find out how the mum and her children are now. Read more... ...

A PENSIONER from Dawlish has been told he will be sent to jail after he admitted trying to contact five under age girls on the internet for sexual gratification. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/pensioner-facing-jail-for-online-grooming-569094

A STREAM of sewage was discharged across Teignbridge’s coast today, after the recent stormy weather. Alerts were issued at Dawlish Town Beach, Teignmouth Town Beach and Holcombe. Both Shaldon and Coryton Cove remain clear. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/sewage-discharged-along-teignbridge-coast-after-heavy-rain-568940

The A379 Teignmouth Road is blocked in both directions after a crash this afternoon (October 17). According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, there is slow traffic between Holcombe and Dawlish. Read more... ...

Harper, aged 49, who worked at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, was not arraigned when he appeared before Judge Timothy Rose by video link from Exeter Prison. He set a provisional trial date of February 10 next year and remanded him in custody. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/courts/hospital-worker-accused-of-hammer-and-axe-attack-om-police-567995

CANNABIS was found at a home and a man was arrested by police from Teignmouth and Dawlish. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/cannabis-seized-and-man-arrested-568134

Ross, of Oak Hill, Dawlish, was jailed for two-and-a-half years. He pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm, making threats to kill and having a bladed article. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/13-controlling-stalking-bullying-men-7677921

Dawlish railway station's car park is set to close this weekend as work gets underway on a new accessible footbridge . Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/news/local-news/dawlish-station-car-park-to-close-as-work-on-new-accessible-footbridge-begins-153135?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email

THE latest round of rail strikes may leave many people without trains for up to four days. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/strikes-will-leave-many-without-trains-for-four-days-566508

People are being warned that a new subvariant of Covid-19 could hit Britain this winter. Health experts have revealed that a new wave of infections could be on the way, bringing with it new symptoms. Read more... ...

Units attended and put a localised closure in place as initial enquiries were undertaken. A man in his 30's from the Dawlish area was taken to Torbay District Hospital with suspected facial fractures. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-suffers-suspected-facial-fractures-7656218

The protest was organised by Dawlish Councillor Martin Wrigley and Teignmouth Councillor David Cox, who, in recent years, have made persistent efforts to hold South West Water accountable for their conduct. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/news/sewage-dumps-in-sea-spark-protest-565835

A drunken dad smashed down the door of his ex-girlfriend's house and threatened to kill her with a bread knife, a court has heard. Jayson Ross was 'out of control' when he stormed into her home and launched the violent assault. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/knife-carrying-dawlish-man-told-7614979

Pope, from Stonelands Park, Dawlish in Devon, declined his right to comment on the charges or to call evidence on his behalf and freeing the alleged pervert On his own bail of £500, District Judge Bernie Kelly returned the case to Craigavon Crown Court for trial. Read more... ...

Kevin Gale was sent to Langdon Hospital at Dawlish in January 2019 under an indefinite Mental Health Act order after being found unfit to plead to the killing of Lee Turner. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/courts/patient-faces-new-trial-over-supermarket-killing-564326

A four year old boy tragically died after a tree fell on him, an inquest has heard. Louis William Ellor, who lived in Dawlish, was on holiday with family in Brittany in 2019, when a ‘rotten’ tree trunk fell Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-boy-four-killed-falling-7589646

Dawlish Town Council has invited as many people as would like to do so to join the mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Lisa Mayne, at the bandstand on the Lawn at 7.55pm on Sunday in readiness for the silence at 8pm. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/dawlish-honours-late-queen-564078

Network Rail has announced the programme of construction of the new and bigger sea wall has reached another major milestone. The first section of new sea wall – which runs for 360 metres along Marine Parade south west of Dawlish station – was completed in July 2020. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/latest-phase-of-sea-wall-completed-562297

Three local organisations were presented with 'Outstanding With Loneliness' (OWL) awards at a town council meeting this week for their efforts to reduce loneliness in the area. Representatives from Swish Housekeeping Services, Dawlish and District U3A, and The Swan Inn accepted the awards on Monday (5 September). Read more... ...

In the last fortnight, Teignbridge experienced sewage discharges across its coastline, in Teignmouth , Dawlish and Holcombe as well as many other beaches and swimming spots across Devon. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/news/tough-new-targets-for-sewage-spills-561599

DAWLISH marked Ukraine’s Independence Day last Wednesday with a simple ceremony at the Piazza. The Ukraine flag was raised and Rev Dallas Ayling from the Church of St Gregory the Great said a prayer and gave a blessing on behalf of Churches Together. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/standing-tall-in-the-name-of-ukraine-561506

Train services through Dawlish have better protection going into the autumn and winter as construction of the new, bigger sea wall reaches another major milestone. The installation of all 164 wall panels, 203 pre-cast blocks and 189 units which return waves back out to sea is now complete. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-sea-wall-revamp-reaches-7534000

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ACCESS to Dawlish beach is due to be open to all over the Bank Holiday weekend. Contractors working on the latest phase of sea wall improvements have been able to open the Colonnade underpass. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/beach-open-for-bank-holiday-560809