Dawlish News' Posts

IF you’re travelling by train this Christmas? You need to know when will trains be busiest and where is engineering work taking place? Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121801&headline=Timely%20train%20travelling%20advice%20for%20Christmas%20commuters&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

For many years Coryton Cove, Dawlish, has provided an accessible platform for wheelchair residents and visitors. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121754&headline=Access%20all%20areas%20at%20Coryton&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Renowned local photographer, David Clapp, was warmly welcomed by Dawlish & Teignmouth Camera Club members for his talk on Images with Impact. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121752&headline=Lessons%20in%20making%20an%20impact&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Planned engineering work is set to affect some train services in the Exeter area at weekends in January and February 2022. There will be replacement buses between Tiverton Parkway and Plymouth (non-stop), Exeter St Davids and Plymouth (calling at Newton Abbot, Totnes, Ivybridge and Plymouth), Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot (calling at Dawlish and Teignmouth), and Exeter St Davids and Newton ...

A Dawlish woman who lived an isolated life alone is believed to have died two months before she was finally discovered passed away at her home. Access was gained into the property by a police community support officer and Cynthia Buttle was found to have been dead for some time. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-neighbours-body-not-found-6367522

Prince Charles visited Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, which holds a very dear place in his heart, as part of a trip to Devon The sighting of the Royal Train has been described as 'very rare' on Britain's Railways, after it was photographed by Thomas Mills coming out of Kennaway Tunnel and passing Coryton Cove and approaching Coryton Tunnel on the Dawlish Seawall. Read more... ...

A DAWLISH patient has admitted starting a fire which caused neighbouring homes to be evacuated on a housing estate in Exeter Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121738&headline=Dawlish%20patient%20admits%20setting%20light%20to%20flat&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Stagecoach has installed the technology on 30 buses, including those on the 12 route connecting Newton Abbot with Torquay , Paignton and Brixham , and the 22 between Dawlish Warren and South Devon College. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/stagecoach-bring-talking-buses-torbays-6331173

Trains between Exeter and Plymouth have been cancelled due to bad weather. Train operator CrossCountry said that due to 'adverse weather conditions in the Dawlish area Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-trains-plymouth-exeter-weather-6312487

Emma has worked in veterinary clinic in Dawlish for 2 years, managing to raise a family on her small salary.Appearing on the 'This Morning' show, Emma Davis expressed her gratitude and thanked Bitcoin Up creators for dramatically changing her life and financial situation. Read more... ...

Ian Brown, a marine chemist from Dawlish, was among the 38 researchers who took the trip to Earth’s most Northern region for the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121645&headline=The%20iceman%20cometh%20to%20the%20frozen%20north&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

A painting by a 10-year-old girl from Dartmoor depicting a vista of Meldon Hill and a mixed-media artwork by a 17-year-old from Dawlish portraying a South Devon seascape have won first prize in the two age categories of Devon CPRE’s inaugural Best Young Landscape Artist Competition. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/winners-young-landscape-artist-competition-6284509

The approved extension helps fill the gap between the inn and Dawlish, where the path already connects to the Exe Estuary Trail linking Exeter to Exmouth. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/teign-trial-extension-gets-green-light/

Among the premises taking part in the offer of the free drink are: Ye Olde Cidre Barn, Newton Abbot; The Railway Brewhouse, Newton Abbot; The Star Inn, Liverton; The Carpenter’s Arms, Ilsington; The Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead; The Devon Arms, Teignmouth; The Roundel Club, Teignmouth; The Castle Inn, Dawlish; The Marine Tavern, Dawlish; Harrisons, Dawlish; The Mount Pleasant Inn, Dawlish; ...

A DAWLISH plumbing supplier’s ‘cheeky’ calendar has gone on sale to help mental health charity Devon Mind. Read more... https://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121596&headline=Cheeky%20way%20to%20raise%20funds&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

THE man whose company owns most of Britain’s railway stations has thrown doubt on ambitious plans to restore a main line across Dartmoor. That feeling intensified when a massive storm in 2014 destroyed part of the London-Plymouth main line and a sizeable section of the seawall at Dawlish, cutting off Devon and Cornwall from the national rail network, which in turn led to ren ewed calls for an ...

A painting by a ten-year-old girl from Dartmoor depicting a vista of Meldon Hill and a mixed-media artwork by a seventeen-year-old from Dawlish portraying a South Devon seascape won first prize in the two age categories of the competition. Matilda Baker and Christopher Moore each won £100 and the prestigious title of ‘Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist’ 2021. Read more... ...

DURING her time in office as mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Val Mawhood has chosen to support several charities who work with local youngsters. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121470&headline=Club%20at%20heart%20of%20community&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Sefton Hall care home in Dawlish is in the running for a second national award this year. Read more... https://www.teignmouth-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121468&headline=Care%20home%20up%20for%20national%20award&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

To mark the milestone, The Smugglers Inn in Dawlish is offering its customers the chance to buy some unique tongue-in-cheek merchandise, including an anniversary face mask, mug and t-shirt. Having a good sense of humour is what has helped Nick Stentiford and his partner Donna Cassella turn the pub into a popular destination for both tourists and locals, and also survive through heartbreaking ...

Calls to extend a 30mph speed limit along a ‘death trap’ road in Newton Abbot have been rejected, but other safety improvements will be made. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/dawlish-councillor-39disappointed-more-wasnt-achieved39-as-newton-abbot-speed-limit-plea-rejected

Under the plans, services would move from Teignmouth Community Hospital to Dawlish Hospital. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-59265949

Holcombe double death tragedy: Funeral announced for young mum found dead in Devon Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/holcombe-double-death-tragedy-funeral-6183260

LAST year’s lockdown Poppy Wall in Dawlish to mark Remembrance Day has returned to the town Read more... https://middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121446&headline=On%20Dawlish%20Lawn%20the%20poppies%20blow%E2%80%A6&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has shared incredible footage showing the moment police discovered a person in the sea near Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/incredible-helicopter-footage-shows-moment-6174238

Flooding could change the coastline forever by 2050 Key flood defence schemes include a completed £32million scheme alongside the River Exe at Exeter, and plans for a flood wall along the seafront at Paignton and Preston on the south Devon coast. The effect of storms has already been widely seen, including a major breach of the railway line at Dawlish in 2014, and the main A379 road partly washed ...

A walker and his elderly dog were rescued after the pet became trapped in dense undergrowth near Mamhead Obelisk. As darkness fell one of the men went looking for the dog. An hour later neither the man nor the dog had returned and the remaining concerned dog walker called 999. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/missing-dog-walker-sparks-major-6158256

Emergency services are currently on the tracks near Dawlish All train lines between Exeter St. Davids and Newton Abbot are currently closed as emergency services are dealing with an 'incident' on the track. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/live-train-powderham-police-incident-6150924

Sewage has been emptied into the water at over a dozen popular swimming spots along the Devon coastline. Dawlish Coryton Cove Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours. A sewer overflow discharges over the rocks at the southern end of the beach. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/not-swim-14-devon-beaches-6096682

A road in Dawlish is closed due to a two vehicle crash. The incident happened on Teignmouth Road where one of the vehicles overturned as a result. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-dawlish-crash-police-updates-6095501

It is the only purely early intervention service in Devon so pupils travel from all over the county to attend While some may refer to it as the 'naughty school', staff prefer to describe it as a 'half-way house' for secondary school students who, for a range of reasons, are struggling in mainstream school and are at risk of being excluded with rates increasing in Devon Read more... ...

The signal engineer started digging at his Dawlish home in 2002 Engineer Allan Pyne, 56, has spent his life working on the railways - and for the last two decades he has also spent his time off digging with pick axe and shovel to create the narrow gauge, funicular railway, which pulls up to seven tonnes on a flatbed mineworking truck up and down the 1:4 incline beside his house. It uses a simple ...

"Out of all of Devon's larger towns and cities, Torquay is the most dangerous," CrimeRate summarised. "The next most dangerous is Plymouth, and Exeter comes in as third most dangerous. The Crime Rate where you live out of Devon's Population Centres Dawlish 636 42 23% safer See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/torquay-most-dangerous-place-devon-6058368

Environmental charity Surfers' Against Sewage has issued alerts around the county Dawlish Coryton Cove Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours. A sewer overflow discharges over the rocks at the southern end of the beach. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/not-swim-warnings-issued-13-6027406

Paige Kimberley said the group had messages containing vile images and sexist attitudes towards women Now former Detective Superintendent Paige Kimberley, from Dawlish, is set to be compensated after a tribunal ruled that she did tell her civilian former line manager Tatiana Southon about the images and a day after doing so, a job offer was withdrawn from her. Read more... ...

Flocks of birds have arrived on the Exe Estuary in Devon and after a long-haul migration from Siberia - they need to rest and feed “The Exmouth Wildlife Refuge at Exmouth Duck Pond is active until December 31 to protect the feeding grounds of birds such as Brent geese. The Dawlish Warren wildlife refuge is active all year round. Read more... ...

The demand for HGV drivers has increased to help distribute the shortage of food and fuel Some jobs are paying up to £54,000 per annum along with bonuses and benefits for those who are successful. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/hundreds-lorry-driver-jobs-advertised-5971837?utm_source=devon_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=exeter_live_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

Those on board will get to enjoy a three-night stay in Cornwall (although hotel accommodation isn't part of the price) and two full days in Cornwall to visit the area's heritage railways and attractions, as well as the unique experience of going over Brunel's Dawlish Sea Wall powered by the same type of train as their forefathers once enjoyed. Read more... ...

TEIGNBRIDGE Dogs are permitted on all beaches in Teignbridge between October and March 31, except past groyne 9 at Dawlish Warren, where dogs are banned all year round. The beaches include: • River Beach, Teignmouth • Ness Cove Shaldon. • Holcombe Beach, Teignmouth • Teignmouth Beach • Shaldon Beach • Dawlish Warren (around the main resort and nature reserve all dogs must be kept on leads, no more ...

It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the UK High levels of an invisible gas which can cause lung cancer have been identified in parts of Devon by health officials. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/areas-devon-high-radon-gas-5939614