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As part of a divorce settlement in 2016, he agreed to pay his ex-wife £6.4m plus millions more after the sale of their former home, but a delay sparked a bitter court fight Jayne Richardson Derhalli, 57, and Kerim Derhalli, 58, enjoyed the spoils of his stellar finance career during their 27-year marriage, sharing a five-bedroom home in one of London's most exclusive streets. The family enjoyed a ...

Police officers are investigating reports that a male was set upon by a group of people in Bank Street, Teignmouth at around 4pm. It is alleged the victim, aged in his 30s, was initially hit with a car and then assaulted by the occupants of the vehicle. He sustained a head injury and superficial cuts. Officers, including armed units, later attended addresses in Teignmouth and Dawlish. A ...

How many of these do you know? How black swans travelled across the world to make Dawlish famous Black swans, originally come from Australia and have been raised so successfully in Dawlish that they have become the town’s most recognisable feature and a major tourist attraction. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/13-things-devon-even-locals-4883898

Staff at Sefton Hall Nursing and Residential Home in Dawlish staged a mock graduation ceremony for one of their colleagues. Read more... https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/dawlish-carer-caz-gets-her-graduation-ceremony-at-last/

Dawlish Swimming Club has been saved from going under – thanks to an army of crowdfunding supporters. Today, the Crowdfunder page is displaying a total of £20,798, meaning the club will definitely get a grant of £8,000 from Sport England. Read more... ...

The headteacher of Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has informed parents on Wednesday, January 13, of its third case since January 8. Read more... ...

The Devon holiday park — which caters for touring vehicles and tent campers, as well as providing lodges, holiday cottages and apartments — has invested £60,000 in the 16 EV charging points, which is more than any other business in the South West. Read more... https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/news/devon-holiday-park-installs-16-electric-vehicle-charging-points

Plans had been made to bring all pupils back for two days next week Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has written to parents to inform them a member of the school community has tested positive for Covid-19. Read more... ...

From new train stations, to huge housing plans and to new leisure centres Major improvements to an historic Brunel railway station have begun to be made after councillors backed the second phase of the £80m scheme to protect the railway line at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/23-biggest-planning-decisions-made-4818699

Jamie Wisbey, aged 54, and 38-year-old Fay Miles were arrested after yacht ran aground with eight passengers on board Eight adult passengers, believed to be Albanians, were taken into police custody. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-pair-accused-people-smuggling-4841900

Public Health England has said the risk to the public from the virus is “very low”, and food standards agencies have said it does not affect the consumption of poultry products More than 8,000 birds on a breeding centre near the village of Attleborough were culled in a bid to stop the spread of the disease, which has become a serious threat to the country's poultry industry. Read more... ...

Network Rail have shared pictures of the severe weather that resulted in waves crashing over the Dawlish railway wall – saying it shows why the new sea wall is so vital. But at the other end of Dawlish at Marine Parade, where the first phase of new sea wall has been completed, the railway remained unaffected and free from flooding thanks to the sea wall design and curved top to deflect waves back ...

Lady’s Mile Holiday Park has been recognised in the 2020 British Travel Awards Popular Dawlish holiday park Lady’s Mile has been announced as the winner of ‘silver’ in the Best UK Parks & Lodges Holiday Company category in the prestigious 2020 British Travel Awards. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/popular-devon-holiday-park-wins-4800683

Eight people were onboard the vessel that grounded between Teignmouth and Dawlish Two people have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences after a boat ran aground in Devon yesterday (December 14). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/people-smuggling-arrests-after-boat-4798886

As a result, the Devon CCG is recommended to approve the changes to healthcare provision, with one change resulting from the consultation, that being that specialist orthopaedic clinics are to be sited at the Health and Wellbeing Centre instead of Dawlish Community Hospital. Read more... ...

The Minor Injury Units at Totnes, Dawlish and Ilfracombe have been closed since March, and there is  restricted opening at Lydford. Read more... https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/concern-raised-over-closed-minor-injury-units-at-devons-rural-hospitals/

The government's promised spending on infrastructure in the south west has been welcomed by Peninsula Transport, a group put together by local authorities to address transport issues. Work and plans are progressing on several other schemes not mentioned by name, including the upgrade of the rail line at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/x5/

A new list reveals that living in an idyllic seaside location isn't everybody's cup of tea "Dawlish Warren is marketed by the tourist board as a traditional seaside resort for family, fun holidays. They haven’t visited in the past 20 years evidently, and failed to notice it is really Royston Vasey in disguise Read more... ...

The communities of South Devon who have grown to love the sight of cruise ships during the Covid pandemic are sending parcels to the six ships which will remain stranded over Christmas. Now collection points have been set up from Brixham to Dawlish Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/650-stranded-torbay-cruise-ship-4760285

NSPCC calls for better protection for children after sex offender who groomed boy is jailed Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/nspcc-calls-better-protection-children-4765795

Devon has been placed under Tier 2 restrictions , which will mean several changes will be made See more... http://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119903&headline=13%20things%20Devon%27s%20new%20Tier%202%20rules%20mean%20you%20legally%20can%20do%20again&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/grim-new-symptoms-attached-strain-4750754

Crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to a location near the golf club in the town at around 11pm - and had to take their fire engines 'over the railway tracks' to get to the isolated scene. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/building-dawlish-golf-club-completely-4752324

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/grim-new-symptoms-attached-strain-4750754

So, it’s Tier Two for Dawlish along with the rest of Devon – what does that mean? Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/it39s-tier-two-for-dawlish---what-does-that-mean?fbclid=IwAR1d3-oHgqDk2XN6zno1JP2cpU2o8SrJ6jvEkmdvNB81JYdYYN-oXilsMvA

Jason Waite, now a patient at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, was suffering from paranoid delusions which made him want to kill his mother when he attacked her without warning at their home in Plymouth. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119876&headline=Son%20who%20hit%20mum%20over%20the%20head%20with%20hammer%20sent%20to%20hospital&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020&cat=Crime

A retired Devon postmaster who was jailed for fraud while running Starcross Post Office passed away at home alone and wasn’t found until weeks later. A concern for welfare was reported to police on July 26, 2020, after concerns were raised to the landlord of Western House, Gatehouse Hill, Dawlish, where Mr Huxham lived. Read more... ...

Sefton Hall has been given approved nasal swab tests which give accurate results in 30 minutes Earlier this year, the home was in the news when it arranged a ‘drive-through’, enabling families to see their loved ones from their cars for the first time in months after the first national lockdown. Read more... ...

Rescue crews have saved a dog after it fell and became "trapped on a ledge" near Red Rock in Dawlish, Exmouth RNLI has confirmed. The dog was soon reunited with its owners and did not sustain any injuries. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/rescue-crews-save-dog-trapped-4711597

AN online public consultation is being launched by Devon County Council on Tuesday, November 17, on proposals to complete a missing link of the Teign Estuary Trail between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth. We have always maintained our commitment to delivering the Teign Estuary Trail and we’re keen for people to comment on the proposals for this latest section. Connecting Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton ...

You may find some of the images in this story unsettling Devon takes pride in its many miles of magnificent golden beaches. We also enjoy the special gifts of the marine environment that surrounds us. In 2016, an 18 metre-long dead whale washed up at a beach in Dawlish. It had had been spotted flouting around the sea for some time before landing at the tourist destination. Read more... ...

It will take place at the district council’s large car park at Dawlish Warren, and people will be encouraged to bring festive food and drink, and decorate their cars with Christmas lights. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/drive-in-community-carol-service-planned-for-dawlish?fbclid=IwAR3aA-YCuJDtGJF1GnvS7zhnvnylB3Ti2bfdx_UgZ7H0yIHz6BECiqE3SiI

Eight of Dawlish's black swans have died of bird flu. Dawlish Town Council, which looks after the world-renowned swans, has asked people to stay away from the birds while they are being monitored and looked after by its wardens. Andrew McKenzie, Dawlish town clerk, said: “We are really sad about the deaths of our very special black swans, and at the news that tests have now confirmed the cause is ...

The government’s health care watchdog has told Devon Partnership NHS Trust it must make urgent improvements following the death of a patient in Dawlish. The CQC’s Head of Hospital Inspection Karen Bennett-Wilson said: “We found a number of concerns relating to patient safety and staffing levels and we told the trust to make immediate improvements. Read more... ...

The baby birds born only last month have passed away Five black swan cygnets and an older bird have died in unknown circumstances in Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/black-swans-cygnets-dead-dawlish-4683640

It comes on a day when a further 283 people with Covid-19 were confirmed to have died in hospitals across England. Dawlish North 9 Dawlish South 5 See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/coronavirus-clusters-show-devon-new-4680219

More than 1,000 vendors will have to stop selling The Big Issue due to the four-week lockdown in England For people like me who have been selling The Big Issue for years, this is what we do it for: that little burst in the summer and then that burst at Christmas,” said Dave Campion [pictured above], who sells the magazine in Dawlish, south Devon. Read more... ...

Specialist Rescue Crews from Exmouth were quickly mobilised, along with two fire engines which came from Dawlish and Exeter. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119789&headline=Man%20rescued%20from%20estuary%20mud%20at%20Starcross&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020

A patient at a mental health hospital took their own life after a Covid-19 isolation area created "blind spots" on a ward, a report has found. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon, found safety and staffing concerns. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-54733664

Officers initially said it appeared someone had been bottled during the brawl near the Wetherspoons bar and Tesco Express "A 29-year-old man from Dawlish was arrested on suspicion of affray. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/police-tesco-wetherspoons-exeter-brawl-4647150