Dawlish News' Posts

Network Rail has announced plans to move a mile-long stretch of the main railway away from crumbling cliffs. The proposals have been part of a broader series of plans by Network Rail to safeguard the line Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-50016322

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The South Devon hospitals dealing with casualties from this morning's double decker bus crash have asked the public not to attend their A&E department unless it is a "real emergency". Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have issued the statement on social media. It says: "We are currently dealing with a major incident. Please do not come to our Emergency Department unless it’s a real ...

A man will buy a drink for the person who brings his bag from Bristol Temple Meads station's lost property store to London. The 44-year-old received a call from Great Western Railway yesterday morning (October 3) saying his property has been found and is being held in Bristol. Mr Kingston was holidaying in Dawlish with friends and family at the time he lost his items. Read more... ...

The Devon Children and Young People’s Plan brings together all the local agencies responsible for helping children, young people and their families. More than 22,000 children in Devon are living in poverty – that’s one in seven. A third of children in Barnstaple are in poverty, the plan reveals, compared to just 1.1 per cent in Dawlish. Read more... ...

The project follows Devon County Council securing a grant of £817,712 from the European Regional Development Fund. The charge points will be installed in key carparks in Devon’s largest communities. These include Exeter, Barnstaple, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Honiton, Seaton, South Molton, Ilfracombe, Totnes, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Tavistock, Okehampton, Dartmouth, Salcombe, Dawlish, Teignmouth, and ...

Tucker, aged 48, of Second Avenue, Dawlish, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and was jailed for two years by Judge David Evans at Exeter Crown Court. Read more... http://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=118544&headline=One-punch%20attack%20left%20victim%20with%20brain%20injury&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2019

Heavy rain means sewage and other run-off may have contaminated bathing waters Dawlish Town is on the south coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 650 metres wide, close to the town and cliffs. There are five storm overflows covered by the Safer Seas Service within 650m off the beach which can operate in heavy rainfall. See more... ...

• dogs are permitted along the seashore from the slipway adjacent to the Railway Station until 230 metres before Red Rock at Dawlish Warren • dogs are not permitted along the seashore from the slipway to Coryton Cove from 1 May to 30 September • See more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ban-over-77-devon-beaches-3362599

A man has been seriously injured in a stabbing near Dawlish seafront today. Police say the incident happened in the vicinity of the Teignmouth Inn pub, Teignmouth Hill, just after midnight (Saturday September 28). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-24-seriously-injured-dawlish-3371582

A mentally ill robber who held up a string of men in the street at knifepoint has been recommended for detention in a psychiatric unit. Michael Green, for Cabanga, said he had been assessed as suitable for treatment by one psychiatrist for a Hospital Order under the Mental Health Act. He is already being held at the Langdon Unit near Dawlish. Read more... ...

COSTS for the reinstatement of a railway from Tavistock to Bere Alston have ballooned to £93-million, councillors have been told. As part of the Devon Metro proposals, the re-opening of this section of line was due to provide a new, sustainable link between Tavistock and Plymouth for commuter journeys. Instead, their top priorities were to get funding for the remainder of the Dawlish to ...

Eyewitnesses say the helicopter landed at the bottom of Pidgley Road at around 11.30am on Wednesday. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/air-ambulance-lands-next-houses-3332453

The full list is as follows: Barnstaple Bristol Brixham Bude Cinderford Dawlish Exeter Exmouth Falmouth Hayle Helston Ivybridge Lydney Newton Abbot Paignton Penzance Plymouth Plympton... Read more... https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/here-south-west-locations-could-3329803

Worldwide, more than 200 million people and counting live along coastlines that are less than five metres above sea level. In 2014, the global sea level was 66 millimetres above the 1993 average, and continues to rise at a rate of about 3mm a year, driven not only by the melting ice caps, but because water expands as it warms. But the old notion of building ever stronger defences is not the ...

Derrick May, 60, was on Monday (September 16) brought to Truro Crown Court from Langdon Mental Hospital in Dawlish where he was flanked in the dock by a number of medical staff who had travelled with him. Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-surrounded-court-dock-admits-3325521

Cash reward offered by heartbroken owner of stolen puppy in Devon https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/cash-reward-offered-heartbroken-owner-3319723

Police have been called to Starcross Train Station this evening following reports of an incident on the railway track. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-called-incident-train-track-3318657

A shocking report also stated there were safeguarding failures, dog poo left in the garden and a "mass walkout" by staff In May this year Gatehouse Farm Childcare in Dawlish was deemed "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors who found holes in children protection procedures, inadequate recruitment practices and that children were not making enough progress. Read more... ...

12) Dawlish (Below dates may not be correct and will be updated soon) With the lights switch on taking place November 30 and the Christmas Market on December 1 and 2, Dawlish will be feeling wonderfully festive in 2018. See more... https://www.devonlife.co.uk/home/christmas/christmas-markets-in-devon-1-5212698

Incident on board train between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot halts services Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/security-alert-halts-trains-between-3305113

Work resumes on Monday on the £30m scheme that will see a new sea wall built at Dawlish. The plans will raise the wall from its current height of 5m to 7.5m, widen the walkway to 4m from its current 3.1m width, and include a barrier between the pedestrians and the edge of the to stop people falling off the wall. Read more ...

(Last Updated On: September 5, 2019) Network Rail is set to restart work on a new bigger sea wall at Dawlish on 9th September which will provide greater protection to the railway and town from rising sea levels and extreme weather for generations to come. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/work-set-to-restart-on-new-sea-wall-at-dawlish/

Katie Worsley, 30, who has lived in Dawlish for the past year said in the space of two days her two sons, Harry, six and Ronnie, 11, made their lucky discovery. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-mums-shock-after-sons-3278254

Guy Hamer, 18, from Dawlish, barely knows Craig Dennis, 25, who was lucky to be alive after a horrible accident in North Tawton left him paralysed in June. Guy Hamer will set off on his journey from Penzance tomorrow (Monday, September 2) and aims to do the 253 mile journey across two counties in ten days, finishing at North Tawton RFC, Craig Dennis' 'spiritual home' on Wednesday, September 11, ...

As peak season patrols on some lifeguarded beaches will be coming to an end in early September, the RNLI is encouraging those heading to the coast to make sure that the beach they plan on visiting is lifeguarded. In Devon - Sandy Bay, Exmouth, Dawlish Warren, Teignmouth Hope Cove, Blackpool Sands, Slapton Sands, Thurlestone, and Bigbury on Sea North. Read more... ...

Just off the A379 at Cockwood, it's a perfect starting point to explore the glorious, winding coastal walk through Dawlish, Teignmouth and on to Torquay in one direction, and the Exe Estuary walk to Exeter, teeming with wildlife, the other. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/tried-three-devons-best-getaway-3232550

David Moore, aged 71, was living at the Palm Court nursing home in Dawlish when he passed away on January 1 this year. A post mortem revealed Mr Moore, a retired airport manager, died as a result of choking, with dementia being a contributory factor. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/elderly-man-choked-death-eating-3227147

The project had been delayed after changes to design standards saw costs spiral, and a bid to the Department for Transport was unsuccessful. Councillor Yvonne Atkinson, who represents Alphington and Cowick, said: “A new station will mean commuters from Dawlish and Newton Abbot can get the train to work in Marsh Barton. This will help alleviate congestion and air pollution. Read more... ...

Serious three vehicle crash closes main seafront route - updates https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/serious-three-vehicle-crash-closes-3206661?fbclid=IwAR15bnY326ir5DDCYd-Sz4DTLTmx5AUHkzgvvG3iFBCM_ZTMemDtC64hXX8

Part of Plymouth's Ocean City Blues ‘n’ Jazz Festival has been cancelled after the Met Office issued two severe weather warnings for the whole of Devon and Cornwall. Friday is set to see torrential rain and winds of around 50mph while winds will top 60mph on Saturday. Dawlish Carnival, which goes ahead this weekend, will be making some alterations to the schedule as will Bristol Balloon ...

Network Rail has announced that throughout the summer, staff will be undertaking regular beach cleans along the Dawlish sea front in Devon to help keep the beach clean and free from rubbish. Read more... https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-commits-to-summer-of-dawlish-beach-cleans?fbclid=IwAR3ogRuDEzYgmZHZemyOG-gxCRF4cvpqsrdU5YFe7ltJwdoDkbyKx_BJD6s

Opening hours at Dawlish and Totnes Minor Injuries Units (MIUs) have been temporarily reduced due to short term staff shortages – but the units are still open when most patients use them. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/opening-hours-temporarily-reduced-at-dawlish-and-totnes-minor-injuries-units/

In an official round up of the best chip shops in each English county compiled by Big 7 Travel, Devon's own Krispies in Exmouth made the cut. The Krispies website states: "Tim and Kelly Barnes (otherwise known as Mr and Mrs Krispie) have been frying and serving fish and chips for over 20 years. "Having left catering college Tim worked for a short time in Exeter, where Kelly joined him. They ...

Derrick May, 60, of Robartes Road, St Dennis, appeared at Truro Crown Court via video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-accused-attempted-murder-elderly-3133571

Two women fight for life after Teignmouth horror crash https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/two-women-fight-life-after-3124921

A 49-year-old man has been jailed after police raided a property in Dawlish and found more than £100,000 worth of heroin in the freezer and wardrobe. On 15 June 2019, police executed a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at an address in Dawlish where they located a large quantity of controlled drugs in the freezer and in the wardrobe. Over £2,000 in cash was also located and seized. Read more... ...

Ahead of the peak tourist season, staff from Network Rail and Teignbridge District Council have come together to clear up sand and gravel washed up on to the popular coastal path running beneath Dawlish railway station. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/dawlish-station-footpath-cleared-thanks-to-council-and-network-rail/

Three fire crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to Dawlish Business Park just after 2.30pm on Saturday (June 13). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/garage-owner-suffers-burns-pushing-3089980

A wealthy banker is suing his ex-wife for £500,000 after a court found she ‘could be a trespasser‘ when she refused to leave their £6million former family home. Financier Mr Derhalli, who  amassed up to £800million in profits for his clients, agreed to hand his ex £11.5million when they split after 27 years of marriage. The family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, with their five-bedroom home in one ...