Dawlish News' Posts

Linda Campbell, aged 76, met her half-brother Larry Lawson, 59, for the first time when he flew in with his son from Florida. Linda has spent more than seven decades as an only child. The siblings found each other through an ancestry website after they’d uploaded their DNA results Read more... ...

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A damning report into the provisions offered by Gatehouse Farm Childcare in Dawlish found holes in children protection procedures, inadequate recruitment practices and that children were not making enough progress. The provider and staff do not make sure attendance records are accurate to help them keep track of which children are present and who is on the premises. Read more... ...

Dawlish Warren Beach is celebrating an impressive 21 consecutive years of being awarded a prestigious Blue Flag award. The acclaimed Blue Flag shows they have passed tough criteria for environmental management, visitor facilities, cleanliness and clean bathing waters. Read more... https://grow-media.co.uk/top-stories/success-for-dawlish-warren-beach/

More than 100 classic American and Canadian cars will be on show in Dawlish next month. On the Saturday, a cavalcade of classic cars will set off from Cofton at 11am, cruising through Dawlish to The Green at Dawlish Warren, where members of the public can soak up the sights and sounds of America’s mighty muscle cars completely free. Read more... ...

The Irishman moved to the UK in September 2013, bringing his wife Debbie and four children from County Limerick to take up a job in Dawlish in Devon. Poverty among people who are working has risen sharply since the mid-1990s, partly driven by higher housing costs and lower earnings growth, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48677693

The needs of the South West have been ignored in the face of Brexit disarray, South West Devon MP Gary Streeter has said. Sir Gary said that it had taken the lead from the way the region had pulled together in the wake of the Dawlish rail line disaster of 2014. Read more... https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/great-south-west-set-rival-16423388

The sentencing of a Seaton man who set fire to his block of flats has been delayed while psychiatric reports are produced. He was due to be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday, June 13 but the case was adjourned by Judge David Evans because a report from a doctor at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, is not ready. Read more... ...

Police have received reports of three individuals who have been seen driving around Dawlish and Teignmouth, as well as rural villages and surrounding areas, and they have been reportedly seen in the rear gardens of elderly, vulnerable residents. Read more... https://alerts.dc.police.uk/da/273920/Cold_Callers-_Teignmouth_-_Dawlish.html

Beach-goers have been warned about entering the sea in certain areas of Devon after sewers overflowed due to recent rain. Dawlish Coryton Cove Historically known as Gentlemans Cove due to the privacy it offered, Coryton Cove is a secluded, sandy beach backed by red cliffs and the train track. Dawlish TownPollution Alert: Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location ...

Work to raise the sea wall at Dawlish has already started but Network Rail is also looking at ways to protect the line between Holcombe and Teignmouth. Network Rail said the design would require some land reclamation to allow a buttress - a sloping rock structure to stabilise the cliffs and protect the railway - to be built. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-48572852

A sentencing judge has told a man who was at the centre of a 28 hour rooftop stand-off that he should be helped and not punished. Galloway appeared at Truor Crown Court for sentencing via video-link from the Langdon mental health hospital in Dawlish in Devon Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/truro-rooftop-stand-man-stefan-2956061

A man dressed up in drag as a bride and crashed a newly-wed couple’s first dance as they celebrated their wedding day after instructing the DJ to play 'It Should Have Been Me'. Mischievous Jason Pearce, 29, the son of the bride, decided to pull a prank on his mother Lisa, after she tied the knot to her partner of seven years, Mark. Support worker Jason, of Dawlish, Devon, said: “Craig’s my ...

The major plans that will see a section of the Dawlish rail line moved out to sea will be revealed next week. The scheme aims to ensure that the rail line is better protected from cliff falls, land slips and damage caused by the sea during extreme weather. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/network-rail-reveal-plans-see-2944861

Teignbridge District Council on Tuesday morning agreed to put a £4.9m grant from Homes England towards development costs of a new link road in Dawlish. Councillors agreed to complete to funding agreement to draw down the funds and deploy them with Devon County Council acting as delivery partner and commissioning the works so that the project can be completed during 2021. Read more... ...

Dawlish rail investment must be the start of a new transport deal for our region http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Comment/dawlish-rail-investment-must-be-the-start-of-a-new-transport-deal-for-our-region

The county has one entry in the top three, two towns in the top ten and a grand total of eight in the top 50. Cornwall also has seven resorts in the new list compiled by researchers from the biggest website for family days out in the UK, Day Out With The Kids. The other Devon towns in the list are Exmouth (20), Dawlish (22), Ilfracombe (26), Salcombe (29) and Teignmouth (46) Read more... ...

A court has heard how a far-right extremist from Exeter carried out an arson attack on an historic synagogue. The defendant is currently in secure mental health hospital Langdon in Dawlish, and did not appear in court for a short hearing at the Old Bailey today, May 31. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/far-right-extremist-admits-carrying-2929248

Contributions of up to £5.1m towards phase 1 of the A382 improvements and £4.9m towards a new link road in Dawlish are set to be agreed by the council at next Tuesday’s full council meeting. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/council-cash-needed-vital-link-2918485

There are two round trips each Sunday until September 8, allowing people to take the train from Exeter and Crediton and make a day trip by public transport to Dartmoor destinations other than Okehampton. The buses also offer the opportunity to do a circular trip around Devon, with travel one way via Dartmoor and the other via the main line through Dawlish. In addition, they provide a new Sunday ...

When the sale of eight infamous railway carriages in Dawlish Warren went under the hammer it was feared they would disappear and a modern monstrosity would be built on the land. Paul Placito is co-owner of the site along with his wife Abby, her sister Mitzi Stapleton and her husband Chris who live next door to the carriages and also own the amusement arcade opposite and the ice-cream kiosk ...

An unusual visitor turned up near a beach on the west coast of Scotland recently - a black swan. The species, which originally came from Australia is rarely seen in the wild in the UK and only four others have been sighted in Scotland. In Dawlish in Devon, the bird has become a symbol of the town. Small numbers of the species has been seen in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Stockton on Tees. Read ...

The Duchess of Cambridge's garden, which was co-designed with landscape architects Andree Davis and Adam White, will move to the Devon Partnership NHS Trust Dewnans Centre after coming out on top in applications from 23 trusts. The RHS will relocate plants and landscaping from the back to nature garden at Chelsea to The Dewnans Centre in Dawlish to create a beautiful green space for patients and ...

The rail service between Okehampton and Exeter is due to start next spring; the plan is for the rail link to go all the way to Plymouth via Tavistock, which would make sense as much of the structure is in place, or it could be revived. With the West Country effectively cut off from the rest of the UK when the rail line at Dawlish was swept into the sea in 2014, a second rail link to Devon and ...

Officers are investigating an incident which happened at around 11.30pm at the Landsdowne Pub, in Park Road, on Thursday 2 May. Read more... https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/News/newsarticle.aspx?id=418a8058-91d6-4253-a67f-137cd3811041

The family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, with their five-bedroom home in one of London's most exclusive streets, as well as a sumptuous 18th century estate in Dawlish, Devon, complete with 12 acres of pleasure gardens. Read more... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7000757/Super-rich-banker-56-sues-ex-wife-500-000-branding-trespasser.html

Patrols on the following beaches begin on 25 May: Exmouth, Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth north Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/full-list-devon-cornwall-beaches-2825945

A man who was at the centre of a 28-hour rooftop standoff with police causing £40,000 worth of damage has appeared in court and admitted two criminal charges Galloway was beamed into the court room via video-link from Langdon mental health hospital in Dawlish in Devon. Read more... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/truro-tile-throwing-rooftop-stand-2787605

BBC gardening presenter Toby Buckland explains why a few minutes in nature can really help Some call it ecotherapy, others know it as the world's oldest medicine.  Whether it's stepping into landscape or cultivating a garden, returning to the real world is so instantly beneficial to human health. Toby, 49, lives with his wife Lisa, a writer, and their three children in Dawlish - just a stone's ...

Twelve in court charged with multiple drug offences after raids in South Devon Four from Dawlish Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/twelve-court-charged-multiple-drug-2709826

Lady's Mile is an award-winning holiday park located in one of the most beautiful parts of Devon and less than a mile from the beautiful 'Blue Flag' beaches of Dawlish Warren. The holiday park's stunning swimming pools have recently been voted UK Holiday Park Gold Standard Park of the Year 2018, on top of the Best Holiday Park Pool of the year award it won in 2017 at the UK Pool and Spa Awards. ...

A man has appeared in court and admitted killing a Cornish pensioner. Brian Downie, 69, held his hands up to causing the death of 81-year-old Lesley Davis. He appeared at Truro Crown Court via video-link from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish where he had a charge of murder read to him by a court clerk. Read more... ...

A petition to free a jailed body modifier known as Dr Evil has been signed by more than 17,600 people. Brendan 'Dr Evil' McCarthy, who previously worked as a freelance artist at tattoo studios in Paignton and Dawlish, was sent to prison for 40 months last week. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/thousands-sign-petition-free-devons-2682058

Treasure hoard unearthed in Devon after 3,000 years could be sold off and never see again https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/treasure-hoard-unearthed-devon-after-2674048

This is when Freeview channels will change across Devon https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/freeview-channels-change-across-devon-2662862

The stunning Riviera Line is one of England’s best-loved stretches of railway The regular service calls at seaside beauty spots like Dawlish and Teignmouth and onwards to the beaches of the world-famous English Riviera. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/family-kids/most-scenic-train-rides-devon-2642874

Dawlish Warren Beach This award-winning one-and-a-half-mile long sandy beach is part of a bustling seaside resort that also incorporates a nature reserve and a golf course. With sheltered sand dunes, clean waters and family attractions and amusements, it offers a traditional seaside holiday. See more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/family-kids/60-best-beaches-devon-2633396

Nearly £1m will be spent on improvements to Bakers Park in Newton Abbot and 13 football pitches in Teignbridge. Drainage improvements will also be made at the football pitches at Bakers Park, Decoy Country Park, Dawlish Leisure Centre, and Michaels Field in Bishopsteignton. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/major-improvements-newton-abbot-park-2605718

When Hazel Kampler bought her seaside flat last year, she was drawn to its perfect vantage point on the idyllic Devon coastline. Fed up with the ‘steel forest’ shrouding her home – and defying her age at 86 – she clambered out of a first-floor window and used all her strength to haul away the planks blocking her view. Now fellow residents at the 44-unit retirement complex in Dawlish, have ...

Economic leaders have made a 'we want more' plea arguing that £80million rail works at Dawlish is not enough to secure regional connectivity. Steve Hindley, chairman of the Heart of the South West LEP, said: “It’s been over five years since the railway collapsed, and investment in a resilient, reliable rail connection is crucial to the South West. Read more... ...