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Emergency crews were called to a road crash, thinking the driver was trapped - only to find the car empty after it had overturned.Fire appliances from Dawlish and Topsham were called to the scene of the one-vehicle crash on the A379, about half a mile from Kenton, near Exeter, at 9pm on Friday.
The posters along the six-mile course carried a poignant message: Together, We Can Beat Cancer.And more than 900 fundraisers gathered and joined forces to attempt to do just that yesterday. Runners of all ages, from teenagers to pensioners, lined up for the Cancer Research 10K Challenge at Powderham Castle, near Exeter. Their solidarity in raising what was a resounding and incredible £60,000 ...
Police are also investigating the accident at Holcombe Cross near Dawlish in which a man died. The fatal accident happened at 5.20pm on Saturday as a silver Fiat Cinquecento was in a collision with a bus. Another car was also involved in the crash. The 37-year-old man from Newton Abbot was confirmed as deceased at midday on Sunday. His 44-year-old, male passenger was taken to Exeter Hospital for ...
The Medieval Knights of Dawlish are to hang up their lances and ride into the sunset following a run-in with council officials. The horsemen and their trusty steeds are off to pastures new and will not return to Dawlish Warren next summer because of a dispute over planning permission with Teignbridge District Council. The touring troupe of knights have been doing battle, medieval-style, since ...
Fit as a fiddle Ann Marie Rice has won a place in the Natural Body Building Finals next month - now she has to raise the money to get there.Rice, who is 42, and lives in Dawlish, took part in a qualifying round in Weymouth, where she finished third in the Miss Figure class. A fitness instructor by profession who trains at Steve's Gym in Newton Abbot, Rice hopes to go to the finals in Scotland ...
Four air rifles worth £1,600 were among the haul of a Paignton man who went on a crime spree across Devon. More than £2,000 worth of cosmetics were also stolen by Robert Francis, 49, of Hoxton Road, Paignton.Exeter Crown Court heard the air rifles were stolen from Ladd's of Crediton and by the time the owner realised what had happened, Francis had taken the guns and was speeding off in a getaway ...
Dawlish and Teignmouth fire crews helped get a man out of a vehicle which was balancing in a precarious position. The firefighters went to Cockwood, near Exeter, to help a man stuck in a Jeep balancing over a one-metre drop. It happened at about 10.24am yesterday in Church Lane. Teignmouth fire station's crew commander Matt Radford said: "He was coming down a lane from a field and the vehicle ...
As far as we know dogs are allowed on all Dawlish beaches during the summer seasons if they are on a lead. From Town Beach (The Viaduct) dogs are allowed off the lead to Red Rock apart from the last 500 meters. From Town Beach towards Shell Cove (right turn) dogs are not allowed. At the end of the Warren, which faces Exmouth, there are no restrictions in place, but this is a few miles from what ...
The famous black swans of Dawlish are 'fleeing' the resort because they are at risk from being savaged by dogs, it is being claimed.Locals say the Brook, where the swans 'live', has silted up so badly in places, that dogs can wade out and attack them and other exotic waterfowl. Now there is a call for the waterway to be dredged to maintain a good level. Three swans left for an 'awayday' on ...
