Dawlish News' Posts

A YOUNG woman reported missing in Dawlish early today was found safe and well just two hours later in the resort. Police had been concerned for the welfare of 24-year-old Amber Brown who was reported missing at 6.45am. Search and rescue teams were called in to help find Amber who was traced locally just before 9am. Police thanked the public for their help. Source: ...

L ocked in the bone-clenching midwinter chill, Devon lies silent under a pewter sky. At Dawlish Warren the beach is deserted, but inland the Exe estuary is bursting with life. At this time of year it is hard to imagine the south Devon coast as England's Riviera, but there is no better season in which to discover the secret world of the Exe. Read more... ...

The dedicated dipper was snapped battling enormous waves in Dawlish, Devon, today – just hours after strong winds caused power cables to explode in another coastal town. Read more... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2765380/storm-doris-uk-weather-warning/

Thomas Chatterton is described as being five feet nine inches in height, with a stocky build, dark brown hair, brown eyes and often wears a baseball cap and tracksuit trousers. He has a distinctive round tribal tattoo on his neck. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/search-for-missing-dawlish-man-25-last-seen-on-monday/story-30089407-detail/story.html

Crosscountry trains have confirmed that they will not be running any trains west of Exeter from 3pm today. The trains may stop running until 7pm due to the high tide, strong onshore winds and the risk of waves over the sea wall, which could affect the likes of Dawlish, which have had previous problems with adverse weather. Read more... ...

A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed his father in the chest after calling his parents "devil worshippers", a court heard. Neither parent want their son prosecuted and were angry that their son had not been properly treated for his mental health illness, the court was told. McGill, already in custody at the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent to 65-year-old ...

INTERNATIONAL Officer Cadets training at the Britannia Royal Naval College have taken time away from their studies to help out at the Dawlish Nature Reserve. The group are currently studying English language at the college. They are also undergoing a foundation course in Naval training in preparation for joining an entry of Cadets destined for careers in the Royal Navy for the full 30 week initial ...

One fire appliance from Dawlish and two from Teignmouth attended a two vehicle road traffic collision where one female casualty was trapped. Crews arrived on scene and got to work with hydraulic cutting equipment to release the casualty. Police and Ambulance also attended. Read more... http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=39321&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

As part of the changes at the hospital that included relocating the minor injuries unit to Dawlish, the former recuperation ward was due to change into therapy-led rehabilitation unit. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/lack-of-staff-has-led-to-empty-wards-at-teignmouth-hospital/story-30035829-detail/story.html

POLICE have slammed a closure order on a house in Dawlish after neighbours said their lives were being made a misery by alleged drug taking and vehicle crime. Neighbourhood officers went to court on Friday morning to secure a 'closure order' on the property. It is understood they feared for the safety of children and vulnerable adults visiting the house. Read more... ...

A DAWLISH holiday park will be welcoming Father Christmas as well as three other special guests next week. The free to enter event will raise money for Children's Hospice South West, and will see Santa sweep in to Cofton on a sleigh drawn by Comet and Cupid at midday, ready for photos with children between 12pm and 1pm. Read more... ...

This means Teignmouth and Dawlish also lose seven services and the stops at Newton Abbot will be reduced. Today, the Herald Express has teamed up with politicians, business and tourism leaders to launch a campaign to Save our Trains and we need all our readers to sign up and object to the proposals. Read more... ...

Dawlish Christian Fellowship and Redrow Homes have announced the project at Redrow’s Warren Grove site, adjacent to Sainsbury’s supermarket. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/new-community-centre-will-be-a-real-asset-to-dawlish/story-29973320-detail/story.html

The video was created by Exeter-based agency HoneyBe Creative. It aims to support a crowdfunding campaign to help keep beavers living in the wild on the River Otter in East Devon. The video was shot in Dawlish and stars a dog provided by Sandra Cowell, alongside Nora, the Devon Wildlife Trust beaver mascot. It was one of four dogs there on the day but only one was needed during the shoot. Read ...

The Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council are working together on a new beach management scheme at Dawlish Warren, which will get under way in early 2017. Read more... https://devongeography.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/giant-sausage-to-protect-dawlish-warren/

The Environment Agency say that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish over the high tides on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Read more... ...

THE FUTURE of Dawlish's iconic black swans is safe after the town council agree to spend £350 to protect their nest on the island at Tuck's Plot. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/dawlish-black-swans-get-more-protection-as-council-invests-in-their-island-at-tuck-s-plot/story-29952903-detail/story.html

The Environment Agency says that flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth and Dawlish from 8.30am to 12.30pm. See more... ...

Protecting a key coastal railway track from rising sea levels and falling cliffs is going to cost about £650m, Network Rail has said. Network Rail is consulting with Devon and Cornwall residents about the plans. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-38025433

Caroline Cunliffe, wife to town crier Steve Cunliffe, was absent from a memorial service last Sunday, which led to people to think that she had died. However, the 72-year-old insists that she is alive and well. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/dawlish-town-crier-escort-says-she-is-not-dead/story-29894290-detail/story.html

A LOT OF fun was had by all Dawlish and Teignmouth Camera Club — mostly at the expense of fellow photographers! Ranging between travelogues, France, Venice, America and Japan, to natural history and aircraft museums, this gave everyone a chance to show their work. See more... ...

Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police say that local residents have received calls claiming to be from both a tax litigation department and Devon and Cornwall Police. On Monday police were informed by a local tradesman in Dawlish that he was contacted by phone by someone pretending to be from Devon and Cornwall Police. Read more... ...

Four parking machines have been stolen from car parks across Teignbridge. The latest was stolen from Sandy Lane car park in Dawlish at approximately 5am this morning, Thursday 10 November. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/someone-keeps-stealing-parking-machines-from-devon-car-parks/story-29885055-detail/story.html

All business owners in the Teignmouth, Dawlish and Newton Abbot areas, please be alert to a male attempting to distract staff in shops and then attempting to steal money from the till. The male is distracting shop staff with stories involving his mother who had left something in the store and requesting staff to help look for it. When vacating the till area, he will attempting to gain access to ...

NEW statistics on bathing water quality reveal England's favourite swimming spots are the cleanest they've been since records began. In Teignbridge Dawlish Warren, Dawlish Town, Coryton Cove, Holcombe, Shaldon and Ness Cove have been rated 'Excellent' and Teignmouth Town 'Good'. Read more... ...

Justin Hart and Samantha Euridge have been employed on behalf of the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Partnership of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils, which was set up earlier this year to off-set the effects of new developments and population growth on protected conservation sites, for future generations to enjoy. Read more... ...

At around 10pm on Thursday night, the lighter was put through a letterbox at a property in Roscoff Road. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/lighter-put-through-letterbox-in-dawlish/story-29867817-detail/story.html

Residents and visitors can now pay for parking by smartphone or card payments after Teignbridge Council invested in the latest technology across its car parks. Read more... http://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=106377&headline=Making%20it%20easier%20to%20pay%20to%20park&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016

The Brunel Camping Carriages site in Dawlish Warren, Devon, exceeded the guide price of £125,000 - £175,000. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37864734

The collapse of the rail line at Dawlish had disastrous consequences for commuters and the South Devon economy. With the government under new leadership it was important to hear the unequivocal support for a resilient rail link to South Devon and beyond. The minister came to see the challenges at Teignmouth and Dawlish for himself and I was glad to have the opportunity to highlight how important ...

The water provider for Cornwall and Devon is facing a £1.7 million fine from Britain's water regulator over "serious wastewater pollution incidents". The incidents took place at Fistral and Looe in Cornwall and Combe Martin, Sandy Bay and Dawlish in Devon. Read more... ...

A 70 tonne demolition machine called a high reach excavator arrives on Cathedral Green in Exeter to work at the Royal Clarence Hotel early on Tuesday morning. It was a slow and careful operation. Meanwhile an aerial fire platform was still pumping water into hotspots in the hotel.

FREE Sunday parking in Teignbridge Council owned car parks in Teignmouth, Shaldon, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren car parks is to be reintroduced. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/free-sunday-parking-in-teignbridge-car-parks-for-teignmouth-shaldon-dawlish-and-dawlish-warren/story-29854647-detail/story.html

A JUDGE has adjourned sentencing South West Water for discharging polluted matter into Dawlish Brook. The court heard that South West Water had admitted failing to comply with conditions of their consent to discharge issued by the Environment Agency in respect of Dawlish Brook, Brook Street, Dawlish, by discharging polluting matter into an inland fresh water on August 28, 2015. Read more... ...

A ROAD in Dawlish was partially blocked on Thursday afternoon after a car allegedly collided with a stationary vehicle and left the scene. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/dawlish-road-partially-blocked-after-car-collides-with-stationary-vehicle/story-29846958-detail/story.html

Teignmouth and Dawlish Neighbourhood Police said a number of potential victims had reported the scam email to Action Fraud on Thursday morning. In reality the website has been set up to look authentic but the form steals victim's bank details, giving the fraudsters the chance to steal the victim's savings. Read more.. ...

AN ECCENTRIC pensioner was found dead in his Dawlish home ’swaddled’ in bed linen and numerous home-made dresses with his face covered in a number of stockings with eye holes, an inquest heard this morning. Read more... http://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=106276&headline=Dawlish%20pensioner%20died%20swaddled%20in%20home-made%20wrapping&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016

HOMEOWNERS are being urged to lock their doors after a car was stolen from Dawlish. Thieves are believed to have entered the home through an unlocked front door – taking only the keys to a blue BMW 318 Coupe. Read more.. http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/thieves-take-car-from-dawlish-after-entering-unlocked-home-for-keys/story-29821492-detail/story.html

"The Committee is to meet shortly and commence working up the necessary arrangements that includes sponsorship, planning and booking events. "There are ongoing discussions with Dawlish Air Show Committee about working closer together, although any decision is a matter for their Committee. Read more... ...

TORQUAY Academy has for the first time been listed among the top five schools in the West Country for the outstanding achievements of its pupils. In comparison Torquay Academy 'scored' 0.59 well above average, followed by Torquay Girls' Grammar School at 0.45, Torquay Boys' Grammar 0.33 and Teignmouth Community College 0.19 - all ranked as above average Ranked as below average were Teign School ...