Dawlish News' Posts

An angry tenant who protested against noisy children by starting a fire in a communal stairway has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Philip Fewings was so upset by the noise of them playing football against his wall, he set fire to his bedding in the block of flats in Dawlish, Devon. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-32168295

Paul Drury, 56 who runs Paul Drury's Black Belt Academy in Dawlish, is accused of offences under the Protection of Children Act 1978. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Paul Drury, 56, of Maudlin Drive, Teignmouth, has been charged with four counts of making indecent photographs of children. Read more... ...

Recently a local businessmen from Dawlish was contacted via telephone from a male claiming to be a High Court Sherriff who was waiting to go into court for an unpaid bill of £3k for advertising. The company was reported to be owed money for advertising his business over the internet.

Fire engines from Dawlish and Teignmouth, along with a specialist rescue crew from Clyst St George, were sent to a report of a woman unable to get out of muddy Radford Ford in Ashcombe Road at 10.53am. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Elderly-woman-stuck-muddy-ford-Dawlish-rescued/story-26210163-detail/story.html#ixzz3V2DkDM00

A SCHIZOPHRENIC man has been ordered to receive psychiatric treatment in hospital after he shook a one-month old baby so hard the child suffered head injuries. The 20-year-old has a history of mental illness dating back to his teens and will now be treated at the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish under a Hospital Order. Read more... ...

The south-west Last year’s floods and infrastructure failings – notably the loss of railway tracks at Dawlish in Devon – highlighted the parlous state of the region’s transport links. Transport made up the bulk of the chancellor’s pledges, although most of the investment has been announced already. The £7bn figure unveiled on Wednesday covers road schemes, a few million pounds to subsidise ...

The three local fixtures will see the Red Arrows swoop over the Dawlish Air Show on the 22 August 2015, the Torbay Royal Regatta 26 August 2015 and the Sidmouth Regatta on the 27 August 2015. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/mighty-Red-Arrows-set-soar-Devon/story-26194788-detail/story.html

Philip Lindon and Cheryl Mee had been stopped for speeding on the A380 at Mamhead, near Dawlish when the drugs were found. Lindon had arranged the shipment to pay off debts. Mee was not directly involved but had been running a cannabis dealing racket in Devon for six years which had netted her £50,000. Read more... ...

The new Bishop of Exeter has weighed into the education debate, calling for schools to put people and communities above pupil results. “A school functions best when the contribution of all is valued,” he told the gathering of head teachers in Dawlish yesterday. Read more... http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Bishop-Exeter-calls-Devon-schools-people-results/story-26166601-detail/story.html

One year after the collapse of the seawall at Dawlish, UK, the marine plant is being prepared to leave the site now that the damage has been repaired. Read more... http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-civils/marine-civils/repairing-the-dawlish-seawall

Cracks in a sea wall previously destroyed by high tides have prompted concerns it could collapse again. Network Rail said the wall, which costs £800,000 a year to maintain, was constantly monitored and repairs would be carried out by the end of the month. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31762210

A motorcyclist has been left with life–threatening and life-changing injuries after a crash involving two buses and a motorcycle in Kenton. A double-decker bus and grey Yamaha motorcycle were travelling from Exeter towards Dawlish, and a single-decker bus was travelling in the opposite direction at the time of the incident. Read more... ...

The eclipse, which will block out 94% of sun in the UK, will last for 90 minutes and is expected to occur at 9.30am on Friday, March 20th. People are urged not to look directly at the sun without specialist eye-wear. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Solar-Eclipse-2015-Devon-plunged-darkness-middle/story-26080723-detail/story.html#ixzz3SkV9HiHa???

THIEVES cut padlocks and threw security bars into the sea while breaking into a row of beach huts in Dawlish. Five of the beach huts were privately owned but two belonged to Teignbridge District Council. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Dawlish-beach-huts-vandalised/story-26017371-detail/story.html

TWO men will stand trial next month accused of a brutal doorstep attack in Dawlish which left a man seriously injured. It relates to an incident where a man in his 20s was allegedly attacked with weapons on his doorstep in Plantation Terrace in Dawlish on September 13. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Dawlish-men-deny-vicious-doorstep-attack/story-26016456-detail/story.html

High tide today at 12.20. More pics.. https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=1199

A MOTORCYCLIST from Dawlish is in critical condition in hospital this morning after a crash near Powderham Castle in Kenton. The motorcycle lost control and travelled to the off-side of the road where it collided with a white Peugeot van, registered to Paignton, that was travelling in the opposite direction. Read more... ...

The footage, filmed from a fixed camera on the shore at Dawlish, Devon, shows the meteor flying through the sky before it appears to hit the water. See more... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alien-crash-landing-devon-coast-5134550

The Teignmouth & Dawlish Ramblers woke today to find the atmospheric pressure high and a beautiful clear day a sure prospect for a walk in East Devon Heading east along the promenade till it came to an end at the Jurassic cliffs, time to sit on the sea wall for lunch with hazy views back to Dawlish and the Parson & Clark rock stack. Read more... ...

FIRE crews were sent to a report of a traffic collision outside Luscombe Home Farm in Dawlish on Sunday, as it was believed there was someone still inside the vehicle. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Emergency-services-attend-collision-outside/story-25993185-detail/story.html

The Dawlish rail closure cost Devon £18.6 million in lost holiday bookings. The ban by Education Secretary, Michael Gove, on taking children out of school in term time has wiped £42 million from Devon bookings (as well as caused hardship to local people who work in the industry and can’t now take a family holiday themselves). Read more... ...

Dawlish was at the epicentre of the dramatic events which swept the west country but now mayor John Petherick said as devastating as the storm was, it did put the town on the map, not just in the UK but across the globe. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Mayor-Devastating-storm-silver-lining/story-25971178-detail/story.html

Dawlish murder accused remanded in custody Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Dawlish-murder-accused-remanded-custody/story-25965625-detail/story.html

Teignmouth and Dawlish Hospitals. http://www.southdevonandtorbayccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/current-engagements/Documents/response-younger-ross-r-cox-d-jan14.pdf

Emergency services were called to Dawlish last night after reports of an arson attack on a van. One fire engine from Dawlish attended a van on fire in the gateway of a field in Ashcombe at 23:06. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Van-destroyed-Dawlish-arson-attack/story-25937461-detail/story.html

THE leader of a drugs gang who used his Dawlish furniture business as a front for his criminal operations has been told to hand back £200,000 in criminal cash. The four-week trial heard how Deny used his Dawlish-based furniture company Indo-Life UK as a front for the cocaine ring. Read more... ...

The race is run over 10 country miles from Dawlish Leisure Centre and back, heading out to the Obelisk monument at Mamhead, along the green lanes and forest tracks which are always very wet, very hilly and seriously muddy. Four runners from the home club took part, with new member Greg Minns first home in 1hr 30min 12sec and Ross Pyne hot on his heels in 1:30.18. Next was Todd Squire in 1:35.47 ...

Cavanna Homes now employs 102 staff from its headquarters in Nicholson Road, Torquay and has taken-on four apprentices in the past year who will learn their trades from skilled contractors while studying at South Devon College. A further 200 local tradesmen and contractors are currently working on seven new homes developments across Devon including Fusion at Paignton, Kings Field at Kingskerswell, ...

The new Black Swans kept safe in their enclosure.

Jamie Jones, Neil Groft and Thomas Papworth used an imitation pistol in the hold up in Newton Abbot in which they escaped with goods and cash worth just £170. Papworth’s girlfriend Kayleigh Ineson and friends James Carpenter and Craig Lee then tried to thwart the police investigation by hiding a safe where detectives thought they had hidden the fake gun. Mr Robert Linford, for Papworth, said ...

The honour follows a year in which Trevor managed the fire service response to the flooding on the Somerset Levels and the impact of the severe weather at Dawlish last winter. As Director of Operations at Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Trevor has responsibility for all operational and resilience matters across the organisation. Read More... ...

Members of The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water coordinate the majority of the collections with local businesses hosting collection points. “And many thanks go to The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water for coordinating and arranging the majority of the collections as well as Cartridges Solicitors, Robert Williams Estate Agents and Langmaids news agents for again agreeing to be the collection points, not ...

The Government has also allocated funding for the Dawlish Warren and Exmouth beach management scheme, which will see sand taken from Exmouth’s Pole Sands to shore up the Warren. This scheme previously included plans to replenish Exmouth beach, but environmental chiefs decided this was not yet needed. However, they say ensuring Dawlish Warren is not breached by the sea will protect Exmouth and ...

The B&B and guest accommodation of the year category was particularly good for South Devon, with Torquay’s The Elmdene taking gold, Teignmouth’s The Minadab Cottage taking silver, and Babbacombe’s Cary Arms taking bronze. In the holiday village and resort of the year category, Dawlish’s Cofton Country Holidays won gold and Paignton’s Beverley Holidays won joint silver. Read more... ...

The 28-year-old chairman of the Devon Young Farmers Club is a shining example of how the industry is changing and adopting new techniques, as it evolves to meet 21st century needs. Chris, who is due to step down from his post in two weeks after a year in office, is already forging a successful career on the family farm just outside Exeter. But as he revealed, although he comes from a farming ...

The South West peninsula’s economy would enjoy a £6 billion windfall if the Government invested in electric trains to serve the entire region, a report reveals today. Against calls for heavy investment in railways in the far South West, an independent report has revealed for the first time the benefits of ditching diesel engines in favour of electric trains all the way from the capital to ...

Plenty of warning signs along the beach.

The council may compulsory purchase some of Richard Weeks' Warren Farm to create a public park on the cliffs between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. More than 1,240 people have signed an online petition calling on the Government to 'stop Teignbridge Council forcing a farmer off his land'. Warren Farm has been part of a Natural England Countryside Stewardship scheme for the past 10 years and ...

Sold for £10,500

James Pollard, 29, had been sleeping in a tent in a concrete shelter overlooking the sea for about five weeks when he overdosed on Saturday May 3. His partner Natalie Metcalf woke in the morning to find him deceased in his sleeping bag beside her. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Exeter-man-dead-Dawlish-sleeping-tent-weeks/story-24513759-detail/story.html