Dawlish News' Posts

The headteacher of Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has informed parents on Wednesday, January 13, of its third case since January 8. Read more... ...

The youth repeatedly breached a civil injunction after attacking innocent people and using threatening and abusive behaviour on a regular basis A spokesperson for Teignmouth and Dawlish Police, said: "Further to our original post regarding the granting of civil injunctions, we can now report that following several breaches by one individual in the group (including two in 24hrs), he has now been ...

The Devon holiday park — which caters for touring vehicles and tent campers, as well as providing lodges, holiday cottages and apartments — has invested £60,000 in the 16 EV charging points, which is more than any other business in the South West. Read more... https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/news/devon-holiday-park-installs-16-electric-vehicle-charging-points

A violent organised crime gang who spread fear and misery in Dawlish and Teignmouth have been jailed for a combined total of 105 years. Its leader James Lee Brooks - known as ‘Geordie Lee’ – boasted he was the ‘King of Dawlish’ and said of his band of criminals, ‘We run this town’ and, ‘Cash is king’. Read more... ...

Plans had been made to bring all pupils back for two days next week Orchard Manor School, a residential school in Dawlish that caters for 183 students aged three to 19 years old with communication and interaction difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and learning needs, has written to parents to inform them a member of the school community has tested positive for Covid-19. Read more... ...

A total of 16 vaccination centres are now up and running across Devon. This includes the Riviera Centre and Dawlish Community Hospital in Torquay. They are now serving multiple patients from over 100 GP practices. Read more... ...

The beautiful bird is now in the hands of the vet Police officers in Teignmouth and Dawlish have proved they are about more than just cuffing offenders by coming to the aid of a stricken bird. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/police-owl-rescued-teignmouth-dawlish-4850853

From new train stations, to huge housing plans and to new leisure centres Major improvements to an historic Brunel railway station have begun to be made after councillors backed the second phase of the £80m scheme to protect the railway line at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/23-biggest-planning-decisions-made-4818699

Jamie Wisbey, aged 54, and 38-year-old Fay Miles were arrested after yacht ran aground with eight passengers on board Eight adult passengers, believed to be Albanians, were taken into police custody. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-pair-accused-people-smuggling-4841900

Dawlish Community Hospital will start giving the Covid-19 vaccination on Monday (December 21). See more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/covid-19-vaccinations-start-in-dawlish?fbclid=IwAR0umuyM84TCzZnsl4X0G7GjBbo3e99roya5m0UUumnZdzUVa5UQuZ2o4TA

Public Health England has said the risk to the public from the virus is “very low”, and food standards agencies have said it does not affect the consumption of poultry products More than 8,000 birds on a breeding centre near the village of Attleborough were culled in a bid to stop the spread of the disease, which has become a serious threat to the country's poultry industry. Read more... ...

Network Rail is investigating a problem with a section of the new £80million Dawlish sea wall , less than three months after the structure was unveiled. Richard Ward, from the Save Holcombe and Teignmouth Beach group, said: "This material is used for wetsuits and sports clothing. I can't understand why this has been used in construction, it's simply not fit for purpose and wholly unnecessary." ...

Network Rail have shared pictures of the severe weather that resulted in waves crashing over the Dawlish railway wall – saying it shows why the new sea wall is so vital. But at the other end of Dawlish at Marine Parade, where the first phase of new sea wall has been completed, the railway remained unaffected and free from flooding thanks to the sea wall design and curved top to deflect waves back ...

Teignbridge council says the measures have not been taken lightly, but are necessary to ensure public safety and to reduce further damage to the exposed flood defences. A popular footpath through the dunes at Dawlish Warren has been closed ‘for the foreseeable future’ as a result of storm damage. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/storm-damage-shuts-dawlish-warren-4805883

Lady’s Mile Holiday Park has been recognised in the 2020 British Travel Awards Popular Dawlish holiday park Lady’s Mile has been announced as the winner of ‘silver’ in the Best UK Parks & Lodges Holiday Company category in the prestigious 2020 British Travel Awards. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/popular-devon-holiday-park-wins-4800683

Eight people were onboard the vessel that grounded between Teignmouth and Dawlish Two people have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences after a boat ran aground in Devon yesterday (December 14). Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/people-smuggling-arrests-after-boat-4798886

Under Tier 2 restrictions hospitality venues must shut unless they serve food, and people can only buy alcohol if they are also consuming a 'substantial meal.' Last orders must be called at 10 pm, and customers have to leave the premises at 11 pm. Known as 'the friendly pub by the brook' the Brunswick Arms is a Dawlish business with a loyal customer base, but this year has still been immensely ...

As a result, the Devon CCG is recommended to approve the changes to healthcare provision, with one change resulting from the consultation, that being that specialist orthopaedic clinics are to be sited at the Health and Wellbeing Centre instead of Dawlish Community Hospital. Read more... ...

The government commitment to spending on infrastructure and levelling up across the South West has been welcomed by Peninsula Transport at its Board meeting last Friday. Clear commitments to the South West and Peninsula include: Work and plans are progressing on several other schemes not mentioned by name, including the upgrade of the rail line at Dawlish. Read more... ...

The Minor Injury Units at Totnes, Dawlish and Ilfracombe have been closed since March, and there is  restricted opening at Lydford. Read more... https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/concern-raised-over-closed-minor-injury-units-at-devons-rural-hospitals/

The government's promised spending on infrastructure in the south west has been welcomed by Peninsula Transport, a group put together by local authorities to address transport issues. Work and plans are progressing on several other schemes not mentioned by name, including the upgrade of the rail line at Dawlish. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/x5/

The “vast, vast, vast majority” of eligible people will only be vaccinated in spring 2021, but care home residents are a priority Devon care home providers say they are unable to say when their residents will start being vaccinated, as they are yet to receive any official guidance. Hoping to receive some news soon is Sefton Hall in Dawlish which is one of a 'small number' of Devon care homes ...

A new list reveals that living in an idyllic seaside location isn't everybody's cup of tea "Dawlish Warren is marketed by the tourist board as a traditional seaside resort for family, fun holidays. They haven’t visited in the past 20 years evidently, and failed to notice it is really Royston Vasey in disguise Read more... ...

The communities of South Devon who have grown to love the sight of cruise ships during the Covid pandemic are sending parcels to the six ships which will remain stranded over Christmas. Now collection points have been set up from Brixham to Dawlish Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/650-stranded-torbay-cruise-ship-4760285

NSPCC calls for better protection for children after sex offender who groomed boy is jailed Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/nspcc-calls-better-protection-children-4765795

Devon has been placed under Tier 2 restrictions , which will mean several changes will be made See more... http://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119903&headline=13%20things%20Devon%27s%20new%20Tier%202%20rules%20mean%20you%20legally%20can%20do%20again&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/grim-new-symptoms-attached-strain-4750754

Crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called to a location near the golf club in the town at around 11pm - and had to take their fire engines 'over the railway tracks' to get to the isolated scene. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/building-dawlish-golf-club-completely-4752324

The avian flu which killed six of Dawlish's famous black swans is being blamed for bizarre symptoms among infected birds which include bleeding from the nostrils and swimming around in circles. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/grim-new-symptoms-attached-strain-4750754

So, it’s Tier Two for Dawlish along with the rest of Devon – what does that mean? Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/it39s-tier-two-for-dawlish---what-does-that-mean?fbclid=IwAR1d3-oHgqDk2XN6zno1JP2cpU2o8SrJ6jvEkmdvNB81JYdYYN-oXilsMvA

Jason Waite, now a patient at Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, was suffering from paranoid delusions which made him want to kill his mother when he attacked her without warning at their home in Plymouth. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=119876&headline=Son%20who%20hit%20mum%20over%20the%20head%20with%20hammer%20sent%20to%20hospital&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020&cat=Crime

A retired Devon postmaster who was jailed for fraud while running Starcross Post Office passed away at home alone and wasn’t found until weeks later. A concern for welfare was reported to police on July 26, 2020, after concerns were raised to the landlord of Western House, Gatehouse Hill, Dawlish, where Mr Huxham lived. Read more... ...

Sefton Hall has been given approved nasal swab tests which give accurate results in 30 minutes Earlier this year, the home was in the news when it arranged a ‘drive-through’, enabling families to see their loved ones from their cars for the first time in months after the first national lockdown. Read more... ...

Rescue crews have saved a dog after it fell and became "trapped on a ledge" near Red Rock in Dawlish, Exmouth RNLI has confirmed. The dog was soon reunited with its owners and did not sustain any injuries. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/rescue-crews-save-dog-trapped-4711597

AN online public consultation is being launched by Devon County Council on Tuesday, November 17, on proposals to complete a missing link of the Teign Estuary Trail between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth. We have always maintained our commitment to delivering the Teign Estuary Trail and we’re keen for people to comment on the proposals for this latest section. Connecting Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton ...

Home builders Cavanna Homes has supported the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Dawlish by funding a bespoke poppy badge featuring the town’s renowned black swan emblem. After driving past Cavanna Homes’ new community of homes off Secmaton Lane in Dawlish, Devon, Richard approached the company to ask for the firm’s support for this year’s badges. Read more... ...

You may find some of the images in this story unsettling Devon takes pride in its many miles of magnificent golden beaches. We also enjoy the special gifts of the marine environment that surrounds us. In 2016, an 18 metre-long dead whale washed up at a beach in Dawlish. It had had been spotted flouting around the sea for some time before landing at the tourist destination. Read more... ...

It will take place at the district council’s large car park at Dawlish Warren, and people will be encouraged to bring festive food and drink, and decorate their cars with Christmas lights. Read more... https://dawlish.nub.news/n/drive-in-community-carol-service-planned-for-dawlish?fbclid=IwAR3aA-YCuJDtGJF1GnvS7zhnvnylB3Ti2bfdx_UgZ7H0yIHz6BECiqE3SiI

Eight of Dawlish's black swans have died of bird flu. Dawlish Town Council, which looks after the world-renowned swans, has asked people to stay away from the birds while they are being monitored and looked after by its wardens. Andrew McKenzie, Dawlish town clerk, said: “We are really sad about the deaths of our very special black swans, and at the news that tests have now confirmed the cause is ...

The government’s health care watchdog has told Devon Partnership NHS Trust it must make urgent improvements following the death of a patient in Dawlish. The CQC’s Head of Hospital Inspection Karen Bennett-Wilson said: “We found a number of concerns relating to patient safety and staffing levels and we told the trust to make immediate improvements. Read more... ...