Dawlish News' Posts

TEDDY bears were parachuting out of the sky as part of an event at a Dawlish church to encourage the community to be a part of the congregation. The event was set up by the Mothers Union Group at the church and it was all part re-engaging the community and making them realise church is not just for baptisms and weddings but is there all the time. Read more... ...

Man responsible for Exeter bomb scare left packages "innocently" Read more... http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2015-06-30/man-responsible-for-exeter-bomb-scare-left-devices-innocently/

THE coastguard has reminded dog owners to keep their pets on leads near cliff edges following an incident at Dawlish Warren in which two dogs had to be rescued. The incident was reported to the coastguard at around 6.45pm on Friday. Torbay Coastguard and Teignmouth Coastguard attended Read more... ...

The decision by health bosses to move Teignmouth Hospital's Minor Injuries Unit to Dawlish has been met with 'bitter disappointment' by campaigners. The South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group says the changes have safeguarded the two community hospitals and will ensure both Teignmouth and Dawlish have 'much stronger health services that look after people for years to come.' Read ...

Teignmouth and Dawlish will have much stronger health services that look after people for years to come – with community hospitals safeguarded in both towns. Option 1 also states that Teignmouth will have 12 specialist rehabilitation beds to complement the hospital’s gym and physio suite, along with outpatient clinics, day surgery and a community hub for support and information. In addition, ...

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash which has left a Dawlish man fighting for his life in hospital. The collision involving a single vehicle happened at around 3pm on Wednesday, June 18 at the junction of Forder Valley and Novorossiysk Road in Plymouth "With the assistance of paramedics, a member of public and the private ambulance driver, the driver of the vehicle starting breathing ...

Two hives containing thousands of bees stolen from an orchard near Dawlish between June 9 and 10. Beekeeper Brian Hunt, who took up the hobby last year, said that when he discovered the hives were missing, he saw a few confused bees who had returned loaded with pollen, only to find their homes had gone. Read more... ...

Located approximately 3.5 km northwest of Dawlish, Devon, Sawmills Farm project has been connected to the grid under the UK's Renewable Obligation program. With a total installed capacity of 6.6 MWp, the project will provide electricity for approximately 2,000 average households, or one-third in Dawlish, and reduce almost 3,000 tonnes of carbon emission every year. Read more... ...

Ralph Rayner, director of Ashcombe Country Cottages, near Dawlish, Devon, wants to build a fibre optic broadband network to bring faster and more reliable speeds to people who live in and visit the area. After being told there are no plans to roll fibre out to the area, Mr Rayner started looking into building his own network, using local expertise and income from a solar farm on the estate. Read ...

Stephen Clark, 62, from Luscombe Terrace, Dawlish, has been charged with two counts of inciting children to engage in sexual activity and eight counts of possession, making and distribution of indecent images of children. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Dawlish-man-charged-numerous-sexual-offences/story-26501742-detail/story.html

An ‘evil and twisted’ kick boxing instructor has been jailed for 15 years for raping a teenaged girl at his martial arts studio. Paul Drury groomed the girl for sex when she was just 11 and raped her shortly before her 13th birthday at the Black Belt Academy he ran in Dawlish. Read more... ...

James McDonald, 36, of Iddesleigh Terrace, denied killing Sophie McDonald when he appeared before a judge at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Dawlish-husband-denies-murder-Sophie-McDonald/story-26502737-detail/story.html

SD&T CCG has proposed changes to the provision of services at the Teignmouth and Dawlish hospitals and a consultation was undertaken to ensure local residents could have their say about the proposals. Read moe... http://www.healthwatchdevon.co.uk/community-health-services-in-dawlish-and-teignmouth/

Dawlish crash woman taken to hospital. A WOMAN has been taken to hospital with leg injuries after a crash in Dawlish Warren. The emergency services were called to Shutterton Lane at 10am on Monday to reports of a two-vehicle collision. When they arrived they found an Audi A1 and a Daihatsu 4x4 had collided. A fire crew from Dawlish was sent and confirmed nobody was trapped. They made the vehicles ...

The missing person Mr Gary Knight has been found safe and well and is now back in Dawlish.

Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting Plymouth and Dawlish today as part of the Conservative's campaign trail. Read more... http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2015-04-10/david-cameron-makes-first-visit-to-devon-since-the-start-of-the-election-campaign/

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 air ...

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