Dawlish News' Posts

Due to Covid-19, four minor injury units have been closed in Devon for five months Due to difficulties sustaining staffing levels at Dawlish and Totnes Community Hospitals MIU units, a decision was made to 'temporarily' close them as of March 19. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/closed-minor-injury-units-totnes-4411847

Last week Network Rail apologised for not having it ready in time - now the the work is done. The new and improved sea wall and promenade at Dawlish is now open to the public - the first part of a huge scheme to protect the area from rising sea levels and extreme weather. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/first-section-80m-dawlish-sea-4371692

Some of them might surprise you DAWLISH WARREN In the summer Dawlish Warren is "full of the cast of Shameless" and in the winter it's so dead in the pubs that "you expect Clint Eastwood to pull you a pint over the tumbleweed" according to one review. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/nine-worst-places-live-devon-4365627

Complaints about the noise, lack of Covid-19 distancing and the effects on wildlife have been made Locals and holidaymakers were angry as the noise from the event at the Eastdon Plantation countryside park carried on throughout the night despite police attending and speaking to organisers. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/anger-huge-illegal-rave-continues-4364866

“We know this is not acceptable, particularly as it’s the first weekend in the school holidays." The plan had been to get the promenade open on Friday, July 24 but the final stages of concreting have not been complete in time. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/network-rail-sorry-not-reopening-4355915

She will steam down the Exe Valley to Exeter, before heading along the estuary past Powderham Castle and along the famous sea wall line through tunnels and cuttings of red rock, beside beaches and coves. The Royal Scot will be passing the famous sea wall at Dawlish which was due to reopen this weekend. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/golden-age-steam-returns-devon-4360044

Rail services through south Devon were affected by delays because of an emergency services incident this afternoon. Traffic monitoring service Inrix reports that the incident is taking place at Dawlish Warren. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/emergency-service-incident-dawlish-warren-4349397

The Westcountry could have a good and resilient rail network for £1.2 billion – just 1% of the cost of HS2, the high-speed line from London to Birmingham, two transport experts say. The mainline to Plymouth and Cornwall has long been the Achilles' heel of rail transport, due to the vulnerability of the line through Dawlish to weather and waves. Read more... ...

He was caught on CCTV raining down punches on the older man who had told him off for larking about. Shane Hunt came to blows after his father Mark Williams told him off for fooling around in the Oz's Pizza and Kebab shop in the centre of Dawlish four nights after Christmas. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/son-attacked-dad-during-argument-4346965

Any spending on work which could potentially be affected by storm action or erosion in the short to medium term has been paused Sand was pumped on to the beach two years ago as part of a £12 million flood defence scheme, which raised parts of the beach by up to three metres. But last winter’s storms was much of that sand had been stripped away, damaging structures on the shore above, and left one ...

Attempted murder arrest in Dawlish after stabbing Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/attempted-murder-arrest-dawlish-after-4321274

Despite a couple of pranksters, the region has been enjoying welcoming back visitors A man dressed in a long black cloak and holding a scythe greeted holidaymakers in Dawlish this afternoon. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/grim-reaper-prankster-sign-confiscated-4294807

Residents shocked at mass fight in early hours in residential involving men and women left blood-splattered street The initial melee - involving a minimum of four adults and as many as six people - is understood to have taken place in Osprey Grove, Dawlish at around 1.50am this morning and residents in the street called 999 after hearing loud shouts which suggested that a knife had been ...

A PATIENT at a Dawlish mental hospital has admitted starting a fire at his former flat in Exeter which left terrified neighbours trapped in their homes. Davis is due to be sentenced next week and is likely to receive a hospital order which will result in him remaining at Langdon indefinitely. Read more... ...

Money Mail today exposes how some pushy equity release salesmen are getting rich by draining the property wealth built up over decades by elderly homeowners. The Prooms took equity release on their four- bedroom home in Dawlish, Devon, that had been in the family for 44 years. Read more... ...

“Officers remained at the scene on Monday and inquiries are ongoing to ascertain how the remains came to be at the location.” An investigation has been launched by police after human remains were found during railway work near Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/human-remains-found-near-dawlish-4251752

Here is the latest list of planning applications validated across Devon Demolition plans for the Clifton Hill sports centre, a new sea wall to protect the Dawlish railway line. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-sea-wall-clifton-hill-4242480

The elderly pair who have a "brother and sister relationship" have organised a Skype call everyday throughout lockdown Two elderly best friends from Devon have been forced to cancel their joint birthday party for the first time in 80 years. The pair had been planning their joint 90th birthday party, which was due to take place at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish Warren, for months and they ...

The most exclusive might be beyond the average person's reach - but you can still find a bargain in Devon! Beautiful Salcombe in the South Hams has an average house price of just over £600,000 - almost three times the national average. Just along the coast lies Dawlish, population about 17,000 but expected to grow in the next few years as a number of large housing developments take shape. Read ...

The footbridge, which connects Marine Parade to Coryton Cove, will be closed from Monday, June 15 until Friday, July 17 to allow workers to safely construct the enhanced sea wall at the Boat Cove end of the site. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/footbridge-close-over-month-work-4219077

Parts of Devon had the highest number of assaults on staff Among those who have shared their stories of being assaulted while on duty in a bid to raise awareness of the problem, and to remind people of the consequences is emergency care assistant Mark Walker. He and a police officer were spat at by a patient he was trying to treat in Dawlish, South Devon on May 25. Read more... ...

A family in Brixham are appealing for help in finding a man who went missing after he saw them more than three days ago. Police are asking the public to report any sightings to them and to look out for him. They say he could potentially be anywhere in the Brixham, Torquay, and Paignton and Dawlish areas and is known to frequent car parks and beauty spots. Read more... ...

COMMUNITY transport providers have not been immune to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but they have continued to play a crucial role to ensure people can access vital services. The service has also been one of 12 organisations that has been supporting the community under the ‘Helping Dawlish’ initiative with food deliveries and collections to the wider community. Read more... ...

The England and Wales police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who died in custody in Devon. So far the cause of death has not been established and further tests are being carried out. Francis was jailed in 2017 for 20 months for stealing a car. He had previously lived in the south Devon seaside town of Dawlish but at the time of his sentence he was homeless. Read more... ...

The equivalent of around 500 wheelie bins full of discarded litter were removed from the district’s beaches and open spaces after the weekend Glass bottles and cans, disposable barbecue trays and even human faeces on a plastic picnic blanket at Dawlish Warren were left on Teignbridge’s beaches and open spaces over the weekend. Read more... ...

A man has been jailed after he spat at police and ambulance crews who were called to reports of a woman being attacked. Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called to The Strand, Dawlish at just after midnight on Monday May 25 with a report that a man was being violent towards a woman Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-jailed-spitting-police-ambulance-4175525

Officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the tracks at Starcross station near Teignbridge in South Devon around 12.30pm today. "Officers are now working to identify the person and inform their family. "The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.” Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/-4171798

An effort to raise money for waterfowl in Dawlish has been set up following the unexplained death of black swan cygnet. Neil Salter, founder of Dawlish Beach Cams, said: "Sadly we do not know how he died as he was missing for over a week and was under a bridge for some time." Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/death-black-swan-cygnet-dawlish-4165588

Work is nearing completion on the first section of the new sea wall at Marine Parade, but Network Rail has now confirmed plans for the second phase of the £80m project to protect the railway, passengers and pedestrians. Reconstruction of the timber seaward platform at Dawlish station will also improve accessibility, making it easier for passengers to get on and off trains at the Grade II listed ...

Jeremy Britton dropped the red handled knife when he saw the police but officers found it and a second weapon when they searched the area. Britton, aged 46, of Barton Villas, Dawlish, admitted two counts of having a knife in public and one of personal possession of heroin. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/heroin-addict-pulled-knife-two-4157100

A leading doctor has said the decision to ease lockdown restrictions without proper testing was "terrifying". Rosie Toom is a self-employed foot practitioner from Dawlish in Devon who was first tested on 3 May after developing symptoms. More than 10 days later she's still waiting for the results. Read more... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-52667137

A man was pronounced dead on the railway tracks between Exeter and Dawlish last night, British Transport Police has confirmed. This morning, a BTP spokesperson said; "Officers were called to Starcross station shortly before 7pm last night following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-found-dead-railway-line-4152162

Almost nine out of 10 older people say their social contact has reduced significantly during the pandemic, with one lady telling Sky News that Boris Johnson’s latest address to the nation was “like a guillotine coming down”. Jennifer, 70, from Dawlish in South Devon, says she has felt “marginalised” due to her age - an issue which has got worse due to the pandemic. "You belong there and everybody ...

Unprecedented is not a useful way to describe the current situation. It is merely unfamiliar to us because we are the first generation in England which has no memory of suffering a pandemic. Previous generations lived with this lottery of death whereas we have come to expect modern medicine to overcome new outbreaks of infectious diseases. Read more... ...

Work to rebuild and improve the sea wall at Dawlish has resulted in £3 million being spent locally in south Devon between June 2019 and May 2020 by Network Rail and its contractors. Network Rail’s Western route director Mike Gallop said: “I am delighted that we’ve spent nearly £5m with local suppliers and businesses in the Dawlish and Teignbridge area as a result of the first section of the new ...

The size and scale of the new Dawlish sea wall can be seen as the recurve panels have begun to be the installed. The £30m scheme along Marine Parade aims to protect the railway for the next 100 years aims to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/what-new-30m-dawlish-sea-4068725

TEIGNBRIDGE is among the councils across Devon that have warned the £33 million extra from Government still isn’t close enough to plug their funding gaps with ‘a huge black hole of debt emerging and we are plunging headfirst into it. Read more... ...

Allan, 55, finished the £15,000 project during lockdown — 18 years after he started. A winch at the top of the 109ft track hauls a wagon carrying him and wife Rachel, 50, from the road to their three-bed bungalow in seven minutes. He dug out 150 tons of soil by hand and built retaining walls in Dawlish, Devon. Read more... ...

It has long been rumoured that Adolf Hitler had a mansion with 1,600 acres of land earmarked in the county as a potential British HQ, had he won the war. The luxurious mansion boasted a galleried hall, four reception rooms, 10 bed and dressing rooms, four bathrooms and a spacious ballroom with a ceiling decorated with signs of the zodiac. Brigadier Sir Ralph Rayner brought home Hitler's infamous ...

The owners of Geralds supermarkets in Dawlish have recorded their video diaries as they help the community during Covid-19 A Very British Lockdown: Diaries From the Frontline will be shown at ITV at 8pm today (Tuesday). Customers open the front door in tears to the Geralds' delivery vans. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/small-devon-supermarket-tells-very-4065023