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Teignmouth Coastguard and an ambulance crew were called to Coryton Cove, Dawlish after an eight year old girl got into trouble in the water on Saturday afternoon. The crews received the call out just after 4pm and she had to be pulled from the water. An ambulance was on hand for the youngster following the rescue. Source: ...

@FredBassett , the threads were removed due to the comments made, not because the accident was horrific.

Dominic Biddlestone set up a tent inside a bedroom  of his Dawlish flat where he installed lights, fans, and ventilation. Biddlestone set up a sophisticated cannabis growing operation at his flat to save himself £130 a week he was spending on his drug habit. A gas inspector working at a property nearby became suspicious of the strong smell and call the police. See more... ...

Bradley Daines-Degroot assaulted two victims aged seven and 12. Daines-Degroot was a teenager when the assults took place. He denied there had been any form of sexual contact with either boy. He is autistic and was accompanied by a psychologist in the dock and the witness box throughout his five day trial in April. He was jailed for seven and a half years by judge Jeremy Griggs who said "This was ...

Regions such as the south west of England could be disadvantaged by changes to the way the government funds road and rail projects, says the Transport Select Committee. In a report, the committee said a new system from 2015 would encourage private-sector funding. That could disadvantage regions with less private sector money, said the report. The South West receives the lowest spend on transport ...

Organised by the Dawlish branch of the Royal British Legion, the day long musical extravaganza attracted the crowds who enjoyed the live music as well as bouncy castle, bar and refreshment stalls, barbecue and children’s rides. Highlight of the night was the appearance of up and coming local band Token Joker, who had the crowds rocking. The band are hoping to sign a recording deal soon. See ...

The Teignmouth and Dawlish Social Media Café is free to attend and open to all local businesses and community groups. All of the experts give up their time for free to support local businesses and the community. The venues are also provided free of charge to support the events so all we ask is for people to come and buy a coffee while you're there. The next three Social Media Cafes have been ...

JELLYFISH strandings along the South Devon coast may be due to the weather, wildlife experts say. A dozen barrel jellyfish have been reported on the shoreline at Dawlish and Coryton Cove with further sightings at Torquay harbour. Steve Hussey at Devon Wildlife Trust said that swarms of jellyfish washed onto beaches is not uncommon. He said: “It has most likely occurred due to the weather because ...

DAWLISH Town Council is celebrating receiving £7,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to mark the First World War Centenary. The council, working in partnership with the Local History Group, Dawlish Library, Dawlish Museum, the combined churches, Dawlish Royal British Legion, and Dawlish Repertory Company, has received the cash to help with the project, 'How the War Impacted on a Small Devon Town'. ...

A MEMBER of the public caused a coastguard alert when they mistook a patch of discoloured stonework at Dawlish for a person in trouble. The false alarm with good intent 999 call to Brixham coastguard came in at just after 8am on Bank Holiday Monday morning. A coastguard statment said: “Teignmouth Coastguard investigated a report of a person clinging to a breakwater at Dawlish. “The object was ...

A HOLIDAYMAKER had to be pulled from mud after getting stuck at Dawlish Warren. The woman was reported to be in difficulties at about 5.30pm on Saturday. Teignmouth Coastguard team, assisted by firefighters, used ropes to get her out. A spokesman said: "She was stuck about 20-metres from the shore, close to the golf course. "People playing golf had been keeping an eye on her before we arrived. "We ...

Network Rail has confirmed a time table of repairs for the Dawlish Warren to Dawlish and Teignmouth walkways that were battered by storms in February. Works are now being undertaken around train services, with Network Rail working in available periods to reopen the sea wall areas for the public as soon as possible. On the Dawlish Warren to Dawlish route, the walk way section from Boat Cove to ...

THREE men are due to stand trial next month accused of committing a £12,000 robbery at a Dawlish holiday park last summer. Michael Kelly, 21, Karl Daniels, 36, and Dean Smart, 27, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday. They have each denied robbing a member of staff at the Golden Sands Holiday Park of £12,000 on August 27. Kelly, of Littiatt Lane, Bath, Daniels, of Wookey, Somerset, and ...

Well done Dawlish Under 16's

A Dawlish historian has claimed the damage to the Dawlish rail line may have been prevented if the designer Brunel's original plans were followed. Bob Vicary prepared seven history boards along the South Devon Coast Path between Dawlish Warren and Lea Mount Park, Dawlish, for the Brunel bicentenary. He did much research and said the facts are 'a bit faint, but plenty of them'. Read more: ...

Network Rail has announced they will reopen the storm-damaged railway line, that connects the South West to the rest of the UK, on the 4 April, two weeks earlier than planned and well in time for Easter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26433185

Explanation from the BBC about the concrete... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26361280

A bankrupt man has been jailed for looting £200,000 from his grandfather-in-law’s bank account and losing it all on gambling. David Comer took control of 97-year-old James Wrighton’s finances after he moved into his home in Devon and stole all but £3,000 of his life savings. Read more: ...

Well done everyone, hope you all do well in Holland.

New pictures of the latest damage to the railway line, taken by the police helicopter crew. http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/New-pictures-Latest-damage-Dawlish-railway-line/story-20639545-detail/story.html Reopening of main Dawlish rail line delayed after storm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26224257

PRIME Minister David Cameron has said the Government is committed to reopening the Dawlish line – rather than opening an alternative route that avoids the coast. The Herald and Western Morning News have been heading a GW2 campaign – calling for an alternative link to London that isn’t subject to sea storms off Dawlish – and the campaign has won widespread backing. Network Rail is said to favour a ...

Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has said the transport secretary has reassured her that the Dawlish rail line will reopen by mid March. Read more: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Dawlish-rail-line-set-reopen-mid-March/story-20621728-detail/story.html#ixzz2tHmY3d7p

BBC news article suggesting Network Rail has a preferred alternative route to the Dawlish one. However, abandoning the Dawlish route was "not an option". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26110559

Engineers have been working on a six-hours on, six-hours off basis around the tidal patterns to protect the most damaged section of sea wall in the coastal town of Dawlish, Devon. Full assessment of repairs will carried out this week, along with a revised timescale. Until then. the initial assessment of at least six weeks to completion still holds. Source: ...

A robber not caught since he absconded from a prison in the Midlands last year may be in Dawlish, police have said. Daniel Walker, 28, went missing from HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire when he was released on temporary licence in May last year. West Midlands Police believe Walker, jailed for robbery in 2006, may be in the Dawlish area of Devon. Walker, originally from Willenhall, in the West Midlands, ...

Residents in a Devon town have spoken of how they were evacuated from their crumbling homes after waves destroyed coastal defences as fearsome storms sweeped in from the Atlantic. Now another band of heavy rain is forecast to sweep across southern Britain today, with a separate area of low pressure bringing more rain and very strong winds on Saturday. Neil Jones and his son Issac were among the 50 ...

Parts of Britain are being hit by a powerful storm which has washed away a stretch of railway line and left thousands of homes without electricity. The Environment Agency says around 328 homes have been flooded since Friday evening - with more heavy rain forecast into the weekend. A section of the sea wall in Dawlish, Devon, collapsed and left the main railway line suspended in mid-air. David ...

Damage caused to the sea wall and rail line. Top right is where the sea wall is breached along Riveria Terrance. Riviera Terrace The next day, after the track section has been removed. Other storm damage pictures:- https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=964 https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=965 https://www.dawlish.com/photo?albumid=966

People have been evacuated from their homes in Devon and Cornwall as severe weather batters the counties. Twenty people have been evacuated from Dawlish, where police have declared a major incident. In Kingsand the emergency services were urging people to leave their homes overnight because of the risk of flooding. Six people chose to leave and emergency services checked about 50 properties. There ...

Several miles of ballast which supports track on the railway line was washed away and one hundred feet of sea wall collapsed at Dawlish during the evening. More floods are expected and coastguards are warning of gale force 9 for Wednesday morning. Source: http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-02-04/people-evacuated-as-storms-hit-devon-cornwall/ Pictures: ...

Date: 04/02/2014 Time: 21:20 Location: Marine Parade, Dawlish Area: Western County: Devon The Fire Service attended an incident in the above area. Fire Appliances from Dawlish and Teignmouth attended this incident. On arrival, crews confirmed two persons within a vehicle in flood water. Crews got to work using dry suits and other water safety equipment to rescue the two people. They have now been ...

http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-02-03/flooding-hits-dawlish/

A NEW Flood Warning was issued by the Environment Agency on Friday afternoon. The warning said flooding was expected for low-lying and exposed communities between Start Point and Dawlish Warren, including Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Torbay and Dawlish. It covers the period around high water at approximately 6.30am on Saturday. Force Six winds from a west-south-west direction are expected, adding ...

The search began at approximately 6.30pm yesterday evening, when police were informed of a man who had gone missing in the Dawlish area. Police conducted a search of the coastline, with coastguard rescue teams from Exmouth, Teignmouth and Torbay, two lifeboats from Exmouth and Teignmouth, and an RAF search and rescue helicopter from RMB Chivenor. Rescuers searched the land and sea areas from ...

ANGUS MENTER continued his good form in 2014 as he led Haldon Trail Runners home at Dawlish Coasters' Oh My Obelisk race on Sunday. Menter, who finished ninth in the previous weekend's First Chance 10k, came home sixth overall and third male over-40 in 1hr 19mins 46secs. He was the first of five club members to finish, with Nathan White 30th in 1:28.55, Anthea Whitaker 61st in 1:37.09, Sarah-Jayne ...

A visitor has admitted taking part in a robbery at a Dawlish holiday camp site where a member of staff was allegedly threatened with an axe. Craig Lockyer pleaded guilty to the £12,000 robbery at the Golden Sands park but a second man denied the charge and police inquiries are continuing into at least one other man. Lockyer, aged 27, of Hillside Close, Radstock, near Bath, admitted robbing holiday ...

Several severe flood warnings, which indicate a possible a danger to life, have been issued for Devon by the Environment Agency for Friday. Strong winds, large waves and high tides have prompted the warnings for the Taw Torridge estuary, Ilfracombe and the Torridge and Taw rivers. Coastal areas on the north and south Devon coast are affected. Severe flood warnings - the highest category of warning ...

Well done to all.

A mother and her young child have been rescued from a house fire in Dawlish. Devon and Somerset fire and rescue service were called to the blaze at 10am following a call from the distressed mother. She reported a fire in her kitchen and said her and her young child were unable to evacuate. Fire control remained on the phone with her and gave her fire survival advice, to get her and her child to a ...

THE British Transport Police is appealing for information to help locate people in relation to six incidents on Devon trains. Officers would like to speak to the man in photo one about an incident on board a train between Newton Abbot and Dawlish stations on Wednesday, October 30. A revenue inspector on board the train asked a passenger for his ticket but the man became abusive towards him, ...