Dawlish News' Posts

Police are appealing for witnesses and information from members of the public after they received several reports of a group of people attempting to kick down gates in Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/police-appeal-after-group-try-to-kick-down-gates-in-south-devon/story-30366177-detail/story.html

The next phase of a beach management scheme that will bring economic benefits of £158milllion is set to get underway next week. Dawlish Warren is the focus of an innovative £14million engineering project aimed at reducing the risk of flooding to over 2,900 properties around the River Exe. The work is being led by the Environment Agency, contractor BMMJV and Teignbridge. Read more... ...

Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, adjourned his case until June 27 for a psychiatric report after hearing he had been moved from Exeter Prison to Langdon Hospital for mental treatment. Read more... http://www.dawlish-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109614&headline=Bombmaker%20detained%20at%20Langdon%20Hospital&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

And this year Dawlish Town Council entered Dawlish Main Beach for the first time, and the beach was awarded a Seaside Award - the independently assessed seal of approval is awarded to beaches which achieve very high quality standards excellent cleanliness, safe access and appropriate signage. Read more... ...

A Devon man who was paralysed from the chest down as a result of a motorbike accident was found in his bed by his carer after he took his own life, an inquest has heard. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/man-paralysed-in-motorbike-accident-took-his-own-life-inquest-told/story-30342833-detail/story.html

Police have appealed for witnesses following a burglary in Dawlish yesterday, Items, including computer equipment and a watch were stolen from a property on West Cliff Road between 8am and 4pm. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/appeal-witnesses-following-dawlish-burglary/

A robber has admitted spraying a noxious liquid into the face of a shop manager during a £5,000 cash snatch in a seaside town. Rikky Ward has already pleaded guilty to taking part in the raid on victim Neil Warner but has admitted being the man who sprayed the liquid in his eyes. Read more... ...

Exeter Crown Court heard how an employee of Steve Hoskin Construction Ltd (SHCL) was working at a construction site in Dawlish, Devon when he was crushed by a reversing telescopic material handler. Read more... http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/contractors-fined-20k-for-site-death

Carlos do Rosario faces deportation to Portugal after a judge told him he had caused psychological damage to the girl, who has a history of self harming. He had sex with the girl on two occasions at his home in Dawlish before the girl wrote a Facebook message to a schoolmate which revealed what was going on. Do Rosario, aged 59, of West Cliff, Dawlish, admitted four offences of sexual activity ...

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an attempted burglary in the Dawlish South area of the town. The incident, in which offenders gained entry to a property along West Cliff Road and smashed a number of large windows, happened at around 2:15pm on Wednesday 10th May. Six male youths were seen running from the premises. Read more... ...

Teignbridge Council planners had been asked to approve plans to build three, two storey detached houses in the grounds of La Falaise, 9 Old Teignmouth Road, The site, halfway between Dawlish and Teignmouth, is close to the South West Cliff Path, and also overhangs the Dawlish railway line. Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Prowse said: “In spite of all the numbers here, in the recommendation, I don't ...

A boat owner has said plans to ban small boats from areas of the Exe Estuary are an 'ill-considered sledge hammer to crack a nut'. The proposals would extend the existing Exmouth Voluntary Exclusion Zone to all users during low tide when the Brent Geese are feeding on the eelgrass (Sept-Dec) to include Kitesurfers / Windsurfers, Kayakers, Canoers, Dogwalkers and Bait diggers / Crab tillers, while ...

Man denies helping alleged ammonia spray shop robbers escape from Dawlish Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/man-denies-helping-alleged-ammonia-spray-shop-robbers-escape-from-dawlish/story-30301007-detail/story.html

Carl Muff was caught with a small amount of the crack cocaine during a police operation in November last year, five days after he had been given a suspended jail sentence and told it was his last chance. Muff also broke a restraining order in March this year by returning to the home of the mother of an ex-girlfriend at Trumans Place, Dawlish, which he was banned from doing by a restraining order. ...

Police are investigating an arson attack which totally destroyed a large commercial storage container behind the Costcutter on Dawlish High Street overnight. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/arson-attack-in-dawlish-destroys-large-storage-container-and-damages-car/story-30291839-detail/story.html

A Devon-based fashion designer, who has designed frocks for the likes of Kate Middleton, Katy Perry and Pixie Lott, has released a brand new luxury range from her home in Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/devon-based-celebrity-fashion-designer-launches-new-luxury-range/story-30284965-detail/story.html

A man in his 60s has died suddenly in Starcross, near Exeter. A spokesperson for the Force said: "Police have been called to an address in Starcross by South West Ambulance Service. The incident involves the sudden death of a man in his 60s. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/air-ambulance-called-to-starcross-incident-live-updates/story-30283396-detail/story.html

An unregistered plumber from Dawlish has been fined after leaving gas work in a dangerous state. Read more... http://hvpmag.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4735/South_Devon_engineer_sentenced_for_unregistered_gas_work.html

The incident happened around 6.30pm at the Dawlish Integrated Youth Centre, Red Rock on Sandy Lane. A trespasser entered one of the classrooms and took a laptop belonging to the centre. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/police-appeal-after-laptop-is-stolen-in-dawlish/story-30266921-detail/story.html

A train passenger allegedly groped a 15-year-old girl's leg by sliding his hand down the side of her chair as he sat behind. Whitehead, aged 39, of Barton Crescent, Dawlish, denies sexual assault. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/exeter-central-passenger-denies-groping-girl-on-train/story-30251141-detail/story.html

A Dawlish teenager has landed her dream job that combines her love of the military and animals. Nineteen-year-old Helen Fewings from Dawlish has just landed a job as an Army dog handler. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/devon-student-lands-dream-job-as-army-dog-handler/story-30248817-detail/story.html

A village near Dawlish will get 20 new homes after a planning inspector allowed an appeal by developers. Leander Developments had proposed two separate developments of 20 and 15 homes on land at Little Leigh, Holcombe Road, Holcombe. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/developers-win-appeal-against-refusal-of-20-new-homes-in-village-near-dawlish/story-30245684-detail/story.html

Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court earlier this month. Now a third man, Ross Alan Morton, aged 29, from Gatehouse Close, Dawlish, has been charged with two counts of assisting an offender. Read more... ...

The water company allowed potentially dangerous sewage to flow down Dawlish beach in the height of the summer tourist season in one incident and caused a fish kill in the other. Read more... http://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109306&headline=SWW%20fined%20%C2%A3150k%20for%20beach%20sewage%20spill&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

Calls for a second major rail line through Devon have been renewed following last week's closure of the main route - the latest in a series of events which have seen the county's rail network cut off. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/new-tunnel-or-new-viaduct-what-are-the-options-for-a-second-devon-train-line/story-30235146-detail/story.html

Due to a person having been hit by a train in the Starcross area journeys between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids are being disrupted. This is expected to continue until at least 10:00. Trains are currently unable to run. Buses will operate between Plymouth / Newton Abbot and Exeter St Davids. Customer Advice: CrossCountry customers may use Great Western Railway via Newport or Reading onwards to ...

The Environment Agency scheme aims to reduce the flood risk to nearly 3,000 homes in Dawlish Warren and Starcross, as well as in Lympstone and Exmouth, and would reduce the flood risk for the main rail line through Dawlish to ensure that scenes such as the devastation caused in the 2014 storms would not happen again. Read more... ...

The card is pink and has been launched by the retailer with the message: 'To My Lovely Mums' There are Sainsbury's branches across Devon including Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Ottery St Mary and Dawlish. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/sainsbury-s-launches-its-first-lesbian-mother-s-day-card/story-30226251-detail/story.html

Dawlish's famous black swan brood has increased. Following on from last year's record-breaking three broods of black swan cygnets in the town, three more cygnets have hatched. The flock are synonymous with the town, with 14 swans currently in the brook. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/more-swans-a-swimming-for-dawlish-as-trio-of-cygnets-hatch/story-30218764-detail/story.html

Heroin user William Chambers moved to Dawlish in an attempt to start a new life without drugs but was shocked to find they were more readily available than in London. Read more... http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/article.cfm?id=104291&headline=Shoplifter%20jailed%20for%20dirty%20protest&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

Lewis Stewart carried out three raids in Newton Abbot and Dawlish which left the victims shaking with fear. The first two robberies happened within 40 minutes of each other on Newton Abbot quay and the third was a day later on the Strand in Dawlish, where he attacked a cleaner who was walking home in the early hours. Read more... ...

The train put on by OkeRail left Okehampton just before 8am today and was supposed to be the first direct train to the capital in decades - using the line across the top of Dartmoor instead of the coastal route via Dawlish. But the train slipped down the rails as it left Dawlish, leaving it with 'a flat'. That means the wheels have been worn away. An engineer has inspected the train and said it ...

A legal high user has been jailed for shooting an entirely innocent man with a crossbow because the drugs made him believe he had been spying on him. Read more... http://www.devonlive.com/legal-high-user-jailed-for-horrific-dawlish-crossbow-attack/story-30211334-detail/story.html

Adolf Hitler's telephone, used to bark evil orders that led to the deaths of countless millions, has been sold by an elderly Dawlish resident for nearly £200,000. The blood red Siemens phone was handed to retired fountain specialist Maj. Ranulf Rayner's father, Ralph, when he was the first British officer to make contact with Soviet forces among the debris of Hitler's bunker in 1945. Read more... ...

This newly built train has been spotted for the first time in Dawlish. On Wednesday afternoon, the brand new built Colas Rail Freight Class 70 no 70812 worked from Westbury to Tavistock Junction, on a test run. Read more... http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/rare-train-spotted-in-dawlish-for-the-first-time-ever/story-30192119-detail/story.html

South West Water faces a fine of up to £150,000 after sewage spilled onto a beach in Dawlish during a Bank Holiday weekend. Exeter Crown Court was told the delay in dealing with the problem was made worse when a cleaning team initially went to the wrong address. Read more... ...

So very sad. Latest update; http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-03-05/woman-killed-in-farm-machinery-accident/

Paul Rowntree, 36, and Ricky Ward, 28, both denied charges of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent when they stood before a judge at Exeter Crown Court. It is further alleged they attacked him with a noxious chemical - ammonia - leaving him with serious eye injuries. Read more... ...

The warning covers the South Devon Coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren and south coast of Cornwall from Lizard Point to Gibbin Head near Par. In Devon flooding is possible for exposed east facing coastal locations including Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Blackpool Sands, Brixham, Broadsands, Goodrington, Paignton, Hollicombe, Torquay, Oddicombe, Teignmouth Promenade and Dawlish over ...

Protecting the Westcountry's rail links is a government priority for investment, Rail Minister Paul Maynard has confirmed. Mr Maynard was speaking at a meeting in London this week with the Peninsula Rail Task Force to discuss the Government's response to the Task Force's 20-year investment plan report, “Closing the Gap". The Dawlish main line is the top priority, requiring work to protect trains ...