Dawlish News' Posts

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 the high tides from Sunday Morning through until Monday evening. Read more.. ...

A judge has ordered a psychiatric report on an man who used a crossbow to cause serious injury to a farm worker at a smallholding in Dawlish. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/man-admits-dawlish-crossbow-attack/story-29808530-detail/story.html

Chief Inspector Cath Farrin said: “Many of you are no doubt aware of the latest trend of people dressing up as clowns and scaring unsuspecting members of the public. Many carry this out as a harmless prank, but unfortunately it appears that there are occasions where people are trying to cause distress to children; we have even had unsubstantiated reports of one carrying a weapon. Source: ...

A man from Dawlish has suffered a broken leg after a serious crash on a road between Dawlish and Teignmouth. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/driver-trapped-in-car-after-teignmouth-crash/story-29793774-detail/story.html#He8sTE6PL7pBop5e.99

The Brunel Camping Carriages site at Dawlish Warren in Devon is being sold with a freehold guide price of £125,000 to £175,000. The holiday park has eight locomotive carriages. All are named individually after UK cities. Each includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom to sleep six to eight people. Read more... ...

Dead fin whale on Dawlish beach removed and taken to plant where it will be used for bio fuels Source: http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/dead-fin-whale-on-dawlish-beach-removed-and-taken-to-plant-where-oil-will-be-squeezed-out-of-it/story-29770797-detail/story.html?%3F

The small committee which had run the event for the last few years have confirmed they will no longer be running a carnival in the town. In a statement, Dawlish Carnival and Entertainment Community Interest Company said that, with new road closure fees, signs and cone charges, they feel councils are making it harder to put on events. Source: ...

Brilliant pictures @ DEEDOOLE.

The necessary repair work is currently taking place to weir 8 along Dawlish Brook and should take around two weeks to be completed. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/emergency-repair-work-at-dawlish-water/story-29784052-detail/story.html#YXMVDixgCRHvje7W.99

A COMBINATION of strong winds and a high tide is causing travel disruption in South Devon this morning. Waves crashing over the seawall at Dawlish have caused CrossCountry to suspend some of their train services through South Devon. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/strong-winds-and-high-tides-caused-travel-disruption-in-south-devon/story-29783678-detail/story.html

Police are investigating after burglars struck at a flat on Queen Street, Dawlish, while the victims were at home. The bag contained a pair of Specsavers glasses in a black case, a body fragrance, a red and white bandana and miscellaneous paperwork. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/opportunistic-burglars-raid-dawlish-flat-while-victims-are-at-home/story-29783765-detail/story.html

A public exhibition on proposals to extend the Teign Estuary Trail to Dawlish will be held later this month. The exhibition will be held at the Community Centre on Dawlish Strand, from 12noon to 7pm, on Friday 15 July. Read more... https://www.devonnewscentre.info/proposals-to-extend-teign-estuary-trail-to-dawlish/

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 on the evening tide on Tuesday October 4 at 9.30pm and the morning tide of October 5 at 9.45am. Read more... ...

Due to open in 2017, the countryside park will provide a natural recreational area for local people to enjoy as part of a £2.9m project called Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS) across Teignbridge. Dawlish Town Council unanimously backed the plan at their planning committee meeting. Read more... ...

Police are appealing for witnesses of the crash which occurred on Bridge Road, Exeter, on Friday. The 32-year-old man from Dawlish was taking to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with serious, life threatening injuries. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/motorcyclist-from-dawlish-seriously-hurt-in-crash/story-29772805-detail/story.html

The Government has been accused of failing to deliver on its pledge to protect the region's vulnerable rail links, after ministers admitted the issue is on their "to-do list". The comments come almost three years after the region's only rail connection to the rest of the UK was washed away by severe winter storms. The incident cost Devon and Cornwall millions of pounds in lost business, and led to ...

They said that in just seven days, two people have been arrested for drink driving in the Teignmouth and Dawlish areas, one of the drivers also had no insurance or MOT and was disqualified from driving at the time. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/police-warn-motorists-about-drink-driving-after-two-arrests-made-in-south-devon-in-seven-days/story-29770750-detail/story.html

Evi Kneebone, 34, was recorded by the train camera jumping down from the sea wall and on to the railway tracks just as the Paignton-bound locomotive was pulling into Dawlish Railway Station. He was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and had a history of self-harm. On the day he died in October last year doctors at the hospital were due to discuss his release due to the good progress he had been ...

Mitzi Stapleton from Dawlish Warren, was one of the passengers on a Flybe flight from Palma Mallorca, who taught the brace position after fears over the ability of the plane to land when it suffered problems with the brakes. After the incident, Mitzi said she read about the other recent at incident at Exeter Airport and feared they had both involved the same plane. Read more.. ...

A meeting was held at Crediton Train Station last week to discuss a new passenger rail service from Exeter to Okehampton. Currently there is just one rail route in to South Devon, Plymouth and Cornwall which runs south of Exeter through Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot. Read more,, ...

This is the moment Devon's 'cruelest father of the bride' pranks his own daughter by droppin her wedding cake - which is actually a fake. In the footage Andy is heard saying as he picks up the cake: "I'd just like to say - has anyone looked at this cake, because it is absolutely fantastic." Andy then drops the cake before quickly reassuring the worried crowd by saying: "Don't worry - it's all ...

Police have issued a warning to cyclist seen on Dawlish Sea Wall - Don't do it. Roller-blading, skateboards and scooters are also prohibited. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/daredevil-cyclists-warned-to-stay-off-sea-wall-at-dawlish/story-29749090-detail/story.html

A memory street has been created inside a Dawlish care home complete with a pub, bank, shops, bus stop and well-known local landmarks. It is part of developing dementia care programme at the home, and is believed to be the only one of its kind in the South West. Read more... ...

Lower was jailed for two years and three months and Dobbin for two years by Judge Michael Cullum at Exeter Crown Court. Read on... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/pair-jailed-for-for-shattering-wedding-guest-s-face-in-teignmouth-attack/story-29746998-detail/story.html

POLICE say that early indications suggest that the newly imposed Public Space Protection Order in Dawlish has had a positive effect in the town. It was imposed at the end of the August and it bans anti-social behaviour such as drinking and rough sleeping, drug taking and littering, with failure to comply with the PSPO being a criminal offence. Read more.. ...

COUNCILLORS have approved plans to build 21 houses on the site of a former entertainment facility in Dawlish Warren. In the design and access statement, Darrell Willcocks architects said the proposed re-development of the site is a great opportunity to improve the visual appearance of the site and it will improve the character of the area and result in a high quality housing scheme which will ...

POLICE will have the power to act against public drinking and anti-social behaviour in the heart of Dawlish. Signs listing the prohibitions have gone up and the Public Space Protection Order for Dawlish became legislation on Friday. It bans anti-social behaviour such as drinking and rough sleeping, drug taking and littering, with failure to comply with the PSPO being a criminal offence. Read ...

Police have been lambasted for allegedly taking three weeks to respond to a sexual assault - after they scrambed the force helicopter over a noise complaint. Among the critics was Danielle Williams who said she was ignored by the same police force for several weeks when she tried to report two sexual assaults. Read more... ...

TWO POLICE officers spent 10 hours dealing with complaints about the level of noise of music coming from a private party at a house in woods near Dawlish Warren on Friday night Complaints about the level of noise emanating from the event were raised and two police officers were dispatched to the party, and the police helicopter was launched to fly overhead to judge the level of noise. Read more... ...

THE EXE Estuary trail will be extended through Dawlish Warren to Dawlish town centre. Work is set to begin immediately on the scheme that is scheduled to be completed in January Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/837-000-exe-estuary-cycle-route-extension-plans-to-dawlish-approved/story-29722175-detail/story.html

BRITAIN'S largest running steam train will be powering through South Devon in a day of double delight for train buffs. The train is bound to turn many heads as she steams down the iconic Dawlish and River Teign section of the line this afternoon before hauling the train back to London Victoria on Tuesday. Read more... ...

WORK has started on preparations to create a night-time landing site for Devon Air Ambulance at Dawlish United Football Club. The airborne medical service begins night flights up to midnight next month but needs suitable ‘community helipad’ sites with access to lighting to land. Source: ...

Teignbridge Council has successfully secured land between Exeter Road and Eastdon Woods, north of Shutterton Lane in Dawlish, for a new countryside park for the local community. Due to open in 2017, the countryside park will provide a natural recreational area for local people to enjoy as part of a £2.9m project called Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space (SANGS). Read more.. ...

The 41-year-old, of Iddesleigh Terrace, was jailed for life last November after admitting murder at Exeter Crown Court He initially admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming he lost control after Sophie threatened to stop him seeing their children and to ruin him financially. Read more... ...

PLANS to increase places the number of places at a school in Dawlish for children and young people with autism and associated needs have been outlined. Ratcliffe is a small school that caters for 80 students aged 5-16 and provides education and care for pupils with high functioning Autism and associated needs such as ADHD and challenging behaviour. Read more... ...

The project will see the expansion of health and wellbeing facilities at the site as well as the creation of additional clinical rooms. Health bosses have confirmed that the Minor Injuries Unit at Teignmouth will remain closed as part of the mission to streamline services, and that there is one top-class MIU at Dawlish. Read more... ...

Devon County Council (Various Streets, Dawlish) (Control of Waiting) Amendment Order (Ref: 5571) Read on... https://new.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay/consultations/traffic-order-various-streets-dawlish/

Emergency services were called to Red Rock in Dawlish Warren just before 9:30pm on Wednesday night. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/three-treated-for-burns-after-aerosol-explosion-in-dawlish-warren/story-29696923-detail/story.html#tUI87CXwh00Bx7LQ.99???

A 58-YEAR-OLD man will stand trial in November accused of 20 serious sex offences against children. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/dawlish-man-58-denies-20-sexual-offences-against-children/story-29680295-detail/story.html

Last year, Bevis clinched gold at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, in the R5 10m air rifle prone mixed SH2 Bevis, who lives in Dawlish in Devon, was backed by around 20 family members and friends during an emotional rollercoaster at the Paralympics four years ago. Read more... http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/14717038.PARALYMPICS__Bevis_targets_gold_medal_at_Rio/