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Jamie Jones, Neil Groft and Thomas Papworth used an imitation pistol in the hold up in Newton Abbot in which they escaped with goods and cash worth just £170. Papworth’s girlfriend Kayleigh Ineson and friends James Carpenter and Craig Lee then tried to thwart the police investigation by hiding a safe where detectives thought they had hidden the fake gun. Mr Robert Linford, for Papworth, said he ...

The honour follows a year in which Trevor managed the fire service response to the flooding on the Somerset Levels and the impact of the severe weather at Dawlish last winter. As Director of Operations at Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Trevor has responsibility for all operational and resilience matters across the organisation. Read More... ...

Members of The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water coordinate the majority of the collections with local businesses hosting collection points. “And many thanks go to The Rotary Club of Dawlish Water for coordinating and arranging the majority of the collections as well as Cartridges Solicitors, Robert Williams Estate Agents and Langmaids news agents for again agreeing to be the collection points, not to ...

So very sad. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/UPDATE-Exeter-man-dies-cherry-picker-overturns/story-25712462-detail/story.html

FOUR days of severe weather are set to test South Devon's newly-repaired flood defences. While the weather bomb itself is heading to the north of the country, spin-off weather in the South West is expected to batter the region with big, powerful waves on the coast and an onslaught of heavy rain and gales, raising fears about the new Dawlish rail flood defences Read more... ...

The Government has also allocated funding for the Dawlish Warren and Exmouth beach management scheme, which will see sand taken from Exmouth’s Pole Sands to shore up the Warren. This scheme previously included plans to replenish Exmouth beach, but environmental chiefs decided this was not yet needed. However, they say ensuring Dawlish Warren is not breached by the sea will protect Exmouth and ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/11265114/See-the-moment-rail-staff-discover-the-Dawlish-line-has-disappeared.html

The mainline railway station is closed at Dawlish for safety reasons because waves are coming over the sea wall. Buses are being arranged to serve the station, but there's no estimate for when these will be in place. Trains can run through, with a speed restriction. Last updated Thu 13 Nov 2014

The £1.6m section of the coastal cycle path between Turf Lock and Powderham was opened by Devon County Council Chairman George Gribble. The full Exe Estuary Trail lets people walk or cycle along both sides of the River Exe between Exmouth, Exeter and Dawlish. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-30206894

The B&B and guest accommodation of the year category was particularly good for South Devon, with Torquay’s The Elmdene taking gold, Teignmouth’s The Minadab Cottage taking silver, and Babbacombe’s Cary Arms taking bronze. In the holiday village and resort of the year category, Dawlish’s Cofton Country Holidays won gold and Paignton’s Beverley Holidays won joint silver. Read more... ...

The 28-year-old chairman of the Devon Young Farmers Club is a shining example of how the industry is changing and adopting new techniques, as it evolves to meet 21st century needs. Chris, who is due to step down from his post in two weeks after a year in office, is already forging a successful career on the family farm just outside Exeter. But as he revealed, although he comes from a farming ...

The South West peninsula’s economy would enjoy a £6 billion windfall if the Government invested in electric trains to serve the entire region, a report reveals today. Against calls for heavy investment in railways in the far South West, an independent report has revealed for the first time the benefits of ditching diesel engines in favour of electric trains all the way from the capital to ...

Plenty of warning signs along the beach.

The council may compulsory purchase some of Richard Weeks' Warren Farm to create a public park on the cliffs between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. More than 1,240 people have signed an online petition calling on the Government to 'stop Teignbridge Council forcing a farmer off his land'. Warren Farm has been part of a Natural England Countryside Stewardship scheme for the past 10 years and provides a ...

Sold for £10,500

The Exe Estuary Trail, Devon’s flagship cycle route, will be fully open to the public from this weekend. Although minor work on the new 1.9km section will be completed in the Spring, from tomorrow (Saturday 8 November) walkers and cyclists can access the three-metre wide off-road cycle path and newly constructed bridge, near the existing level crossing at Powderham. When fully completed the route ...

Amy Goldup (19) and her partner Billy-Ray Marks (22) both of Richards Close, Dawlish pleaded guilty at Torquay Magistrates Court on 29th October to charges relating to the selling counterfeit goods via Facebook, following an investigation by Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service. The couple were charged with offences relating to selling and having in their possession for supply counterfeit ...

James Pollard, 29, had been sleeping in a tent in a concrete shelter overlooking the sea for about five weeks when he overdosed on Saturday May 3. His partner Natalie Metcalf woke in the morning to find him deceased in his sleeping bag beside her. Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Exeter-man-dead-Dawlish-sleeping-tent-weeks/story-24513759-detail/story.html

TRAINS are being cancelled and delayed on the Plymouth to Exeter railway line as "huge waves" crash over the repaired track at Dawlish. Read more... http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-11-11/huge-waves-crash-over-dawlish-rail-track/

The Environment Agency says: “Flooding is possible for East facing coastal locations, including Beesands, Torcross, Slapton, Torbay and Dawlish for the evening tide on November 10. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Flood-alert-Torbay-South-Devon/story-24508517-detail/story.html

Yesterday PCSO Sleeman, of Dawlish Neighbourhood Police said: "The male has been traced and strong words of advice have been administered. "I am still trying o trace the female." Read more... http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Police-trace-man-young-girl-catches-Tigger-having/story-24478184-detail/story.html

After being pressed by South West Devon MP Gary Streeter, the Prime Minister backed the upgrade of transportation in the area which could see road and rail links in the region improved. Plans are likely to be revealed in George Osborne’s Autumn Statement on December 3, with an upgrade of the A303 linking London and the South West and rail improvements at Dawlish leading contenders. A number of ...

TEN people were arrested in London during dawn raids linked to a £2m phone scam which included elderly target victims in Dawlish. Widespread police publicity about the hoodwinking culprits is thought to have saved Dawlish and other Teignbridge targets from the worst excesses of the gang’s swindling exploits. Read more... ...

Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, is angry the Government has yet to reveal how it plans to avoid the mainline at Dawlish in Devon collapsing into the sea again. But the Government has not said whether it will sanction any of the proposals and Network Rail is not expected to report on options to shore up the existing coastal line until the new year. Today, David Cameron spoke in ...

Two-year-old white German Shepherd Bailey was found dead by his owner who saw a blue van speed off towards Secmaton Lane in Dawlish. The owner said: “Bailey was only two-years and three-months old, still a baby. “He was a big soft teddy bear and we miss him loads. The place is empty without him. “If his death was an accident we can’t understand why they didn’t stop and say this is what happened, ...

Brian Powell persuaded his 19-year old son Callum to tell him the security codes and draw a plan of the arcade in Dawlish Warren so he could reach the money. He was caught by detectives who realised his son must be the inside man because only three people knew the codes and the other two still worked at the Pavilion Amusements arcade. Read more... ...

AS you will see in the HE2 supplement, the Victoria St. Paignton Fruit and Vegetable store, which has long existed under the Stokes brand, is being re-launched under the name Devonfresh. This represents the first phase of the relaunch of five Stokes shops in Devon (Exeter, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Plymstock and Paignton) under the Devonfresh name. Read more... ...

In-a-hurry Devon homebuyers spend 25.5 minutes viewing a property before making a decision - only seven minutes more than they spend buying a new pair of jeans. And the average decision cost per minute for house hunting in Dawlish equates to £9,098. The findings come in a report from Barratt Homes,  which shows that 18 per cent of home buyers admit they made up their mind to buy their current ...

FIRST Great Western have been told by district council planners to remove a temporary car and coach park installed at Tiverton Parkway to cope with increased passenger numbers following the damage to the London to Paddington mainline at Dawlish. Following repairs to the track at Dawlish the mainline reopened before Easter and six months later the coach and car parking area remains in place, ...

FIRST Great Western is set to be awarded an uncontested contract extension to run the railway between Plymouth and London, with union bosses branding the decision a "stitch-up". Plymouth and the rest of the South West is waiting for a Government decision on the future of the rail line between Exeter and Newton Abbot after a Network Rail feasibility study, published in July, estimated it would cost ...

The Government has faced criticism for cutting flood defence spending after the South West was battered the winter storms, leaving the Somerset Levels underwater for months and cutting off the Great Western railway at Dawlish in Devon. Defra says spending has gone up compared to the last Parliament. Read more... ...

After bad weather caused the swim phase to be cancelled last year, this year saw much better conditions for the 750-metre swim, 13-mile bike phase and the 5k run. With more 500 competitors registered the field was split into two waves to enable the swim start to be staggered. The long cycle resulted in a shake-up of the field and No. 11 James Haigh had now taken the lead, followed by Donald ...

The 39 year old bar complex boss also suffered a blow to his head as he was forced to hand over £10,000 Bank Holiday takings from a safe. He then called for police and ambulance but went back into his own office behind the bar and stole £8,270 which he stuffed into his back pocket. The married father of three denied theft but was convicted by a jury but yesterday (WEDY) he was spared an immediate ...

In February, the path and railway line that runs above the sea wall were seriously damaged by massive waves . The walkway is the final section of footpath between Dawlish Warren and Teignmouth to be repaired following the damage. The section will be constructed using precast concrete L units and ballast backfill. All works will be undertaken from the seaward side of the railway using two jack-up ...

Recently at a local campsite a male has just gone into a tent and also a shower block and stolen duvets, loo rolls and hand sanitisers etc. The suspect has been seen around the site (which is in Kenn) and is apparently sleeping rough somewhere in woodland around the area between Kenn and Kenton (possibly Powderham) He apparently looks like – ‘ MALE AGED 60ISH GREASY GREY HAIR THINNING ON TOP ...

Both Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, which runs 11 community hospitals stretching from Tavistock to Dawlish, as well as South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Torbay Hospital, took part in the patient-led PLACE assessments. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/top-place-local-hospitals/

Date: 19/09/2014 Time: 05:50 Location: Dawlish Area: Western County: Devon Fire control received approximately 6 calls to reports of flooding inside properties due to heavy rainfall. One Fire Engine from Dawlish and one from Teignmouth were sent to deal with these incidents. On arrival crews confirmed that there were several flats involved in the flooding. Crews assisted in removal of the water.

Ground worker Kevin Fenton converted the loft of his home in Dawlish, Devon into a miniature cannabis farm with lights, heaters, extractor fans and a power lead channelled through a cupboard in his bedroom. He was found with 26 growing plants and more than £4,000 worth of harvested drugs when police raided his home in February. Fenton, aged 41, of First Avenue, Dawlish, admitted production of ...

Two men charged after violent attack in Dawlish Joshua Joseph, aged 25, from Dawlish, and Richard Fish, aged 30, from Dawlish, have both been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent to endanger life. Both man have been remanded to appear before Torquay Magsitrates Court today, Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Read more... http://wearesouthdevon.com/two-men-charged-after-violent-attack-in-dawlish

Craig James, 40, from Golden Sands, Dawlish Warren, pleaded guilty this morning at Torquay Magistrates Court to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of criminal damage on September 6. He also pled guilty to a course of harassment to a female between September 6 and 13. Mitigating, Jeff Sagen said that James deserved credit for handing himself into the police, making ...