Dawlish News
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
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... ...
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 ...
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