Dawlish News
A DAWLISH hair salon owner has raised more than £1,000 for an animal rehoming charity. Chrissy Marks of Signature Hair and Beauty and the team at Lady's Mile Holiday Park raised £1,260 for Saving Pound Dogs Cyprus (SPDC).
HEALTH bosses have announced Dawlish Minor Injuries Unit is closed today. The temporary closure of the unit at Dawlish Hospital comes a month after it was previously closed. The unit finally reopened last April after it was shut for more than four years and in the first four months, staff saw and treated more than 1,300 people.
Teignbridge has been home to many influential naval commanders. Local experts will explore the life of Gilbert Clapp from Dawlish; the homes and gardens of Bishopsteignton’s three Admirals; and the impact of Dawlish resident Admiral Schank’s lifting keel.
ROYAL British Legion stalwart Richard Hayward has created another of his unique Dawlish fund-raising badges. Ex-serviceman Richard has been making the bespoke Dawlish-themed badges for the last 10 years, raising thousands of pounds for the RBL.
THREE Dawlish charities are to benefit from a special fund-raising day at Luscombe Castle. The event on Friday May 23 is a rare chance to visit the gardens at the privately-owned Grade I listed castle.
The Faithful Servant II, previously a Gosport Ferry, joins the Starcross to Exmouth fleet. A new boat has joined the fleet of the Starcross to Exmouth Ferry and Dawlish Boat Trips ahead of the summer season.
DESPERATE parents in Dawlish will soon be able to apply for pre-school places following the announcement of a new nursery opening. Dawlish has an acute shortage of childcare places for under-fives, made worse since the recent closure of the Little Swans pre-school.
DEVON Partnership Trust has received a top rating for its privacy and dignity to patients. The trust, which runs Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, is the joint top mental health provider in the country for privacy, dignity and wellbeing, according to the latest Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) findings.
MORE rubbish has been dumped at a Dawlish beauty spot overnight. This time, among the debris discarded at Coryton Cove, was a toilet roll dispenser and loo roll from a public toilet. Last week, the remains of a bonfire were discovered on the beach along with discarded bits of cardboard.
A Teignbridge restaurant has been handed a new four-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Forest Fungi, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at The Farm Shop Timaru Gardens Warren Road Dawlish Devon was given the score after assessment on February 18, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.