Dawlish News
A CHARITY helping adults with additional needs is urgently calling for road safety measures to help its vulnerable users cross a busy main road. Dawlish Gardens Trust has launched a petition asking for support for its bid to install a refuge along the busy A379.
A 40-YEAR-OLD Dawlish man has admitted a series of frauds over a two year period totalling £76,000. At Exeter Crown Court, Christopher Matanle, of Morningside, Dawlish, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud between June 2021 and June 2023.
STROKE patients and their families are benefitting from a garden makeover at Newton Abbot Community Hospital thanks to Dawlish Water Rotary Club. The prize winners from Rotary club’s popular pub quiz were asked to nominate a local charity to receive their prize.
Families will be able to enjoy a traditional seaside show at Dawlish Warren this summer – oh yes they will!. Seaside performer Professor Pete Milsom will bring the infamous Punch, Judy, their baby, a policeman and a crocodile to White Sands Beach at Dawlish Warren to entertain young and old alike.
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of the minor injuries unit at Dawlish Community Hospital following suggestions it may close for good. The unit, which only reopened in April last year, is used for minor injuries such as cuts, sprains and scalds.
Dawlish Chamber of Trade is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of its popular ‘Coffee Connections’ networking event. The monthly mid-morning networking event was launched last July to complement the Chamber’s successful business breakfasts, which celebrated their first birthday earlier this year.
FOUR site managers from Bloor Homes’ Exeter region, including one from Dawlish, have been recognised as one of the best in the UK after winning a top housing industry award. ‘Ross, Sam, Jason and Mike exemplify construction excellence with a customer-first approach that consistently raises the bar to deliver the exceptional quality our homeowners deserve.
BUDDING young medics from schools across the area recently visited South Devon UTC for a unique ‘Mini Medics Workshop’.
A Devon care home group has clinched the highest honour from a global organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of care home residents. Southern Healthcare received the Platinum Award from Eden Alternative UK for all four of their care homes in Exeter , Seaton, Dawlish and Plymouth.
CHUDLEIGH Bowls Club recorded their first league win of the season over previously unbeaten Abbrook Park. In the SDL, Chudleigh ladies had an unfortunate start to the season, losing both of their opening fixtures against Dawlish Marina and Totnes but have subsequently recorded victories against Totnes in the return and Torbay Country Bowling Club.