Dawlish News
IT WAS a scheduled cup week in the South Devon and Torbay Table Tennis League, but with several cup matches unable to take place, there were only a handful of matches played this week. The two handicap doubles matches that survived were both Newton Abbot TTC v Dawlish TTC.
DAWLISH Hospital’s minor injuries unit is closed today. NHS bosses have announced the unit, which reopened last year, will be shut today. Anyone with an injury or condition that is urgent but not an emergency, is asked to visit the MIU at Totnes Community Hospital or the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Newton Abbot Community Hospital is also open.
A "first class" Devon postmaster is celebrating after reaching an incredible milestone. Roger Honey has officially been at the helm of Exeter Road Post Office in Dawlish for 50 years. But he has been involved in the branch for even longer than that since it was bought by his family in October 1962, with mum Eileen acting as postmaster for the first 12 years.
A derelict landmark cafe on the coast path between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren has been reincarnated as a new refreshment stop in tribute to a beloved springer spaniel. Buddy’s at Red Rock opened on February 7 after months of work to renovate the dilapidated building.
TWO iconic events have been scrapped from this year’s Dawlish Celebrates Carnival due to South West Water’s extensive work in the town. It’s A Knockout, which has been run for more than 50 years, and the Pram Race, one of only a few such events in the country, will not be part of this summer’s carnival line-up, it has been announced.
A long-running battle to save one of the best historic buildings in Dawlish has been given renewed hope now that the crumbling Grade II listed property has been bought by a new owner. The Old Vicarage in Weech Road was deemed to be in a 'critical' state four years ago but it has continued to be left in its dilapidated state.
AN APPRENTICE from Dawlish has described how valuable his experience has been. Matthew Sluman is an apprentice engineering technician with South West Water which has been celebrating the range of its apprentices across the company’s teams as part of National Apprentice Week.
BOWLS players in Dawlish have been given the keys to their clubhouse for a bargain £1 a year. Dawlish Marina Bowling Club has a new 28-year lease on its base at Sandy Lane for less than the price of a loaf of bread a year.
AHEAD of work starting on South West Water’s major scheme in Dawlish, questions are being asked about the possible affect on the town’s Conservation Area status. Resident Graham Tapper has written to Teignbridge Council asking why it has had no involvement in the project.
VOLUNTEERS keeping Dawlish clean have received a welcome boost. Dawlish Against Plastic has been handed a £500 donation from a housebuilding firm to help keep Dawlish beaches clean. Formed in 2019, Dawlish Against Plastic established regular beach cleans across the town and to reduce plastic waste.