News in Dawlish

Running club Dawlish Coasters is inviting the public to take part in its 'Oh My Obelisk!' races.

Score: 13-6 Gloucester (HT), 16-13 Exeter (FT)

It proved to be a very difficult match for the Exeter Chiefs today (Saturday 23 October) against London Irish.

A rocky start

Today's away fixture against Wasps was a brutal battle for the Chiefs as they only just scraped a 27-23 victory.

The first half

Dawlish Swimming Club has won the first round of a national competition.

The National Arena Swimming League is described as 'the premier swimming league competition in England and Wales' and sees nearly 400 teams and 16,000 individuals compete.

Yesterday's match versus Sale Sharks was an encouraging display after a slow start to the season for the Exeter Chiefs.

The Chiefs lost their first two matches against Leicester and Northampton, but bounced back with a 25-15 win against Sale.

The Exeter Chiefs lost 38 points to 40 in the Gallagher Premiership final against Harlequins on Saturday (26 June)- but it was an all-round fantastic game of rugby from both sides, and, on a more positive note, Sam Simmonds has broken the record for most tries in one season.

The first half

The world was left stunned after Danish footballer Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Saturday's (12 June) Euro 2020 match against Finland.

The reason he survived was due to rapid CPR and defibrillation being performed on him.

Council tax payers in Devon and Cornwall are being asked for an increased payment for policing, which will help fund additional officers and strengthen the response to violent and sexual crime.

The latest crime figures for the year to September 2020 showed the Devon and Cornwall force area had the second lowest overall crime rate in England and Wales, but was the ninth lowest for violent crime.

On Sunday, I took part in a service in the constituency at the Newton Abbot war memorial to mark the centenary of the First World War Armistice.

It is important that we honour and recognise those who have served our country and those who have sadly lost their lives in service to the country.