News in Dawlish

The Dawlish Pound is back.

Shoppers are being given an extra incentive to buy local this Christmas, with the chance to win £50 if they spend at least £10 in a participating business.

Dawlish residents are being invited to contribute to festive hampers for the crews of the cruise liners that will be moored off the coast over Christmas.

For the last few months several huge ships that would normally accommodate thousands of passengers and staff have been anchored in Torbay and Lyme Bay with skeleton crews, after Covid-19 put a stop to cruise holidays.

2020 Weather Review: Teignmouth and Dawlish area

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help Dawlish Swimming Club keep afloat – and extend its activities to more people in the local community.

The club needs to make up for the income it lost as a result of Covid-19, but also plans to start offering cut-price sessions for the children of under-privileged families.

Last Wednesday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, set out the 2020 Spending Review.

Given that we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, it is quite right that much of the focus was on supporting businesses and individuals through Covid-19 and our recovery the other side.

Dawlish's nearest animal rescue centre has launched an online Christmas appeal, in place of the visitor event it would usually hold during the festive season.

Animals In Distress at Ipplepen normally has a Christmas Giving Evening, in which the centre is decorated and people can come along, bring presents for the animals, tour the centre and enjoy refreshments.

Dawlish Nub News reported earlier on the work done by a team of volunteers to maintain the Memorial Garden, and how much this was appreciated by local residents.

Here, we take a look at the history of this much-loved public space.

There'll be late-night Christmas shopping in Dawlish on the first Friday after lockdown ends, with businesses being encouraged to stay open well into the evening.

The idea is to attract shoppers into the town on the evening of Friday, December 4, to enjoy the Christmas lights and decorations, and also to extend shopping hours to make social distancing easier.

Pubs banned from reopening under the Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions are being urged to contact Teignbridge District Council, which may be able to help them find a way forward.

The leader of the council, Cllr Alan Connett, said he knew the landlords of pubs not currently serving food were going to be 'hugely disappointed' that they would be unable to open when lockdown ends.

So, it's Tier Two for Dawlish along with the rest of Devon – what does that mean?

Well, it means pubs, cafes and restaurants will be able to reopen next Wednesday (December 2) – but venues that don't serve food will have to stay closed.