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down to one volunteer driver. Bolstered by the grant of £500 from the parish council, the bus service needs more drivers and is keen to recruit new volunteers. The bus service runs on an hourly basis with the first bus leaving Brixham at 7.05pm and the Kingswear Banjo at 7:25pm. The last bus leaves Brixham at 11.05pm and leaves the Kingswear Banjo at 11.25pm. The service’s timetables have been posted in the bus shelters and distributed in the village.
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he Brixham Community Bus service which provides an evening route into and out of Kingswear, is
35 YEARS OF THE ROYAL CASTLE HOTEL OWNERSHIP
he Way family celebrated their 35th (jade) anniversary at The Royal Castle Hotel with a big 80s themed party on April 28th. Nigel Way MBE, owner of The Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth and sister hotels The Royal Seven Stars Hotel, Totnes and The Luttrell Arms, Dunster, says, “ We can’t believe that we’ve owned the historical Royal Castle Hotel for 35 years! They say time flies when you are having fun. We’ve made some great friends over the years from visitors and locals, to staff and other local businesses who have supported us along the way. We’re proud to still have staff who have been with us from the very beginning.”
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A spokesman for the service said: “The bus service has no paid staff and is run to provide a service to the local community. We decided to start the buses after we received stories about people struggling to get to work, people not being able to get out to see friends and people not being to get to and from Kingswear and Dartmouth after 7pm in the evening. “We have grown to two minibuses, one 15 seater and one 16 seater, both which are wheelchair accessible and provide transport for several groups as well, as part of our service, which helps to support the bus route. “We are always looking for volunteers who could
drive day or night or help us run the organisation, so if you feel you would like to help in any way, would like to know more or would like to book a bus, please contact Richard on 07875 336672” County and District Councillor Jonathan Hawkins
said: “I have approached the county to see if they can help but regardless of the response we need more drivers. Our current sole driver is Richard Bray and he cannot handle the schedule alone.” The local community bus has now been running for
nearly 2 ½ years, each evening, 7 days a week. It was started by a small group of concerned volunteers, after the subsidised evening service was stopped, due to funding cuts by the local councils.
I ERRATUM
n our previous issue, a production error obscured a few critical facts about the Dartmouth Pre School - see page 95 of the March 2018 issue. The school would like to point out that it caters for 2 - 5 year olds (not 25 year olds!) and is open from 9am - 3pm, except Thursday when it closes at 12.30pm
LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS New shops that have recently opened: Escape to the Coast - new gift shop on Lower Street, Dartmouth - see advert on page 63 Devon Air Ambulance - new gift shop on Smith Street, Dartmouth A shop no more - Danielli’s of Lower Street has closed down with owner Sarah Hanafee to concentrate on serving her loyal customer base via her website , shows@home, fashion events and regular pop-ups - the first such event taking place mid May at the Stokeley Farm Shop. Mermaid Property Management - at the end of Foss Street - a new holiday lettigs agency and propeerty services company for joliday home owners Restaurant openings The Angel - South Embankment Dartmouth, reopened at Easter - see feature on page 64. The Station - South Embankment Dartmouth, currently being refurbished - opening again in May/June. Dart Marina Hotel have opened Cloud Nine, a new waterfront pop up bar. A great place for a cocktail and watching the boats float by! Watch out also for the new bar opening soon on the corner of Higher Street and Smith Street - name unknown at time of press.
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