We have just received the Springboard footfall data for last week (week 31). It shows a similar trend to the previous week with Dartmouth performing better than both the West-Country and the UK overall. However the difference is not as (Read more)
Once again Dartmouth has outperformed the rest of the West-Country and the UK for overall footfall levels. Last week we were only 17% down on last year compared to both the West Country and the UK which were both over (Read more)
Visit South Devon have created a new promotional video for Dartmouth. If you want to help promote the town please spread this video through your social media accounts or even on your website. If you want to see the video (Read more)
Many of you will have visited the south embankment in this lovely weather and seen, or used, the hospitality areas laid out there. We want to find out what Dartmouth thinks about this idea and should it be allowed to (Read more)
Week 29 was an interesting week for Dartmouth. Despite the fact that the national figures showed a slowing down in the rise in footfall (yes! just think about that) Dartmouth sustained the over 80% week on week increase seen in (Read more)
Dartmouth has just come a close second to St Mawes in a new Which report on the most popular seaside towns in the UK. Beating many local rivals including St Ives and Salcombe, Dartmouth scored an impressive 84% which was (Read more)
We have the new footfall figures for week 28 and they make very interesting reading. The reporting has changed so we do not receive the comparison we used to get against UK and West-Country. However an email from Springboard does (Read more)
Today sees the launch of a new website for the Neighbourhood Plan Group. On this site you will meet the members of the Planning team and find out how they are progressing with the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan for (Read more)
Springboard have solved the technical glitch in our footfall measuring camera and have started to provide the weekly figures for Dartmouth Quay. These will help us to understand how we are progressing in opening up the town to visitors. These (Read more)
Town’s Community Spirit in evidence once again 27 th June, Dartmouth: Over 35 volunteers including Anthony Mangnall MP, Captain Roger Readwin of BRNC and Dartmouth Mayor Graham Webb turned out for Dartmouth’s first ever Town Tidy Up on Saturday 27 (Read more)
You may remember that Dartmouth has decided to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan so that the community can influence the future development of the town. As Chairman of the Economy and Tourism Topic Group I am seeking members of the business (Read more)
Visit South Devon, who maintain the Discover Dartmouth website have decided for a limited period to offer Dartmouth businesses in the tourism sector the chance to have a free entry in the Discover Dartmouth website until the end of September. (Read more)
The Town Council is organising a big town clean up this month. If you would like to help check the image below to see the plans. We believe the event is already oversubscribed but the organisers are trying to increase (Read more)
South Hams District Council has agreed that they will issue temporary licences for cafes to spill out on to the pavements during the opening of retail spaces. Their business update is included below. I have noticed that I am not (Read more)
We have been asked to circulate this pro-forma letter to be filled in by Dartmouth and district accommodation providers and sent to our MP Anthony Mangnall. It concerns the impossible regulations to be applied when allowing accommodation providers to open (Read more)
Springboard marketing Director Diane Wehrle has kindly agreed to provide footfall data for Dartmouth high street up until the end of the year. I asked for this data to help us understand how we are performing coming out of the (Read more)
Jo Butler of Discover Dartmouth will be hosting a zoom meeting on the 16th June at 6pm for all Dartmouth business owners. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the format of the marketing program planned to drive (Read more)
Below is the latest members update from Discover Dartmouth. Messaging is continually changing and we will try and keep you updated as we receive further advice and information. In the mean time we will continue to be here for you (Read more)
The Town Council continues its efforts to prepare Dartmouth for the gradual recovery of the towns economy. A group of key stakeholders, led by Councillor Cathy Campos, is meeting (Zoom) every Monday to establish what actions are needed to get (Read more)
Dartmouth Town Council has launched a project to open up the town for visitors as the Covid-19 lock-down eases. Dartmouth Town Councillor Cathy Campos is leading the project to open up the town and has asked businesses to provide information (Read more)
We are now approaching the point when the Government will be lifting restrictions on retail and tourism trade. We thought it might be useful to research the assistance that is available to help businesses comply with any rules that may (Read more)
Just to cheer you up I have headed this post with an exhibit from the recent Dart Gallery exhibition of work by Chris Forsey. A great painting of the Dartmouth passenger ferry slip to remind us what a great place (Read more)
Many thanks to the businesses of Dartmouth who have responded so well to our request for support in fighting for the future of Dartmouth’s economy. So far we have 86 responses to our Business survey from across the business spectrum. (Read more)
Dartmouth Business News has been working with the Town Council to prepare a survey to assess the impact of the Coronavirus epidemic on Dartmouth’s business community. The survey will be used to inform our local MP Anthony Mangnall and help (Read more)
Our local MP has responded to our request for support for our tourism based economy. This is a letter he has co-signed with 81 other MP’s which has been sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer requesting more financial support (Read more)
A recent article on Tortoise media has shown that Dartmouth and Kingsbridge are amongst the top ten town centers worst hit by the Coronavirus crisis in terms of retail sales. The data has been supplied by the banks who have (Read more)
This is an article published in the times today which highlights a London programme to install EV charging points in Lamp posts. If this exercise proves effective then it is a great way of installing points in Dartmouth cheaply and (Read more)
Some of you may remember the annual Dart Gallery charity postcard draw we used to run as owners. Every year our artists would provide a small painting or original print free of charge which you could win by buying a (Read more)
Last weeks Dartmouth Chronicle included a letter from Jeremy Wilson asking about progress with the Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan. Readers will remember that the last Town Council took a decision to abandon the project to prepare a plan after three years (Read more)
OVER 40 DARTMOUTH INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES SIGN UP FOR TOWNS FIRST FIVER FEST FIVER FEST COMMUNITY MARKET SHOWCASES TOWN’S HOME BUSINESS OFFERINGS Dartmouth’s local independent businesses have enthusiastically embraced the towns first Fiver Fest with over 40 businesses signing up to (Read more)
The Dartmouth Initiative Group are holding their first public meeting of 2020. Remember the DIG group successfully campaigned in the town council elections last year and gained 11 seats on the 16 seat Town Council. There is now a vacancy (Read more)
This press release has been distributed by Cllr Cathy Campos of Dartmouth Town Council to publicise Dartmouth’s support for the national Totally Locally Fiver Fest which will run from 15th – 29th February 2020. This scheme is intended to support (Read more)
South Hams District Council have informed Dartmouth Town Council that there will be an election in the Clifton Ward on February 27th 2020 to elect a new Dartmouth Town Councillor. The deadline for nominations for the election will be the (Read more)
The NHS trust has revealed the plans for the new Health and Wellbeing Center in the overflow car park at the top of town. Residents are invioted to view those plans and comment on Monday the 16th December at the (Read more)
The County Council Parking survey results are in. If you really want to read them all then click below to download the results in PDF format. First I would warn you to get the supplies in as it is a (Read more)
THE DART PATIENTS ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 24TH SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN POSTPONED The PPG is sorry to have to cancel the Dart Patients annual members meeting at short notice owing to the last-minute unavailability of two key speakers. Most (Read more)
The text below is extracted from the South Hams District Councils website. I was informed about it by someone who had a flyer placed on their car windscreen in town. I am surprised to find no mention of this survey (Read more)
The Government has announced the short lists for the Future High Street Fund. They have also announced increased funding under the new PM Boris Johnson. The additional list of 50 more towns has also been announced: No town from the (Read more)
Last nights meeting of the DTC Health and Wellbeing group was well attended and you can follow the whole meeting below on a YouTube video made by John Walker. You will see that there were many stories about the hardship (Read more)
Our new Mayor Graham Webb has been interviewed by The Politics Show which will be shown on BBC 1, on Sunday 23rd of June at 11.00am. Graham was interviewed as part of a wider West Country feature on the rise of (Read more)
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